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2004
Fall Black Bear Bowhunt With Fred Lutger
EQUIPMENT:
Sponsors
of the Bear Hunt | Getting The Gear Ready |
Rusty Estes
The bear walked to the bait and pulled out a block of candy and walked into the woods with it. He sat down and ate it. Then he returned. Daylight faded and it began to get dark. Rusty climbed down out of the tree and the bear took off. The Next Day: Rusty moved to another site, the area was thicker and visibility was more limited than the other bait site. About 6:30, it was breezy, a bear appeared 1 yard from his tree. It had a big blocky head and Rusty knew he wanted to shoot this bear. The bear walked back behind the tree. Half hour later the bear returned and went directly to the bait. He pulled the logs out of the way, but he was at a bad angle and Rusty couldn't shoot. Five minutes later, without warning, the bear ran into the woods. Forty-five minutes later a different bear came in and stopped broadside, the perfect angle, "picture perfect". Rusty was ready and drew. The arrow hit looked good. The bear bolted into the woods. Although Rusty couldn't hear the bear running he was confident the shot was good. The silence was broken by the bear's death moan. Rusty waited 15 minutes, "I couldn't stand it, I knew the bear was dead. I got down and immediately saw the blood trail. The woods was very thick. Rusty followed the blood trail." The bear was laying dead in 15 yards. Rusty tagged the bear and pulled it to the bait. "It wasn't that far but it was more difficult than what you think." By then it was dark and Rusty went to pick up Rob and Bob McNeff. They returned and drug the bear. Bob remarked that the bear was very old. The teeth were badly worn and some were missing. Its canines were long and very dark caramel color. Rusty, when you get back home, download this link for a wallpaper sized picture of you and your bear. Rusty's advice to new bear hunters is, "be patient and listen to the experienced hunters. It is not easy to field judge a bear. In the woods and the heat of the moment it's hard to judge the size of one. Bear hunting is different than any other hunting, you're hunting an animal that potentially can hurt you." "I had met Fred before and
knew he was a good guide and I had spent time deerhunting with him and
knew what kind of person he was. I'm hooked."
OUTFITTER:
 Fred
Lutger, the owner of
Freddie
Bear Sports in Tinley Park, Illinois, is well known and respected in
the archery and bowhunting community. His doors opened 27 years ago and
his love for archery, bowhunting and helping new bowhunters and archery
enthusiasts has made him one of the premier Archery & Bowhunting Pro
Shop owners in the country. For information on our bear hunts visit www.bowhunting.net./fbs/beahunt.htm
or email us at fbs@FreddieBearSports.com.
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First
Bear: Rusty was anxious for his first bear hunt. The second
afternoon he saw his first bear. From his treestand he could see a good
ways into the woods and he saw a bear 50 yards away. Rusty had bacon and
molasses cooking in a burn. "It was just a bubbling," he said. The bear
stopped 20 yards from Rusty and stood up on a big log for 5 minutes, sniffing
and looking.
