It seems to be addictive, I was doing some research, looking into where I may go hunting next year. after talking to a friend in Arkansas about a hunt next year, I get a call asking when I can be packed. I told him it would be a while, probably take at least an hour. He said to soon but two weeks would work,he has a friend who is running baits and has an extra bait and bunk in the cabin and I was welcome to both. I only know of one way to respond to that, so I am putting in for vacation and packing for my 2nd ever Bear hunt, both in the same year.  

Sweet!!!

LUCKY!!!

Sweet deal David! Hope you are as successfull on this hunt as your first!!

Thanks Paul, been looking at some trail cam pics from the area, there are a couple of black hairy mini vans walking around, at least thats how it looks to me. of course I learned not to believe my eyes this spring.

Best of luck to you David. Looking foward to alot of pic's.

Do you need help?

You're a fortunate man,good luck!

David,

Any report yet?

Just on the way, I have to swing through Louisiana for a couple of days,I will be there tomorrow (work) then heading over to Arkansas on sunday, start hunt on monday.

Good luck David! We'll both be looking for a hairy mini van next week.  

Good luck! I just go my skull back from my frist bear and thats all thats been on my mind. It will be s few years before I can draw a tag agian here so takes some pic's.

i can get ready in an hour, now that's funny, you are hooked, it's easy, ain't it? i agree it's hard to judge size the first day out. there are different ways to help you. my second bear i passed up a shot, thought he was about 100 or 130 lbs., he came down the trail by my stand, came back by, raised up on my tree,( i was thinking, this blackwidow was expenseive, but if climbs this tree i'm gonna wear you out.) he went back to the bait bucket, i drilled him. when me and my guide found him, he picked up his head and said, this is a big #*#* sucker. turned out to be 350 lbs. sadly i didn't get any better at judging, my last one was 135 lbs. the best of luck, lucky! about an hour would be right for me to, give me a call.

Made it back from my hunt last night, I guess it was due paying time, on my first hunt I killed on the 2nd evening. This time I got to spend 4 days on stand in the Ozark mountains which was a treat. the only down side was everything seemed to be moving at night. all the action on the baits came at night and a friend that was deer hunting was not seeing anything moving in the day either. I did have a great time but saw no bears and very little movement of anything. I did wonder at a dead  squirrel that I saw on the way in one morning that was gone when I came out until a friend told me it probably had been hit by a Rattler who was tracking it as I went in, I walked a little slower and watched much closer.