Hi Pete,
The bear was a very dark chocolate brown, he had one of the best hides I have seen on a bear-would have made a great rug but we were in about 3 miles and didn't want to go back for the hide. The boned out and trimmed meat was 167 lbs. and only my brother and I to pack and it was quite warm so we got the meat out and headed for a cooler. The pics below will give you a better idea of the country we hunt.
They make good sausage, the meat is rather long fibered but that goes away when you run it through a 7mm plate. As I said in my last post, every bear is different-mostly depending on diet.
Here are a couple of shots of the canyon where I shot this one, he was between the most distant peak on the left and the nearer and lower peak. I have hunted this particular area all my life, it is probably my favorite hunting area.
This picture is where the bear stood when I shot him, just above the right end of that horizontal deadfall in the center of the picture, there is a tiny little opening in the brush with two or three white spots in it-that is exactly where he stood when I took the shot. He was following a sow and she had already moved through that little opening so I was ready when he moved through. This is with a telephoto lens, we were across the canyon from him and just under 500 yds away.
Pat
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Hello Pat.
Oh my goshh... Hunting for bear is scary, isn't it? Pictures, area breathtaking, but terrain is very difficult, so not for me By the way - never before I was thinking about a bear meat so is a surprise to hear that the meat can taste better or worse depend on bear diet.
Picture with a "King" of rivers and streams in Northwest - can only dream about put that size and freshness in my smoker....
Good lack
Stefan.
Oh my goshh... Hunting for bear is scary, isn't it? Pictures, area breathtaking, but terrain is very difficult, so not for me By the way - never before I was thinking about a bear meat so is a surprise to hear that the meat can taste better or worse depend on bear diet.
Picture with a "King" of rivers and streams in Northwest - can only dream about put that size and freshness in my smoker....
Good lack
Stefan.