You guys are great! And people wonder what's so good about Bear Quest year after year. No wonder my thoughts were with you guys so much all week. Thank you guys so much for the privilege of sharing a campfire. It's truly an honor. BW aka UB

   

All right.....SOMEONE needs to track Jeff down!

He can't be leaving us hanging like that!    


 

 

Jeff, This is good, I will check back.  

Wednesday morning...

The sun was bright and the rain had stopped.  As Tom, Bowdoc, and I headed to Mile Marker 41, I had nothing but negative feelings of finding my bear.  I walked to where I had seen the last glow of my lighted nock.  Tom was the first to see it...my arrow lay almost at my feet all intact.  There was some blood out to the fetching but I didn't think there was enough for a lethal hit.  Then there was a few drops in a couple of feet, then more, and finally four inch ribbon of blood that lead right to her!!!  None of us had ever seen a bear blood trail like it. She had circled around behind the crib area and died with her head in a small brook.  What a happy feeling with hand shakes & hugs!

She was big with a magnificent coat.  We got her into the sled and Tom pulled as I tried my best to help push.

The blood trail all the way to her.

 

As we found her with the head in the stream.

 

Dad RIP

 

In the woods @ recovery.

 

Tom & Bowdoc...Best Friends & Trackers a man could have!

 

Congratulations Doc!

WAY TO GO!

Thank you for sharing'!

Shoot straight, Shinken

 

NICE!  Great job, guys!

Back @ Camp...

She weighed in at 258#.

 

 

 

With plenty of picture and congrats, it was time to skin her out.  Now the surprise...she was a HE!!  My credentials as a veterinarian have come under a black cloud!  To think I wasn't going to shoot her/he until I was sure it wasn't Mom   :eek:  

He did win the pot for the Biggest Bear taken in week one...But he wasn't the biggest bear seen.  That is another story!  tippit

Very nice bear.

Great accomplishment, and a great way to honor your Dad.  

Jeff: You make me proud.... again. GREAT job by all involved. Man.. that is a heck of a trail of A-Positive. Excellent. UB

P.S. Bowdoc... REAL men don't wear headnets. XOXO UB

Nice bear Jeff! Congratulations to you and everyone in camp! I sure miss being there this year.

           

Well done Doc!

 Jeff !! Congrats! Thats the way to paint a carpet. Your broadhead did an amazing job! Quick work as well seeing as "she" only made it to the brook.

QuoteOriginally posted by tippit:
 

He did win the pot for the Biggest Bear taken in week one...But he wasn't the biggest bear seen.  That is another story!  tippit

Does the pressure of taking the biggest bear most years ever get to you?  
Couldn't happen to a better man

Speaking of other stories of big bears Mr Gimble???????????????????????

I forgot to say my tippit broadhead took out the heart, the brachial plexus (arteries coming out of the chest to front leg) of the off side leg, and hit the off side humerus thus the appearance of little penetration.  I'm sure he had a death moan just that I couldn't hear it.

I left my tippit arrow with Tom...hopefully he'd add some more mojo this week.

Paul,
You aren't gettin' Little Sister back