MN DIY hunt is looking good

The Beast’s of the North woods. Behaviors, Hunting Stories, Pictures, Tactics, Q&A.
  • Advertisement

HB Store


natvbearhntr
500 Club
Posts: 700
Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:06 am
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby natvbearhntr » Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:41 am

Sorry to hear you haven't found him. Is all this happening in the corn field? Any chance you know someone with a drone that can get a good arial look? I've spotted bear in corn fields in the past with my drone. They are hard to miss.


Tru2life
Posts: 45
Joined: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:37 pm
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Tru2life » Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:49 am

No wish I did
User avatar
Stanley
Honorary Moderator
Posts: 18734
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:18 am
Facebook: None
Location: Iowa
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Stanley » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:54 am

Good luck.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
User avatar
stash59
Moderator
Posts: 10077
Joined: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:22 am
Location: S Central Wi.
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby stash59 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:29 am

Sorry man! Take a little break, regroup and go back at it.
Happiness is a large gutpile!!!!!!!
User avatar
Bearman13
Posts: 455
Joined: Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:24 pm
Facebook: Fall River Outfitters LLC
Location: Northern, Minnesota
Contact:
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Bearman13 » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:41 am

Forget about it and get back out there.
Tru2life
Posts: 45
Joined: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:37 pm
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Tru2life » Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:08 am

Well I had to head back to Texas with my tail between my legs. I had a blast and learned a lot about this baiting thing (my other bears were all spot and stock while elk hunting). I am by no means over the fact of losing the bear I hit, still just frustrated.

My baits slowed just a day or so before I got there as far as daytime pics but still sat 6-8 hours each day in a stand just in case something showed. I believe after tracking that wounded bear in the corn that this is where all the bears are living. It was amazing how thick the corn was, 14ft tall and on my knees it was hard to see 6 feet. This bear had beds all over in there and had already destroyed nearly 3 acres of corn(farmers guess as he helped look for the bear).

Next time I think I may wait until after the corn (if it's there) to be harvested and that food source will not be there for them. Nearly all my bears had vanished to the corn and will be interested as what Dad sees on camera in the coming weeks.

I'll post a video of my other big bear hitting another bait and would like your opinion on size and weight just for reference. Thanks to all who I've spoke with and good luck to all still out. I'll be living vicariously through my dad, buddy and the rest of the stories on this site!
Tru2life
Posts: 45
Joined: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:37 pm
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Tru2life » Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:20 am

Sorry I'll have to wait until I'm at my computer to transfer the video and change it to a file that the site will accept.

On another note, one of the guys out helping to look for the bear had asked what ammo I was shooting. 270 130gr Barnes triple shocks. He said there's your problem....? At 25 yards and a well placed shot I think that should do it. He said I bet it did not go in the near far enough before it stopped. I have a hard time swallowing this and that the conetic energy would/should stay in the bear. Opinions please....
swampyak
500 Club
Posts: 972
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:31 pm
Location: Northern MN
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby swampyak » Sun Sep 10, 2017 12:41 pm

I have shot many animals with that load. It has never let me down
BassBoysLLP
500 Club
Posts: 9756
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:28 am
Location: Central WI
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Sun Sep 10, 2017 1:35 pm

Same here. It wasn't the load.
User avatar
Bearman13
Posts: 455
Joined: Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:24 pm
Facebook: Fall River Outfitters LLC
Location: Northern, Minnesota
Contact:
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Bearman13 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 3:48 pm

I would agree it's a light load. I had a bear here run and jump in. A beaver swamp, shot with a 308 shooting 180 grains. Personally I like the bigger bullets.
BassBoysLLP
500 Club
Posts: 9756
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:28 am
Location: Central WI
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:10 am

Jim Wallner wrote:I would agree it's a light load. I had a bear here run and jump in. A beaver swamp, shot with a 308 shooting 180 grains. Personally I like the bigger bullets.


Thats a good personal account. The energy of a 180 grain 308 falls between 130 and 150 grain 270 rounds (2700 - 2900 ftlbs). 3000 ft lb min gets thrown around a lot in the grizzly bear circles. You need at least 30-06 or 7mm mag to get those kind of energies.
Mike Foss
500 Club
Posts: 1411
Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:40 am
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Mike Foss » Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:43 am

Personally, I think all hunters should use a 12 Gauge slug shotgun.
User avatar
BigHunt
Posts: 12159
Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:50 am
Location: Wisconsin
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby BigHunt » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:54 am

Mike Foss wrote:Personally, I think all hunters should use a 12 Gauge slug shotgun.

The bear dan killed in 2013 in minnesota had a 12 Guage slug barried In its shoulder, the bone was grown around it...never penetrated
HUNT LIKE A BEAST
Mike Foss
500 Club
Posts: 1411
Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:40 am
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby Mike Foss » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:04 am

BigHunt wrote:
Mike Foss wrote:Personally, I think all hunters should use a 12 Gauge slug shotgun.

The bear dan killed in 2013 in minnesota had a 12 Guage slug barried In its shoulder, the bone was grown around it...never penetrated


Would be interesting to know the details of each bullet or broadhead ever found in each bear. Over the years we have dug out many pieces of shrapnel from all calibers. I use to have on video showing the lead of a 308 ricochet off of a bears shoulder, the hunter made a bad decision, the bear was slightly quartering towards the hunter.
swampyak
500 Club
Posts: 972
Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:31 pm
Location: Northern MN
Status: Offline

Re: MN DIY hunt is looking good

Unread postby swampyak » Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:19 pm

I found an old broadhead wedged in a bears jaw
There were no old scars so it had to have came in through its mouth. It was covered in calcium buildup and had holes that matched up with the teeth. I'm sure it made for a sore jaw


  • Advertisement

Return to “Bear Hunting”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 21 guests