I just shot a bear tonight, quite of bit of blood waited about 45 minutes after the shot to start tracking.....didnt find it tonight so gonna keep going in the mourning....any tips and tricks???
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I just shot a bear tonight, quite of bit of blood waited about 45 minutes after the shot to start tracking.....didnt find it tonight so gonna keep going in the mourning....any tips and tricks???
Start early,first light is best. Be damn careful. A wounded Bear is nothing to mess with. Good Luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear13
Oh yes i am gonna be at my stand at 6:00 am
wont be sleeping tonight lol
get a spray bottle and a few bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide. Spray the stuff on anything or anyplace you think there is blood. Even dried blood will foam up the Peroxide.
Don't track with your head down, go slow and listen.
We all want to read from you not about you..
Get some buddies to go with you and have at least one who is a reliable calm sort as the lookout armed with a 12 gauge with open sights loaded with 00 or 000 buck followed by a slug followed by more buck. Two armed this way is even better. More eyes the better. Put fluorescent flagging tape on confirmed blood locations and project a direction of travel. Estimate the distance between confirmed blood locations and than move forward a similar distance in the projected line of travel and start looking for new blood in a radius from the last known spot.
Even better option is if you know someone with good dogs call in a chit and get them out.
Good luck.
Move slow and walk off to the side of his track so your tracks don't mess with the stuff he's stirred up. Use toilet paper and at each blood spot stick a piece of paper at chest height. Don't put it on the ground. That way you can look back and see what general direction he's travelling. Good thing about TP is that it disintegrates after a few rainfalls. Often times if its a meandering trail he's disoriented and hurt bad. If its a straight line he's gettin outta Dodge and you'll have a hard time catching up. Bring at least two rolls. You can go through it pretty quick.
These critters go bad fast, especially in any heat so if its a male and there's a heck of a stink coming off him, the meats probably done.
Keep us posted good luck on the search one positive side it was fairly cool last night.
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I was thinking he might need the second roll if he finds the bear and it’s still alive! Just kidding, good advice. A tricky business for sure. Be safe and go slow.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawbill
Good luck, I hope that you find him.
Shot a Bear TONIGHT
we not supposed to hunt at night ...?
It is against the law ....
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Originally Posted by Bear13
Ah Jeez alfo, “tonight” for most people is anytime after dinner.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfoldivandor
Good Luck Bear 13, good advise, be careful.
Maybe he wasn’t hunting. Maybe the bear was eating his bees at night. Then legal. Or maybe he just meant after supper.
Anyway I hope you found it by now.
I looked all mourning from 5:30 am to 11:00 am......unfortunately from the last blood spot i spotted last night i didnt find more..... must of walked 3-5 km in each direction from the last blood.....nothing he vanished as did the blood trail that was actually quite decent at first.....things like this suck for a hunter and as for the animal but part of hunting big game is bad shot placement sometimes :/. Hit him low in intestines is my guess
Well, that sucks !! At least it sounds like you did your best to make the recovery.....lesson learned !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear13
Sounds like you put in a good effort on the follow up. Learn from the experience and move on. We've all been there at some time or another.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear13
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Use a trail cam to see if it comes back.
Awe that sucks..
I agree with put a trail cam up see if he comes back. I had a shoot through mesh incident. I was 100% sure I got a good hit on a young buck followed his tracks in the snow with little blood to no blood. Turned up back on cam a week later with no visible injuries.