What did you do mountain related today part II

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Did about 4 miles yesterday up to 2880'. Lot of fresh deer and hog sign but all the bear sign I saw looked older unfortunately. Hickories all over the ground and Joros around every corner.

 

[jrickman]

Spent the last 3 weeks up on the East slopes of Steeltrap and Dick's Knob, up to Bear Gap, and down to just above the Coleman river. 3000 - 4000 mostly, with a few climbs up to 4200 and a few miles along the river itself. I think we've got about 20 miles in over a total of 4 days. Lots of bear sign above 3200 feet, but not a lot below that. Very little deer sign and almost no sign of hogs once you get away from the river. Grouse all over the dang place giving us heart attacks. I haven't spent much time up in that area since I was a kid and the WMA was still open. That is some ROUGH country up there. Probably explains why we didn't see much human sign either.

 

[HardlyHangin]

GUYS I just nearly killed my first bear!!! Went back to the sign i found yesterday and sat in my hammock seat on the ground after church. A blue tick hound came through chasing a 4pt which i almost shot but couldnt get it to stop. I thought the sit was rurnt' but about an hour later i heard a big commotion about 100 yards to my right on the next ridge over. Sounded like a big animal. I stand up and with my binos see a big patch if black shifting through the thick stuff and said lawrd yunders a bear. I grabbed my bow and started puttin on the mohican sneak. I eased over to him and got within 60 yards but he had gotten above me on the ridge still hading away from me, so i pulled out my grunt tube (has adjustable o-ring, i had pre set to fan bleat) and started distress-ish calling as best i could, and beleive you me that joker turned on a dime and started back down the hill! He didnt come on a string but more zig zagged, taking his time munching on akerns all the way to me. At 20 yards he walked into an opening and i shot - arrow hit a limb and deflected, soared clear over his back. But he didnt stop coming. I reched for another arrow but realized I LEFT MY QUIVER BY MY CHAIR. My foot started shaking like crazy. He zigged and zagged one more time and was 10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME locked on to me. I stood up and said get bear and he just looked at me. I yelled at him and he bolted up the hill.

It was crazy!!!!

 

[Professor]

GUYS I just nearly killed my first bear!!! Went back to the sign i found yesterday and sat in my hammock seat on the ground after church. A blue tick hound came through chasing a 4pt which i almost shot but couldnt get it to stop. I thought the sit was rurnt' but about an hour later i heard a big commotion about 100 yards to my right on the next ridge over. Sounded like a big animal. I stand up and with my binos see a big patch if black shifting through the thick stuff and said lawrd yunders a bear. I grabbed my bow and started puttin on the mohican sneak. I eased over to him and got within 60 yards but he had gotten above me on the ridge still hading away from me, so i pulled out my grunt tube (has adjustable o-ring, i had pre set to fan bleat) and started distress-ish calling as best i could, and beleive you me that joker turned on a dime and started back down the hill! He didnt come on a string but more zig zagged, taking his time munching on akerns all the way to me. At 20 yards he walked into an opening and i shot - arrow hit a limb and deflected, soared clear over his back. But he didnt stop coming. I reched for another arrow but realized I LEFT MY QUIVER BY MY CHAIR. My foot started shaking like crazy. He zigged and zagged one more time and was 10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME locked on to me. I stood up and said get bear and he just looked at me. I yelled at him and he bolted up the hill.

It was crazy!!!!

Plenty of excitement there.

 

[splatek]

GUYS I just nearly killed my first bear!!! Went back to the sign i found yesterday and sat in my hammock seat on the ground after church. A blue tick hound came through chasing a 4pt which i almost shot but couldnt get it to stop. I thought the sit was rurnt' but about an hour later i heard a big commotion about 100 yards to my right on the next ridge over. Sounded like a big animal. I stand up and with my binos see a big patch if black shifting through the thick stuff and said lawrd yunders a bear. I grabbed my bow and started puttin on the mohican sneak. I eased over to him and got within 60 yards but he had gotten above me on the ridge still hading away from me, so i pulled out my grunt tube (has adjustable o-ring, i had pre set to fan bleat) and started distress-ish calling as best i could, and beleive you me that joker turned on a dime and started back down the hill! He didnt come on a string but more zig zagged, taking his time munching on akerns all the way to me. At 20 yards he walked into an opening and i shot - arrow hit a limb and deflected, soared clear over his back. But he didnt stop coming. I reched for another arrow but realized I LEFT MY QUIVER BY MY CHAIR. My foot started shaking like crazy. He zigged and zagged one more time and was 10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME locked on to me. I stood up and said get bear and he just looked at me. I yelled at him and he bolted up the hill.

It was crazy!!!!

That’s awesome. Exciting for sure. are you hunting near the dogs on wma? Crazy about that deer

 

[HardlyHangin]

That’s awesome. Exciting for sure. are you hunting near the dogs on wma? Crazy about that deer

No sir, just a random coincidence.

