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Not going to lie this spot and stalk otc bear has it in for me.past few years i have had great luck finding bears and this year was not any different and I finally got some shots off but missed my mark. Saw eight bears and two cubs in a day and a half but every time i tried to get close i could never pic them up again. Finally i spotted one well over a mile away and decided to haul butt over to it. Bear country is no joke and i got my butt kicked getting there. I set up and got my cross hairs on the bear. But had to pull off and dry heave a few times from exhaustion and adrenaline and try and regroup. With the adrenaline and up and down a few ridges and a big canyon i was not ready i guess. Tried to get steady best i can and I squeezed off a few. All three shots over the bears back and he was gone. Learning experience for sure. It got the best of me this time but i am dialing in my bear skills and locations and hopefully next year it will happen. Few pics to share. All from august

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Congrats to the youth hunter. This makes me look forward more than ever to hunt with my kids. I cant wait!

Ya i want her to have the best time possible

Or maybe i let her enjoy for the first few hunts the feeling of success before i push her hard on anything. She is a tuff little girl and will not complain about anything. I just want her to be my hunting buddy and not ruin it for her

I like stories like this. My daughter turns nine next month and i will be preparing her for her first big game hunt and for her hunter safety. I am always tossed up on how The hunt should go. I am big time turkey feen and have some great spots. I got a few great elk spots as well. I want to hook her with the excitement of harvesting her first animal but also want her to understand the same thing that nothing comes easy. I would love for her to fill tag on the opening day but will she learn from it? I also am a firm believer that you are not successful during the hunt you need to find and prepare and scout before the hunt To be successful. Hunting happens before the hunt startS so maybe thats where she will learn to put the work in!

This is the bear i shot at

Yes same bear but not missing a leg but i did glass up a bear with a lame leg or maybe he got shot not sure. These were the best two pics that i got

Went up for a morning to locate some elk for buddies sons youth elk hunt and had some fun IMG_4245.MOV IMG_4243.MOV

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My buddy drew a Colorado moose tag in unit 36. Anyone done this hunt before. He has a pretty good knowledge of the land but i am just excited for him so I figured i would post here to see what my fellow hunters have to say about this tag.

Take that back he had 9 hunt days but was there for a total of thirteen days. Enjoying that beautiful country .

Thirteen days total with 7 actual hunt days he decided to take this bull. Congrats my man! Once in a lifetime tag! He made the best of it and enjoyed every moment. I wish i was there but got to live it thru talk and pictures.

I actually have not heard from him. But last time i talked to him he was seeing bulls still just not what he wants.

No i didnt make it up but he is still there. Had to be a good dad and stay home and couldn't get out like i had hoped. Everything in me wanted to be there but couldn't make it happen.

Low 30 at night

Still grinding just waiting for right one!

He is seeing more moose than anything else. man i wish i was there. If he makes it thru Tuesday i am heading up.

He has been seeing them everyday. He is there for whole hunt so he is locating bulls and trying to find the right one he has his mind set on. He is the only hunter up there hunting those moose so they are not going anywhere.

Some pics i just got from him.