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Offline sonny

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2011, 08:47:37 pm »
nicely done!

cool paint job on the bow too!
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Offline HoBow

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2011, 09:15:09 pm »
Congrats!  That bear fat wood make some good trading ;)
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2011, 11:21:49 pm »
Thanks again for the comments!  I was pretty skeptical of how much penetration I would get with a 40# bow, too; at this point I feel much better about tackling an elk.  I'm not sure I want to hit a calcified rib in that old herd bull though?  HoBow, bear grease was the deciding factor in getting a tag this year; especially since the zombies are coming.
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Offline coxral

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2011, 01:42:45 am »
Nice bear! Good job!
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Offline hawkbow

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2011, 01:43:35 am »
well done brother... great job!
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2011, 02:41:49 am »
That's the way to bear down!  8)
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Offline Dazv

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2011, 08:35:05 am »
Did your arrow have fletchings on it???
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2011, 04:45:35 pm »
Excellent!     Pretty bear and equipment. Congrats on your successful kill. God Bless
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #23 on: October 02, 2011, 01:24:47 am »
Many thanks for the generous commentary!  Two days on, I'm still constantly reliving the moment and the shot, this has been a long time coming.  The arrow that you see in the picture is what broke off when the bear ran, the fletchings were still inside him.
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Offline Little John

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2011, 11:35:55 am »
Congrats on a primitive hunt well done, nice bear and bow. Sure is nice when a plan comes together.
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Offline Dauntless

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #25 on: November 01, 2011, 08:07:12 pm »
A bear with a 40 pound bow... Nice to hear a saskatoon bow making meat.
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Offline Kent D.

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #26 on: November 02, 2011, 11:58:01 am »
Excellent.  Way to go.   Great shot and great story.
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2011, 11:31:11 pm »
Hey thanks, now I just have to bear down where deer and elk are concerned.  Didn't hunt tonight, but on my way to Mom's house for supper, I saw (on land I have exclusive permission to hunt) 22 elk (including one very large bull), 6 deer (2 bucks nothing huge), then on the next quarter section (also have to myself at the moment) 4 more deer.  I wish these critters would follow a pattern or something, I have literally hundreds of miles of trail in a section of land, and none of them show habitual usage.  I go days without seeing an animal of any kind.  They must be out tonight because of the falling barometer: snow on the way; the first of the year. Suddenly feeling motivated to get out in the bush tomorrow before dawn...
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2011, 12:24:15 am »
Quote from: zenmonkeyman on October 02, 2011, 01:24:47 am
The arrow that you see in the picture is what broke off when the bear ran, the fletchings were still inside him.


Stick with my story....bow so fast it strips fletching when it shoots!

Curiosity killed the cat.  Well apparently it ain't so healthy for bears either!  The two highest goals I have for bowhunting are mountain lion and black bear. 

How has he been for eating?

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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Bear down cause I bore down with "Bear Down"
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2011, 01:24:59 pm »
Very cool stuff Zen, congrats on your first being a bear! love the bow by the way-sweet paintjob! 
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