CHD
05-28-2011, 11:49 PM
My 12 year old daughter and I had a great spring Black Bear hunt. She finished her hunters safety class last year and was itching to do some hunting. Our dear hunt fell apart and the only fall bears we saw I made her pass on due to shot difficulty or size of bear (I haven't heard the end of it from her either). I knew if we had an opportunity I would be hard pressed to talk her out of it. Luckily we had great weather and greater opportunities to get her close to a nice bear. She took her boar from 78 yards with my 300 WSM. She handled the rifle great, though it did scope her nose. The bear didn't go but 3 feet before laying down and letting out a few death bellows (that unnerved her a bit). I have never seen this girl so excited as when we got up to this bear. It is a great trophy for my young hunter, and I couldn't be prouder.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4055.jpg
A few hours later I had an opportunity on another really big bore that I just couldnt let pass. Using my 375 H&H I dumped him in his tracks (luckily right at the waters edge), it was comical Im sure watching my daughter and I try to get this bear in the skiff. He was a pig. Fortunatly that was about as exciting as it got on this hunt (refering to the brown bear hunt last week, another post here on the forum).
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4064.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4082.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4083.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4055.jpg
A few hours later I had an opportunity on another really big bore that I just couldnt let pass. Using my 375 H&H I dumped him in his tracks (luckily right at the waters edge), it was comical Im sure watching my daughter and I try to get this bear in the skiff. He was a pig. Fortunatly that was about as exciting as it got on this hunt (refering to the brown bear hunt last week, another post here on the forum).
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4064.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4082.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j17/hucknheather/IMG_4083.jpg