My first bear

[switchraph]

i finally came out hunting for black bear earlier this month

i went there 3 times and got a 350#+ bear on trail cam
he only comes at night

got also a moose on the cam and i was there when he came
he came to 1 feet to my blind and smell inside
i was frozen like $#@! he was standing there by 2 feet from my face

so we arrive there June 3
after arrival i went to refresh the baits
i quit the blind that night at 9h15 pm and stll nada
that night the bear came and ate everything
the night after i was there and he finally came in at 8h20 pm
i was like wtf that it's not the huge one i saw on the trail cam

i took the shot at 20 yards, perfect broadside shot, passed thru like in hot butter
actually the arrow went FARTHER than the bear did
i found the arrow 10 yards farther , i shoot slightly uphill
the bear fell 7-8 yard from the bait, i heard him breath bubbling blood and died in less than 10 seconds
shot was made with my switchback, 71#, 27.5'', maxima's 350, rocket wolverine BH
the rocket BH did a full sized entry wound and broke 2 ribs on each side with absolutely no damage to the head and blades


the bear weighted in at 105# field dressed with absolutely no fat at all
not a huge one but i'm proud of my first one

the pics are in that link
forums.mathewsinc.com/viewtopic.php?t=35239

pics of ENTRY and EXIT wound made with a rocket wolverine

can't wait for you to test them

[BT]

They always look bigger than they are

Thats a great looking bear for sure

I just got some Wolverines and they are far superior to what I have seen from the Rocket expandable heads so far.

I pulled your photo off the Mathews site to post here for those to see.

[switchraph]

thank you bowtech for linkin' the pic

yeah the wolverine have shorter blades than the miniblaster they are plenty strong enough
comparable toughness to the steelheads

do that review quick can't wait to see it

thank you
Raphael

[ny911bowhunter]

Nice bear - nothing wrong with that!

I want a blackie so bad I can taste it!

I had one in my yard last year - NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER CRITTERS IN MY YARD, but in the middle of the day, I pull in and there is a collared bear trying to knock my burn barrell over!

There have been many, many sightings here recently - including a LARGE blackie that cut through my Mother's back yard a few days ago. As soon as the Dish Guy gets here to fix my satelite - I am going to hang a trail cam on the hill behind her house. Oh - and I just cleaned out my fridge - I figgered I would give him incentive to pose for me!

[vonottoexperience]

I've seen Paw prints in Milan off route 199

[BT]

Good !

Maybe some day there will be an open season in Dutchess someday

[snyperholes]

Great job, awsome bear.

Den,Mich.

[deadeye]

Congrats on a nice bear.

I plan on hunting bear here in MI next fall. It will be my first time and I'm looking forward to it.

[~Messiah~]

great bear man!! hope he's tasty for you. Some of us Albertan's eat bears that we kill. even though we can shoot 2 a year and not take the meat by choice.


Bigbore

[BT]

bigbore said:

great bear man!! hope he's tasty for you. Some of us Albertan's eat bears that we kill. even though we can shoot 2 a year and not take the meat by choice.
Bigbore

Glad to hear that you practice good sportsmanship throughout the process Bigbore

I couldn't bring myself to hunt anything I was not willing to eat.

I am always telling people "That's not the reason we hunt" and I try to practice what I preach.