SW-VA Bear 10-8-11

Jeff D. Holchin · October 12, 2011, 08:49:00 AM

Congratulations! Bear meat is excellent, my family likes it best cut in roasts and slow cooked in the crock pot with carrots, onions and potatoes at the end. Yum!

I am headed to VA in 2 days for deer, bear and turkey, up towards Roanoke on NF land. Can I ask - how is the acorn crop this fall? I am getting mixed reports.

Bishop · October 12, 2011, 08:57:00 AM

Well Done! We are loaded with bears in Wythe county.

Mudd · October 12, 2011, 09:12:00 AM

Great story and pictures.

I know it was all the sweeter having your son with you.

Congratulations!

Thank you for sharing with us.

God bless,Mudd

2elkhunt · October 12, 2011, 09:15:00 AM

Good shooting, I've heard that there are alot of bears in the Cove.

I live just across the moutain from you in Glade Spring.

Best of luck

Izzy · October 12, 2011, 09:22:00 AM

Wow! A story for the generations. Your son has been hooked for life.

Talondale · October 12, 2011, 10:34:00 AM

Congrats!

Cove-Creek · October 12, 2011, 12:44:00 PM

Thanks for all the compliments everyone!!

My young man is addicted for sure, he has been for three years now!! The only thing that could have made the hunt any sweeter for me would have been if it would have worked out to where he could have killed it. Ive reassured him that he will have plenty of opportunities at his own bear...and he knows that Im telling him the truth!!!

Jeff...I belive that the mast crop this year is average, I have found plenty of nuts to hunt over, but not an over abundance that makes finding a real hot spot tough.

..zach

TJK68 · October 12, 2011, 01:32:00 PM

Congrats, great story and you are blessed to have such a great hunting buddy. You are right about the Bear population same thing in my neck of the woods. I live outside of Princeton, lots more in this area than used to be.

Doc Nock · October 12, 2011, 02:36:00 PM

Excellent! I loved the part about your son about crawling up your back! You're a blessed man to have that shared time with him!

joe ashton · October 12, 2011, 02:39:00 PM

out standing

durp · October 12, 2011, 03:35:00 PM

CONGRATES!!! doesn't get much better than that...what a rush for your son!

tradbower · October 12, 2011, 04:43:00 PM

A bear with Trad Equipment is always a Trophy!!!

grizz · October 18, 2011, 11:19:00 PM

I bet your son has a story to tell his buddies! Nice!

Gatekeeper · October 21, 2011, 09:58:00 AM

I love it great story! I would have liked to have been there to see your son's reaction when the bear growled!

I thought my son was going to climb my back when the bear growled!! This made me laugh out loud

Thanks for sharing

Cyclic-Rivers · October 21, 2011, 10:07:00 AM

Congrats!

JDunlap · October 22, 2011, 10:51:00 AM

I think I would have been looking for someone's back to crawl up too! great story!