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Title: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on September 02, 2009, 05:38:00 PM
My friend Todd Gregory started his season off right. He lives in a nice bear area and has been baiting them for several years but has not been able to put one on the ground until yesterday. He got a shot with his 60#   HUmmingbird longbow at about 12 yards. Shooting a CarbonExpress with a  No Mercy head he got a quartering shot at 12 yards. He is guessing the dressed weight at 200#. He is keeping the bait going as they have had seven bears around their place all summer. If the bait gets active again I'll be in his tree  stand Sunday night. Todd will be in a second one with the video camera. His wife took a real nice video, according Todd. Hope this pic shows up OK.

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Arrowworks/NHBear09001.jpg)
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Kevin L. on September 02, 2009, 05:40:00 PM
Nice!!
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on September 02, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
Here's the one we hope shows up on Sunday!

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/Arrowworks/JUL09012.jpg)
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on September 02, 2009, 05:57:00 PM
Well-done to Todd! That other bear is nice; I hope you can get him!
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Post by: Guru on September 02, 2009, 06:42:00 PM
Congrats to Todd, and good luck to you Bill!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hot Hap on September 02, 2009, 10:56:00 PM
Congradulations and good luck. Hap
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Tajue17 on September 03, 2009, 01:15:00 PM
curious about the "No mercy" head,,, was it a complete pass through & nice blood trail  & how far was the recovery for him?
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: vtmtnman on September 03, 2009, 04:45:00 PM
Congrats. :thumbsup:

Hopefully you'll score as well Bill.
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on September 03, 2009, 05:15:00 PM
The No mercy was not a pass thru. The arrow hit the off shoulder and did not break thru it. Penetration was within an inch of the fletching. The blood trail was faint as 90% of the bleeding was internal. The trail was easy because the bear kept running and scuffed up the ground with every step. He went about 150 yards and died running.
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Post by: joe skipp on September 03, 2009, 06:51:00 PM
Next photo better have you in it Bill...with a nice blackie....   :readit:
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Post by: ron w on September 03, 2009, 07:04:00 PM
Nice Bruin!!! Now get the other one....
Title: Re: NH bear success...nope, not me.....yet!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on September 04, 2009, 08:00:00 AM
If I don't score on bear this weekend, Laura and I are headed to Maine the week  after next. That will at least have us with stories to tell. My wife is just a bear magnet. Last year her first night on stand seven different bears came in. The only one that offered her a shot was a cub so she didn't shoot.
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Post by: Steve Leffler on September 04, 2009, 08:31:00 AM
Congrats Todd!  Nice bear.  Good luck this weekend Bill.