Time to head home.  Less than 2 hours of light left and a lot of ground to cover and elevation to lose.

I was already trying to decide were to hunt next time and when I could likely get out when this guys shows up across from me.
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I've got time and energy left for him !

Now wait, now there's two.  Another one walks out of the brush.
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So I swapped my clothes and leathers out again and started hustling over there, mindful of the wind and staying out of their sight.

Swung around the little valley, got to my landmark above them, and headed downslope slowly, looking for the black spine of a bear, usually the first thing I see of them while sneaking.

And there they were !

Great read so far!!

They were clearly both adult bears.  It's not uncommon to see two fairly close together.  I picked out the bigger one and slipped things down a few gears.

And now we're back to the start of this thread, the two pics where I'm trying to get stickbow close.

Here's a reminder.

Ended up stalled with only open ground between us.

Looked around, and hope he would move behind a little knob, then I could move right up the knob without being seen.

It happened, but when I got there he was a bit too far of, but not much.

Then it happened.

The other bear appeared a hundred yards away or so, headed straight towards this bear.

The bear I was on looked right towards him, stiffened, got his hackles up, and started popping his teeth.

The bear I was on was straight away from me, distracted,  This-Was-My-Chance.

I stood up, bow in hand, walking right towards him.  When he noticed me and turned enough for a shot, I would take it.  

Sure enough about 12 steps from him he heard me, and turned slowly towards me to see what I was.  He still had a snarl on for the other bear, as he turned.

Well that was one of his last acts as the Faith bow was drawn and released, I just remember thinking focus-focus.

Saw my arrow low behind his front leg as he jumped back a few step, then bolted for the trees downslope.

He only got 10-15 yards before he cart-wheeled, stumbled a few more and was done.

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Looking back at the sun threatening to set.
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And I'm a little camera shy but here you go.
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And one with my Lin Rhea knife, one of our own and he is a master.
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OUTSTANDING!!

Roman will be so excited to hear this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

I would like to post your photos on the website if I may.

I'll get out some more, still have two bear tags, some other tags, and of course there's ptarmigan and grouse.

In the meantime if you're looking for more St Jude's bow action in August, just pester that death-ray from Wyoming (Shedrock) lol, he has the righty bow, Hope.

     Awesome!

Great story telling and picks, Congrats!

Tracy

Congrats! Great story and pics. Beautiful country.
 

Hey Kenny works for me.  Great little bow.  Felt like I'd been carrying it for a few years not just a few days.  Tough finish on it, I took a few spills hauling the bear out in the dark in the rocks, and no dings or scratches (phew).

It was a real privilege carrying this bow for the kids.  If you can and get the chance go for it.

I hunt hard but it made me hunt harder.

Thanks for the compliments on the pics guys.

Congrats nice bear.Great story and pics,maybe you can get a moose with Faith while you still have her.

Good job! Great story and pics!  

Great job!  Way to put some mojo on that bow.  Your style of hunting is something that I really admire and hope to try someday.

Bar is already set.

Excellent AK hunt right there! And almost real time blow-by-blow call of the action.

Thats tough act to follow,great hunt.