Couzer Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Well we finally did it, details to follow tonight. Edit A very good friend and I left for our trip on Thursday night after telling our wives and kidos good by. We headed up late that evening night trying to find a spot to camp near the area, but as we kept looking all of the roads were closed due to the fires. We finally found a spot and had pitched camped. With a warm night and a hot breeze through the night sleeping on our cots under the stars I hardly slept at all. When the alarms went off 3am I just felt like I had just fallen asleep. After taking down camp we drove to our spot and started hiking in the dark for what seemed like forever. We set up are binos and tripods at 5am and about 7am my buddy spotted a stump which looked like a bear, I also glassed the same stump and thought the same thing. The deal was whoever spotted a bear, got the shot as the other person was the spotter. Being in my buddies spot I was thinking I would let him shoot either way. He has volunteered his time to many of us friends helping out us out on our hunts. He is a very humbled guy and works hard for everything he has. This is a guy that has spotted 6 lions, missed a few and has never seen or nor had a chance to shoot a bear but always wanted to. All the sudden I hear bear, bear, bear, and I turned to look over to the direction of that stump we seen earlier. Sure enough long behold a nice bear about 50 yards below the stump. His skills paid off spotting this nice boar without his binos in the pears chowing down. As I scrambled to get my binos together so he could take the shot I was saying, shoot him, shoot him, and as soon as I got the bear in sight I hear boom! With a perfect shot I see the bear rolling down the steep hill with one big death growl from the bear! I turned and said, "bear down on opening day". We both gave hand shakes and said great job. The hard part has just began. With being well over the 100 degree mark, this was a tough pack out. We had 3 friends show up packs on backs helping pack everything out. We both could hardly move this guy, guessing the weight to be 350+ lbs. We stopped by GF and the bioligist said he was big bear just by the size of his head. Very awesome hunt hands down! Im 250lbs, 6' just to reference. This is me in the pic, I don't have a pic with my buddy with the bear, but when I do I'll post it. Edit Chad and his Bear 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Details and pics I hope. Congrats on a great accomplishment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Way to get it done. Pic's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats Vowell, way to get it done! Cant wait for pics and story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Edit..... Edit.....edit.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Awesome! Congrats on getting it done early! No pics? PARTY FOUL!!! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossislider Report post Posted August 11, 2012 You get everyone all excited for some bear pictures and then nothing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Like he ^ said! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Huge congrats to you guys and thanks for the story and pic!!! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W.O.T Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats Chad! I saw the pic and video you and Devon sent me!! Sounds like you guys took and made an excellent shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reganranch Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Great bear way to make it happen guys super cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Great opening mrning bear. Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted August 11, 2012 This is a very nice bear. Congratulations and thanks for taking us along. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidso Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Great job! What unit and how far was the shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
