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12 year old takes down Montana black bear #7823488 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,263 G Greenhorn OP Campfire Regular
OP Greenhorn Campfire Regular G Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,263	After two months of off/on spring bear hunting, and reluctantly passing a couple boo-boos, the stars aligned for my boy. This awesome bear was taken after hiking about 3 hours into a wilderness area in SW Montana. We made it out just in time for breakfast. This boy can shoot. First shot was at 180, but the shot didn't crush him though the placement was good (lungs). Just before making it into the timber, the bear paused and he offhanded a 200 yard bullseye. It was a 140TSX, cracked both shoulders.

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Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Greenhorn #7823501 06/16/13
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico mudhen Campfire Outfitter
mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico	Congratulations to you both! That is a hunt and a trophy that will mean a LOT to him. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear mudhen #7823508 06/16/13
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WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,813 Likes: 3 Wyoming	CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! ABSOULTELY AWESOME!!!! Molon Labe

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear WyoCoyoteHunter #7823526 06/16/13
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,260 Likes: 14 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,260 Likes: 14 Colorado	Congratulations! Good pics, I like the one with the big smile, and the one sitting on the pack, those two tell a story. "The thrill of victory, and the agony of packing out." He sounds like a tough kid. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear smokepole #7823544 06/16/13
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 Arkansas R rufous Campfire Regular
rufous Campfire Regular R Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2,184 Likes: 1 Arkansas	Really cool stuff. I had an all night bear hunt back in 06 but it did not include a bear. Glad you made it out ok and with a dandy bear.

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Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear smokepole #7823545 06/16/13
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,863 Likes: 1 Iowa J JerradPelzer Campfire Tracker
JerradPelzer Campfire Tracker J Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,863 Likes: 1 Iowa	That's awesome Great looking bear too!!!!

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear JerradPelzer #7823549 06/16/13
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,177 Colorado huntsonora Campfire Tracker
huntsonora Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,177 Colorado	These are the best kinds of posts! Congrats bud!

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear huntsonora #7823555 06/16/13
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USMC2602 Campfire Regular U Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,929 Kansas/Colorado	Outstanding! Congrats to you both. Kurt

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear USMC2602 #7823581 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,164 tn. domit Campfire Regular
domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,164 tn.	yall did good!! god bless you both. D O M I T !

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear domit #7823597 06/16/13
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,561 BlackDog1 Campfire Regular
BlackDog1 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,561	That's awesome!!! Congrats on a fine bear! BD Men ocassionaly stumble over the truth from time to time but, most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. - Winston Churchill- NRA Endowment Life Member

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Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Greenhorn #7823671 06/16/13
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CLB Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,185 CT	Nice job! Congrats on a really nice bear. Is his rifle a 7-08?

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear BlackDog1 #7823673 06/16/13
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Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker O Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471	Congrats!!! Dink

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Oldquailhunter #7823700 06/16/13
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming Oldslowdog Campfire Regular
Oldslowdog Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,871 Wyoming	Very well done! I love that last picture.....

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Oldslowdog #7823704 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,669 Likes: 2 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna
Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,669 Likes: 2 Anchorage, AK USA	Fantastic bear! Great story! Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Sitka deer #7823767 06/16/13
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SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,943 Likes: 2 NM	Doesn't get any better than that . Congrats.

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear huntsonora #7823770 06/16/13
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by huntsonora These are the best kinds of posts! Congrats bud! Exactamundo! That hunt and that bear will mean a lot to him, for a loooooong time... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear SLM #7823771 06/16/13
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,290 Likes: 15 W. Texas J JGRaider Campfire Ranger
JGRaider Campfire Ranger J Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 28,290 Likes: 15 W. Texas	Sweet! Great pics. It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear JGRaider #7823790 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,799 Likes: 1 Indiana M maddog Campfire Tracker
maddog Campfire Tracker M Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 6,799 Likes: 1 Indiana	Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!! A hearty congrats to you both! maddog

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear Greenhorn #7823792 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky S shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker
shortactionsmoker Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 6,314 Western Kentucky	That is awesome! Congrats to both of you on the fine bear! Lots of reasons to smile. I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!

Re: 12 year old takes down Montana black bear shortactionsmoker #7823795 06/16/13
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado Tanner Campfire Outfitter
Tanner Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 11,273 High Country Colorado	Great work Kurt and congrats to the dude! That's awesome!

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