 

[ddd-shooter]

GUYS I just nearly killed my first bear!!! Went back to the sign i found yesterday and sat in my hammock seat on the ground after church. A blue tick hound came through chasing a 4pt which i almost shot but couldnt get it to stop. I thought the sit was rurnt' but about an hour later i heard a big commotion about 100 yards to my right on the next ridge over. Sounded like a big animal. I stand up and with my binos see a big patch if black shifting through the thick stuff and said lawrd yunders a bear. I grabbed my bow and started puttin on the mohican sneak. I eased over to him and got within 60 yards but he had gotten above me on the ridge still hading away from me, so i pulled out my grunt tube (has adjustable o-ring, i had pre set to fan bleat) and started distress-ish calling as best i could, and beleive you me that joker turned on a dime and started back down the hill! He didnt come on a string but more zig zagged, taking his time munching on akerns all the way to me. At 20 yards he walked into an opening and i shot - arrow hit a limb and deflected, soared clear over his back. But he didnt stop coming. I reched for another arrow but realized I LEFT MY QUIVER BY MY CHAIR. My foot started shaking like crazy. He zigged and zagged one more time and was 10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME locked on to me. I stood up and said get bear and he just looked at me. I yelled at him and he bolted up the hill.

It was crazy!!!!

Great story. Another reason my quiver never leaves my bow.
Maybe you'll get on him again this week!

 

[Whit90]

GUYS I just nearly killed my first bear!!! Went back to the sign i found yesterday and sat in my hammock seat on the ground after church. A blue tick hound came through chasing a 4pt which i almost shot but couldnt get it to stop. I thought the sit was rurnt' but about an hour later i heard a big commotion about 100 yards to my right on the next ridge over. Sounded like a big animal. I stand up and with my binos see a big patch if black shifting through the thick stuff and said lawrd yunders a bear. I grabbed my bow and started puttin on the mohican sneak. I eased over to him and got within 60 yards but he had gotten above me on the ridge still hading away from me, so i pulled out my grunt tube (has adjustable o-ring, i had pre set to fan bleat) and started distress-ish calling as best i could, and beleive you me that joker turned on a dime and started back down the hill! He didnt come on a string but more zig zagged, taking his time munching on akerns all the way to me. At 20 yards he walked into an opening and i shot - arrow hit a limb and deflected, soared clear over his back. But he didnt stop coming. I reched for another arrow but realized I LEFT MY QUIVER BY MY CHAIR. My foot started shaking like crazy. He zigged and zagged one more time and was 10 YARDS AWAY FROM ME locked on to me. I stood up and said get bear and he just looked at me. I yelled at him and he bolted up the hill.

It was crazy!!!!

That's cool! keep you quiver with you!!!

 

[Buck70]

Awesome

 

[HardlyHangin]

I use to discount muzzleloader season because it was just one week and i didnt think it was worth it. But now that i got use to mine elk hunting i love toting this thing around.

Scouted/slip hunted this morning back to where i missed that one last week, found where he was heading. This white oak looks like someone dumped a 10 gallon drum of akerns around it. Hoping the 10-2 shift is good with this full moon

 

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Took the wife to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge last week and didn't see any bears. Just hairy people.
But visited that Smokey Mountain Knife Works finally and wow I was really impressed. When I got back my bow came in so I'm slowly drifting back into trad bow so I can hunt earlier in the season next year. And just have fun shooting in the yard like I used to do before I had elbow problems that are gone now.

 

[KentuckyHeadhunter]

Had the day off so hit the CNF to fetch a camera and look for a bear or buck. Bumped a nice bear that trotted away quickly down a steep ridge without offering a shot. I had the safety off and my heart was thumping as he simply vanished. I call it a good hunt.

 

[SouthGa Fisher]

I went to check a ridge yesterday afternoon on a low-elevation WMA. Bumped 4 deer going up last weekend, bumped 2 in the exact same spot yesterday. Checked a camera and got an interesting picture…I assume someone was trying to figure out what my camera was. On the way down right at dark I got between momma and her cubs on accident and was politely escorted down the mountain. It was a hair-raising experience is all I will say.

 

[WOODIE13]

Making some bear stew from some meat I canned last year

 

[Ridge runner 82]

Short tined 7 pointer
Had to hit alot of honey holes to find one. Hunted all weekend and saw one deer

 

[Professor]

Short tined 7 pointer
Had to hit alot of honey holes to find one. Hunted all weekend and saw one deer

Nothing wrong with that fellow. Congratulations.

 

[Timberjack86]

Short tined 7 pointer
Had to hit alot of honey holes to find one. Hunted all weekend and saw one deer

Congrats!!?

 

[CarolinaWren]

I hunted bear early bow season but haven't been back since late September, what are yall seeing bear on lately? I'm finally coming back up this week.

 

[chrislibby88]

I hunted bear early bow season but haven't been back since late September, what are yall seeing bear on lately? I'm finally coming back up this week.

They are gonna be eating acorns until they are gone, then they lay up. Might still be some whites left, but good luck finding them, they are scarce. Reds are hit or miss but dropped at all elevations, and I saw a decent bit of them back in late Sept.

 

[HardlyHangin]

Saturday i hunted/scouted daylight to dark. Jumped 2 hogs with no shots and 6 does (cant shoot). Sunday agternoon i scouted a new to me wma

Also shot a coyote one day last week but for some reason cant upload pictures