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Nice Buck!

Try the drainage into the head of Ripsey wash or Hackberry wash this has always been productive in the past. Ripsey is located about 5 miles outside of the town of Riverside going west towards Florence, Hackberry is directly behind Kearny. I grew up in those towns. you will have no problem finding camping areas along the Kelvin / Florence roads. PM me for more details and directions if your interested. Good luck.

Very nice buck! Congrats to your son!

Super nice Buck Congrats. 37B?

Nice Bull congrats.

You guys put down some nice Bucks!

That bear is well condiditoned for sure.

Very nice Buck. Congrats to your friend.

Very nice Buck! love the width. Congrats

Now that was nice. Thanks for sharing.

My best hunting partern is my wife. Dran them ladys are geting done! congrsts to all!

Congrats to you and your brother. Nice bucks.

Very nice bull! congrats.

Super nice buck. Congrats.

Nice bear!

Nice buck you got AJ! Congrats

Nice bull! when you work hard and it pays off there no better feeling. Congrats.

Looks like a nice bear.Congrats

Very nice bear. Congrats.

Thanks everyone for your comments Kidso, they spent several hours working the edge of that canyon for several miles no luck. Elkman (Josh) thanks so far its been a good year hope our coues hunts turn out as good.

Opening morning arrives with my wife and I feeling very optimistic that we were going to find ourselfs a Bear knowing that my son had taken a Bear on the early hunt in this same area. Arriving at the ridgetop we wanted to hunt a good 45 minutes before light enough to start glassing we wait and watch the headlights below us, but were lucky only one came up our ridge but they headed south of us. At day light I spotted a nice Bear about 1 mile away across the canyon. Away I go leaving my wife as a spotter, but that Bear never once stopped to give me a chance to catch up. Day 2: My son arrives at my camp before daylight with his friend to let us know where they would be hunting. I wished his friend good luck and away they went. A cup of coffee and it was time to go. Leaving camp we had not gone a mile when we find my son and his friend parked on the side of the road, he told us a big black Bear had ran across the road and went down into a deep canyon and they where going in to wait until daylight to see if they could call it in. Once again we wished them good luck again and off we went. Daylight on the same ridge again we find another Bear but this one is high up in a patch of pinon/oak. So away we go closing the distance to about 600 yards.The wife decides she will set up and spot for me. I close the distance to 300 yards and set the rifle up on its bipod. After glassing for about 30 minutes with neither my wife or I seeing the Bear again I call the wife again and tell her I was going to try calling, because once the sun crested the ridge I would not be able to see anything. I took one last look in my binoculars before I was going to start to call, and there sets my Bear broad side 350 yards I layed down and speezed off the shot during the recoil I loose the Bear but I heard what sounded like a good hit. My wife calls me and said that she sees the Bear and he has walked out really slow and stopped and then walked away. I wait 30 minutes and walk up to where he was when I shot. I find blood but not alot with the drops being several feet apart. I slowly worked my way following the blood trail for 40 yards when I have to duck under a low hanging pine limb as I stand up I see my Bear 20 feet to my right facing away from me but looking at me over his right shoulder. Another shot and it is over. I shot the Bear at 7:30am and did not get him to the truck until 3:00pm. By the way my sons friend did not get the Bear that ran across the road, but they were able to find and take a nice Bear the same morning I took mine. Sorry for no field pictures but forgot my camera at camp.

Great job! the smile says it all.Never could get my daughter to buy into hunting. Your lucky.

Opening morning arrives with my wife and I feeling very optimistic that we were going to find ourselfs a Bear knowing that my son had taken a Bear on the early hunt in this same area. Arriving at the ridgetop we wanted to hunt a good 45 minutes before light enough to start glassing we wait and watch the headlights below us, but were lucky only one came up our ridge but they headed south of us. At day light I spotted a nice Bear about 1 mile away across the canyon. Away I go leaving my wife as a spotter, but that Bear never once stopped to give me a chance to catch up. Day 2: My son arrives at my camp before daylight with his friend to let us know where they would be hunting. I wished his friend good luck and away they went. A cup of coffee and it was time to go. Leaving camp we had not gone a mile when we find my son and his friend parked on the side of the road, he told us a big black Bear had ran across the road and went down into a deep canyon and they where going in to wait until daylight to see if they could call it in. Once again we wished them good luck again and off we went. Daylight on the same ridge again we find another Bear but this one is high up in a patch of pinon/oak. So away we go closing the distance to about 600 yards.The wife decides she will set up and spot for me. I close the distance to 300 yards and set the rifle up on its bipod. After glassing for about 30 minutes with neither my wife or I seeing the Bear again I call the wife again and tell her I was going to try calling, because once the sun crested the ridge I would not be able to see anything. I took one last look in my binoculars before I was going to start to call, and there sets my Bear broad side 350 yards I layed down and speezed off the shot during the recoil I loose the Bear but I heard what sounded like a good hit. My wife calls me and said that she sees the Bear and he has walked out really slow and stopped and then walked away. I wait 30 minutes and walk up to where he was when I shot. I find blood but not alot with the drops being several feet apart. I slowly worked my way following the blood trail for 40 yards when I have to duck under a low hanging pine limb as I stand up I see my Bear 20 feet to my right facing away from me but looking at me over his right shoulder. Another shot and it is over. I shot the Bear at 7:30am and did not get him to the truck until 3:00pm. By the way my sons friend did not get the Bear that ran across the road, but they were able to find and take a nice Bear the same morning I took mine. Sorry for no field pictures but forgot my camera at camp.

Good job boys! Congrats

Those are some nice Bears.Congrats.