Got out this morning for a trip to the mountains to see if I could find any sign of bear and to do a bit of shooting.
Still hot here so kind of tough hiking. Checked out a spring but no sign. Wanted to do some shooting with my new bow but it was awfully rocky.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Bear%20huntin/toughshooting.jpg)
Did find a few bare spots and got off a few shots at some cactus. I am having trouble shooting high with this bow but getting used to it.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Bear%20huntin/huntincactus.jpg)
I was able to drive up to the top of the mesa and found this near the top. I might have matched the size of this if I'd run into the guy that made this. I didn't find much for the bears to feed on. Very few acorns on the oaks and I didn't see any pinion trees with nuts though it looked like this guy had found a few somewhere. I need to keep looking to find a good food source.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Bear%20huntin/bpoo.jpg)
Later I found a dead cow near a water hole and looks like it has been worked over by at least one bear. Season starts the 1st of September so I've got to do some more scouting.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o241/galnmax/Bear%20huntin/Bearfoot.jpg)