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Offline DEllis

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spring bear
« on: June 01, 2011, 01:47:27 am »
Hi all,
I've been away from here for a while.......lurking a bit, but been too busy to post for a while.
Anyway, I thought you all might like to see a pic of the black bear I arrowed on the weekend. Stalked him to within 25 yards and hit him through the lungs(a bit far back but still double lungs) with an ash arrow tipped with a Magnus II. The arrow was hanging out the offside by the fletching as he ran away. Made it about 60 yards. The hide squared 6 foot 6" and there is a bunch of nice meat for sausage too. ;D
The bow was a 64# osage that I posted on here a while back, I dubbed it " Ashbuster" due to it's uncanny ability to break my arrows.
Darcy
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Offline criveraville

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 03:06:05 am »
That is one pretty bear!! What a cool hunting story too, and that you harvested it with a bow you made. Doesn't get any better than that!
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Offline Pappy

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 10:24:31 am »
Nice bear/bow and shot.Congrats on that one.  :)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 10:32:26 am »
That's excellent.  Congratulations!
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Offline Wolf Watcher

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 10:42:54 am »
Great trophy!  Takes some momentum to pass an arrow that far thru a bear, especially in the spring with all the hair!  Am taking my family to Muncho Lake, BC in two weeks for a fly in fishing trip.  Sure do like your place to hunt and fish!  A/Ho Joe
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Offline Pat B

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 11:53:19 am »
Well done!  Congrats!!!  8)
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 01:09:01 pm »
great job bro.. nice bear.. taken with a beautiful bow
IT IS BETTER TO LOSE WITH HONOR. THAN TO WIN THROUGH DECEPTION...


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Offline degoins

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 02:26:44 pm »
Outstanding all the way!! Congrats!!

Offline Cameroo

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 02:50:27 pm »
Nice shootin Darcy!  That's a pretty sweet bow too!  Hopefully next fall I can do the same and harvest some meat with the bow you sent me!

Offline BearG

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2011, 04:25:05 pm »
NICE
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Re: spring bear
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2011, 07:09:27 pm »
Beautifull bear and great shot! Congratulations.
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Offline Lee Slikkers

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2011, 09:17:55 pm »
Now that is too cool!  Congrats Darcy, 6' 6" is a nice BB by anyone's standards and with a Osage selfbow even more so...

Thanks for sharing~
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Re: spring bear
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2011, 09:37:14 pm »
 Congratulations. Beautiful bear  '  Frank
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Offline DEllis

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2011, 02:47:51 am »
Thanks for the kind words guys. This is the biggest blackie I have killed with a bow yet, but I am blessed with some smokin' good bear hunting up here. I saw 9 bears the day I got this guy and stalked 4 of them. One was a beautiful light brown color......almost like butterscotch and probably 6 foot plus...........he got away, but I know where to look for him next year. ;D I also was within 15 yards of a little one but he needed time to grow up........I snuck away without him ever knowing I was there........fun stuff.
Darcy :)
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Offline johnston

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Re: spring bear
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2011, 06:45:13 am »
Just because I'm happy for you don't mean I ain't jealous ;).

Lane