fly Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well I leave in about a week for Idaho! Taking a buddy (his first time). Going to try to put the smackdown on another one - hopefully a color phase bear this year. Going to take the bow, but I'm not sure how many I'll be seeing. The snow has just melted enough to drive a truck back to our hunting area (TODAY)! This means there will not be time for my idaho resident contact to get an active bait set up. We're on our own as far as getting a bait set and hoping a big bruin finds it quick! Beter than last year though - the snow pack run till the last week of June so we cancelled te trip. Going to have 8 days of hunting to get it done. Come on gas prices -keep dropping! Will post pictures here later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Good luck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Looking forward to the story and the photos. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Good luck Frank. Have a safe trip. Look forward to hearing a story and seeing some pics when you get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Good luck. The bears are out hot and heavy. I have been getting reports from the upper panhandle of some mosters getting killed. They started seeing them 3 weeks ago in the high areas so hopefully where you will be they will be out as well. I killed mine last weekend and there was still some snow around but the bears were out. All low feeding on the nice green grasses coming up. If you put your bait out the day you get there, spend the rest of that day low on the new growth and grass, you will find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 have a great trip, and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks everyone, just got the iPhone and the RT forum app. Posting a picture of my 2010 bear for practice. Will have more later granted I get it to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Looks like it is working just fine. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Got this cinnamon last night - over a mile drag in! Got back to camp at 3am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Congrats! That's a good looking bear. How high is the elevation where you hunt that the snow just now melted off enough for them to get moving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Nice looking bear Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Nice color on that bear Frank. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Congrats on a great bear!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Very nice good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 Good looking bear, congratulations. Is it going to be bear jerky, sausage or roasts and steaks (or a combo) for the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 beautiful color phase. way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 2012 Idaho Bear Hunt Thanks everyone! My hunting buddy Dwayne finally got his first bear last night! A black boar that had a Tate for bagels. LOL Now were 5 hours into the 33 hour drive home. What an adventure! Dwayne caught a trout - put it on a stringer near the bank. An osprey swoops down and steals his fish and stringer. Then on our way down the highway takin my bear to the taxi we come across a Harley rider face down in the middle of the road. A dead deer nearby. Since Dwayne and I are both RNs we offer assistance until EMS arrives. They call in a helicopter for him - fortunately his helmet saved his life. What an adventure! Oh - we were Between 5 and 6 thousand feet in the Bitterroot mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 2012 Idaho Bear Hunt Here is Dwayne's bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Blackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 I need a favor - what color do you all think my bear is? I've heard cinnamon, rust, chocolate, brown, and red. I thought cinnamon, but many say no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 What color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Try this again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Another try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Roasts and ground bear. I may try jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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