Thursday, April 15, 2010
On a little spring bear hunt
April 15th was opening day of bear season here in Idaho. Nick Jangula and I decided to go do a little camping and hunting. We had never been to this specific area before, but headed out to see what we could find. We hiked into some rough country and spotted a sow and cubs and then this bear several miles away. We had spotted her first thing in the morning. About 7 hours later I was able to put the stock on her. We were able to get within 50 yards, I released an arrow. She went 15 yards and was done.
We decided it would be a good idea to wade across the snow run off river to keep our boots dry. Bad idea. Nick made it across somehow. I had to retreat to an island and put on my boots.
first bear
Nick trying to determine if he has any feeling left in his feet after the crossing
One of the best parts of the hunt was relaxing in this hot spring after the pack out.
