I am 12 years old and I got my first bear last year. I also got a huge in 2012. My dad wanted to make sure we got the opportunity to hunt bear before bear hunting gets restricted. So, my dad called Shepard Hunting Co. and he said a hound hunt would probably be best for us.
All summer I was excited for fall to come and the hunt to begin. We started preparing a week or two prior and the night before we left I could hardly sleep, I was so excited. The next day we left around 11:00-11:30 am and we got there at about 3:30 pm. When we walked inside the lodge we were greeted by two very nice people. They showed us our room and made us feel at home. After that I went to see all of the dogs – they were very friendly.
That night we had dinner and a …show more content…
The truck was about 700 yards away so we went to the truck. When we got in Brian said that the bear was going to come out in a dirt road. We drove for a few minutes and got out. My dad, Ryan and Greg went in the woods and then Brian told them to come back. Brian said it was going to come out behind the truck. So they went behind the truck and the bear walked out. My dad shot once or twice and the bear went into the woods on the other side of the dirt road.
We got back in the truck and we followed the dogs and bear near a cabin. This time I waited in the truck with Brian. After a few minutes we started hearing shots, then they stopped. Brian said “they got him.” Ryan came on the radio and confirmed. Brian and I walked in about 100 yards and we saw it. I couldn’t believe he got it! After we got some good pictures they all dragged it out.
When we got it back to the lodge we weighed it and it was a 270 pound sow. That afternoon I helped cut and bag the meat to put in Ryan’s freezer until we left. The next morning we went out again looking for a bear in a tree for me. But another hunter shot one and it weighed 325-350 lbs. Our dogs had been on tracks everyday but the scent just wasn’t strong enough for
All summer I was excited for fall to come and the hunt to begin. We started preparing a week or two prior and the night before we left I could hardly sleep, I was so excited. The next day we left around 11:00-11:30 am and we got there at about 3:30 pm. When we walked inside the lodge we were greeted by two very nice people. They showed us our room and made us feel at home. After that I went to see all of the dogs – they were very friendly.
That night we had dinner and a …show more content…
The truck was about 700 yards away so we went to the truck. When we got in Brian said that the bear was going to come out in a dirt road. We drove for a few minutes and got out. My dad, Ryan and Greg went in the woods and then Brian told them to come back. Brian said it was going to come out behind the truck. So they went behind the truck and the bear walked out. My dad shot once or twice and the bear went into the woods on the other side of the dirt road.
We got back in the truck and we followed the dogs and bear near a cabin. This time I waited in the truck with Brian. After a few minutes we started hearing shots, then they stopped. Brian said “they got him.” Ryan came on the radio and confirmed. Brian and I walked in about 100 yards and we saw it. I couldn’t believe he got it! After we got some good pictures they all dragged it out.
When we got it back to the lodge we weighed it and it was a 270 pound sow. That afternoon I helped cut and bag the meat to put in Ryan’s freezer until we left. The next morning we went out again looking for a bear in a tree for me. But another hunter shot one and it weighed 325-350 lbs. Our dogs had been on tracks everyday but the scent just wasn’t strong enough for