Grandson Code got me bear to render

Okanagan · October 11, 2022, 08:07:31 PM

I'd mentioned that while elk hunting, Grandson Code had hiked up several gated roads, checking for elk. He walked up on a large bear napping in the shade that threatened him before backing off. Bear season was open but he wasn't armed, though he said he'd have shot the bear if he'd had a handgun. He was covering ground for me, looking for elk, a gift.

Seven days later he and his brother, Zay, went back looking for the bear. Code killed it with his .45-70 cannon. It looks to all of us to be a smaller bear than the one he snapped a pic of in the brush the week before.

Code plans to render the lard and share some for my pie operations.

bigben · October 12, 2022, 05:47:34 AM

looks like a guide gun. Is that a marlin a remington or a new ruger? Nice kill. Im sure it will make tasty pie crust.

Hawks Feather · October 12, 2022, 08:43:22 AM

I think you need to keep those grandsons around. Looking for elk for you to hunt and then bringing you bear.

nastygunz · October 12, 2022, 09:49:40 AM

Cannon is right! Thats a mans round

Okanagan · October 12, 2022, 10:31:49 AM

Quote from: bigben on October 12, 2022, 05:47:34 AMlooks like a guide gun. Is that a marlin a remington or a new ruger? Nice kill. Im sure it will make tasty pie crust.

Pretty sure it is a Marlin Guide Gun. He loaded up some special elk loads for it and hunted elk with it a year or so ago.

I was so out of it and hallucinating from bad pneumonia the day they got the bear that I don't recall any details of stalk or shot if anyone told me.
Feel so good this morninng I'm having a cup of coffee while sitting up. That is huge progress.

bigben · October 13, 2022, 04:18:46 AM

awesome news to hear. I love mine even though it is a Remington made one. It loves eating the barnes copper shells. I also like that it doesnt tear up meat.

FinsnFur · October 13, 2022, 08:22:07 PM

Thats not a win win. Thats a win, win, win

Okanagan · October 13, 2022, 10:58:09 PM

Quote from: FinsnFur on October 13, 2022, 08:22:07 PMThats not a win win. Thats a win, win, win

YES!

Zay stopped by and filled in some details.

Code and Zay spooked a larger bear at 150 yards, and ran toward it to try and see it in the brush and draws. They called a bit trying to get it to stick its head up and this bear climbed a tree 75 yards away to look over the brush at them. Code shot it offhand and hit it perfectly between the eyes. That's not where he was aiming :-) His rifle is sighted a bit high and he was aiming under its chin. That should give us razzing material for this year's antler party.

400 grain hard cast bullet, exit down the side of neck, little expansion if any.

Extremely fat bear with thick layers of snow white fat.

coyote101 · October 15, 2022, 10:45:14 AM

Very nice. Congratulations to everyone involved.

Pat