Any news from the first week hunters at Bear Quest 12

[drewsbow]

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wuff tracks

[tippit]

Nice pictures Drew...brings back a flood of memories.  Congrats on a fine bear!

[drewsbow]

Thanks Jeff , I now equate bears to cotton candy , all fluff until you get them wet and then they melt into a much smaller package 

[ron w]

Cool beans Drew.........congrats...........

[tippit]

Drew,
Bears always seem bigger and Hogs are always seem smaller for me...until I find them on the ground   Weight and size don't mean much compared to the experience.  There aren't a whole lot of hunters that can claim the took a black bear with a trad bow in the woods by themselves especially from one of Tom's low stands...pucker factor is huge!

[Bisch]

Congrats to those that connected! I know from my hunt up there that everyone had a good time, regardless !!!!

And one more thing Drew, no matter what that bear weighed, he was still as big as a bear!!!! 

Bisch

[smokin joe]

Thanks for the great story and photos, Drew.
Good Lord willing, I'll be up there next year.

[drewsbow]

Thanks guys it sure was a good time , love hunting bears . I went out with Tom and baited stands the rest of the time I was there and enjoyed that as well. The memories will last a lifetime . 

[4runr]

Congrats Drew!!
Nice bear. I enjoyed your photos too!
See you in a few weeks at Denton?

[kat]

Congratulations on your bear Drew.
I had no doubt that if you had one within range that you would make a fatal shot. 

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats Drew!  Great Photos!

Looks like it was a great time, I wish circumstances would have allowed me to share camp with you guys.

[Wannabe1]

Congrats Drew and excellent pics!

[MnFn]

Congratulations!  Bears are hard to judge until you see quite a few.
Reminds of a bearhunt a few years ago.  I dropped off a hunter on the way to my stand. After my hunt ended I had to pull the stand out..

By the time I approached the other hunter, it was a little later than usual.  As I drove up, he approached me and said "where have you been"?  I replied I had to take down and haul the other stand out.  He said
" Dude, I just shot a monster".
When the boys were hauling out the bear, after a break,  one guy picked it up,  thru it over his shoulder and took off.  All I did was look at the other hunter- never said a word.

But, he looked at me  and said, " what can I say?  I guess he lost a couple hundred pounds as he ran around the lake"!

It was all fun and we had a good time as it sounds you boys did as well.

[Sockrsblur]

Congratulations Drew! Well done sir! Bear camp is a special place indeed.  Thanks for the story and pictures, loved them

[drewsbow]

Thanks guys it was fun for sure 

[ron w]

tippit is right.......when your feet are at 6 foot in a tree stand and the bait barrel is 8 yards away.........and the bear is between the tree your in and the bait..........OH BABY........it's exciting to say the least. I need to go back up there again at some point.

[huntryx]

Just heard from Tom that week 2 yielded 5 bears-- more stories to come!

[bruinman]

Congrats on the bears and the close encounters. Bear Quest is a great time for sure!