A Handi Bear Hunt

[Slufoot]

Went deer hunting this afternoon with my H&R Handi Rifle conversion. Today was the first day of ML bear season, I've been seeing sign but never really thought I'd get an opportunity to actually get one.
I put a new stand up last week in a spot I've been wanting to hunt. I've got an apple tree 100 yards to my right and on old grown up field to my left. When I got the stand up I took my range finder and ranged straight down to the ground, 13 yards, that's 39 feet. So the first thing I did when I got in the stand today was to get secured in with my safety harness.
I hadn't been in my stand 10 minutes when I spotted the bear. He was headed straight toward me and when he got about 15 yards from the tree I was in, I dropped the hammer. The 200 grain SST hit him in the top of the head and exited the bottom of his neck. He dropped like a ton of brick!
The load I use is a duplex of 7gr 5744 & 53 gr H-4198, a Win 209 primer and a smooth Blue Harvester sabot and the Hornady 200 SST.
This isn't a big bear but it's my first ever and I'm tickled with him! ;D

GOOD SHOOTING!
Slufoot

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[kralik4jr]

That is awesome. Congrats.

[hayman]

That is a short and sweet hunt glad it worked out great for you.

[Slufoot]

Thanks guys,
I've got him skinned out and hanging in the shed tonight and will butcher and can him tomorrow.

[Deleted]

Nice!!

[Deleted]

Awesome bear Slufoot!!! I've read a lot of people say how the 200 SST explodes when it hits bone at close shots. Well your shot was "CLOSE" and it was in the head and it doesn't sound like it exploded!!! Awesome shooting Awesome Bear Greeaaaaaaaatttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!

RR

[lwh723]

That's pretty sweet!

[Al]

Very nice bear.

39' up............... I get weak knees on a 6' step ladder!!!

[pposey]

A true bang flop! Thats pretty awsome, glad it worked out so well for ya

[brownbasshunter]

congrats....I was hoping for a bear to come through my stand last week (horn hunting can get slow sometimes).
I am still carrying the crossbow here in western NC....our black powder season was months ago it seems

[mcgowen45]

Nice Bear Slufoot, and great shooting. Congrats.
Carlos

[DBinNY]

Cool. That must have been Excedrin headache number 37. I'll bet it didn't last long.

[ukwildcat]

Awesome

[nchillbilly]

That will get the juices flowing!!!!! Congrats on the bear!

[muznut]

That bear will be good eating.