first bear of the spring!

[houndnem]

went up for the first time this year to look for bears. either couldn't find a track or kept running in to other hound guys everywhere I went. when I was just about to head home some turkey hunters pulled me over and said they found a bear track on a log rd. I drove up there and my box exploded!!! about an hour later I had this sweet colored bear in a pinion tree!!! I hope you all are as wound for this season as I am. good luck to ya!

[duck duck goose]

Nice Pics, thanks for sharing. That's a good looking bunch of dogs you got there.

[bowtech36]

Way to go, I'd be excited to. Good to see some other hunters helping out a houndsmen. Keep it up looking forward to seeing more

[borntohunt]

Can't wait went to Utah last year first time we chased one around all day. Never treed. My buddies are all up there now. This year will be the first time I will have a ok pack they should all make the tree this year, walk the 2 pups in on 5 bears last year. Getting my rig dog back from Washington should be under close to 80 bear when I get him back. CAN'T wait . If its as good as it was last year we had 3 bears in the tree by 8:00 am the second day. Nice pictures, Good luck

[houndnem]

thank guys, born to hunt, I hope you tree the heak out of them! sounds like you should. post some pics when you get back home

[B/T]

Beautiful looking bear.

[RandTMcKnight]

Love that big white patch on his chest !

[Henefer-hound-hunter]

Nice pics that's a cool color phase! Whats kind of dog is the one standing in the tree I'm assuming a mix of some kind, cool looking dog and looks like it's getting the job done.

Cameron

[houndnem]

he's a blue heeler/ border collie mutt! but he doesn't know that he's not a hound. he likes to get in real deep on them bears and pull some fur!

[Henefer-hound-hunter]

he's a blue heeler/ border collie mutt! but he doesn't know that he's not a hound. he likes to get in real deep on them bears and pull some fur!

Ha ha that's awesome, I love seeing dogs excel at things they weren't bred for! I could see the healer in him making him a gritty hair pulling SOB and the boarder collie side keeping him focused and the smarts to keep him from getting hurt, probably a well rounded dog. Plus he is probably better than a hound cause he probably listens! well I won't tell him he isn't a hound if you dont . Well cool looking bear and good looking dogs.

Cameron

[houndnem]

here he is at a bear cave. he had that bear chewed so far back in there that the hounds backed off and though he was gone.lol


he likes lions too!

[Henefer-hound-hunter]

That's awesome does he use his nose at all or does he just stick with the hounds till they get the jump, then turn on his hunting ability?

Cameron

[houndnem]

sometimes he goes from the start to finish trailing with the hounds and other days you have to get real close to get him to thread in. I have caught him using his nose a time or two

[ferjr]

Right on Jared!!!