9-5-14 Fri. Fishing Bear lake with Jeremy, Colton, Eon and myself 6-8PM
Weather: 66°, calm, clear
Where: Bear lake
Caught: Colton: 21" pike
Comments:
I took Jeremy and his two boys out fishing tonight. The only reels and poles I had were bait casters, so lessons were in order before we hit the water. We started out with a few practice casts in the cabin yard, then we move to the lake.
We did have a few backlashes, but the boys did real well for their first experience with bait casters. Colton was the only one to catch a fish, but Eon and I had a strike or two.
Observations:
The lake water is dark and very high. The wild rice is completely around the lake but it is not ripe.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
9-4-14 Thr
9-4-14 Thr. myself, bear hunting Moose Junction 4-7PM
Weather: 70°, calm, humid
Where: About one mile in on Fall road
Bagged: 229 male black bear
Comments:
I could not decide where to hunt tonight, but I did finally settle on Fall road. The wind was out of the right direction or there was no wind most of the time. I was also afraid there would be more human activity in the vicinity to this bait tomorrow, so both of these factors were the overriding reason I hunted this spot tonight.
I was in the tree and ready to hunt shortly after 4PM. About 6:10PM I heard a bear behind me and saw it several minutes later. The bear was very nervous and came to the back side of the tree that I was perched in. It laid right below me for about a minute while trying to catch a scent of the intruder in the tree. The bear got up shortly after lying down and circled around to the front side of the bait and hung up about ten yards from the bait.
The bear finally got within a few feet of the bait, but still would not commit. It would sit down and then stand up. This happened several time, with it continuously trying to either catch a warning or an assurance scent.
Finally around 6:30PM the bear came to the bait and started eating. It took another few minutes for the bear to relax and give me the opportunity for a lethal shot. I was about twenty yards away and about fifteen feet up in a tree from the bear. I shot the bear perfectly in the chest as he was extending out his closest front leg to paw at the bait . The arrow passed completely through and I could actually see blood, fat and air escape through the two wounds.
The bear bolted off and I could hear it stop about fifteen yards away. I heard labored breathing and gurgling for about fifteen seconds. Then came the death moans, or I should say they were more like death wails. There was probably close to ten series of these wails. It was really quite sad. I was both elated and sad. Elated because I knew the bear was no longer alive and the recovery would be simple. But it was also quite sad to listen to this beautiful, majestic animal announce to all living things within hearing distance that its life was over!
Jeremy's son Eon also got his bear tonight. He got it behind the barn around 7PM and it weighed an impressive 269 lbs.
Observations:
The area is quite saturated with all the recent rains. The path back to the cabin is quite rutted and wet. All five of the baits have been getting cleaned out daily. I believe baiting for the past four consecutive days before the opening of the season really made a difference.
Weather: 70°, calm, humid
Where: About one mile in on Fall road
Bagged: 229 male black bear
Comments:
I could not decide where to hunt tonight, but I did finally settle on Fall road. The wind was out of the right direction or there was no wind most of the time. I was also afraid there would be more human activity in the vicinity to this bait tomorrow, so both of these factors were the overriding reason I hunted this spot tonight.
I was in the tree and ready to hunt shortly after 4PM. About 6:10PM I heard a bear behind me and saw it several minutes later. The bear was very nervous and came to the back side of the tree that I was perched in. It laid right below me for about a minute while trying to catch a scent of the intruder in the tree. The bear got up shortly after lying down and circled around to the front side of the bait and hung up about ten yards from the bait.
The bear finally got within a few feet of the bait, but still would not commit. It would sit down and then stand up. This happened several time, with it continuously trying to either catch a warning or an assurance scent.
Finally around 6:30PM the bear came to the bait and started eating. It took another few minutes for the bear to relax and give me the opportunity for a lethal shot. I was about twenty yards away and about fifteen feet up in a tree from the bear. I shot the bear perfectly in the chest as he was extending out his closest front leg to paw at the bait . The arrow passed completely through and I could actually see blood, fat and air escape through the two wounds.
The bear bolted off and I could hear it stop about fifteen yards away. I heard labored breathing and gurgling for about fifteen seconds. Then came the death moans, or I should say they were more like death wails. There was probably close to ten series of these wails. It was really quite sad. I was both elated and sad. Elated because I knew the bear was no longer alive and the recovery would be simple. But it was also quite sad to listen to this beautiful, majestic animal announce to all living things within hearing distance that its life was over!
Jeremy's son Eon also got his bear tonight. He got it behind the barn around 7PM and it weighed an impressive 269 lbs.
Observations:
The area is quite saturated with all the recent rains. The path back to the cabin is quite rutted and wet. All five of the baits have been getting cleaned out daily. I believe baiting for the past four consecutive days before the opening of the season really made a difference.
9-3-14 Wed
9-3-14 Wed myself, bear hunting Moose Junction about one mile south of cabin. 4-5PM.
Weather: 70°, calm, started raining hard about 5PM
Where: About one mile south of the cabin off the logging road
Bagged: nothing
Comments:
It was the first day of bear hunting and when I left for the woods and I was pretty certain I would not be getting a full evening hunt in. I was right; after about an hour the rain started falling quite hard and I left the stand for the comforts of the cabin and a mojito alcoholic drink.
Observations:
It is very wet in the woods. The mosquitoes are present but not unbearable.
Weather: 70°, calm, started raining hard about 5PM
Where: About one mile south of the cabin off the logging road
Bagged: nothing
Comments:
It was the first day of bear hunting and when I left for the woods and I was pretty certain I would not be getting a full evening hunt in. I was right; after about an hour the rain started falling quite hard and I left the stand for the comforts of the cabin and a mojito alcoholic drink.
Observations:
It is very wet in the woods. The mosquitoes are present but not unbearable.
9-2-14 Tue
9-2-14 Tue 6-8PM myself musky fishing
Weather: 72°, sunny, N10
H2O: 72°, clear
Where: Amicon Lake
Caught: 1-21" pike and 1-38" musky
Comments:
It was my second trip to Amicon and I caught my first musky on it. The musky was caught on a Top Raider after sunset. The fish just crushed the bait. The fish was in shallow water with lots of submergent vegetation.
Observations:
The water is quite dark, but clear and there is abundant weed growth. The south end also had plenty of wild rice, with many ducks coming into and out of as I was fishing.
Weather: 72°, sunny, N10
H2O: 72°, clear
Where: Amicon Lake
Caught: 1-21" pike and 1-38" musky
Comments:
It was my second trip to Amicon and I caught my first musky on it. The musky was caught on a Top Raider after sunset. The fish just crushed the bait. The fish was in shallow water with lots of submergent vegetation.
Observations:
The water is quite dark, but clear and there is abundant weed growth. The south end also had plenty of wild rice, with many ducks coming into and out of as I was fishing.
9-1-14 Mon
9-1-14 Mon 5-8PM bass and pike fishing at cabin, myself
Weather: N10, clear, 72°
H2O: High, 72°, clear
Where: Bear track lake and the Gilmore Chain of Lakes
Caught: 1-12" LMB Bear Track, smaller LMB and pike on the Gilmore Chain
Comments:
I fished Bear Track lake for about an hour and caught one bass, the water was high but clear.
I then moved to the Gilmore lakes and fished all three till dark. I caught smaller LMB and pike on all three lakes. Lower Gilmore had dingy water with lots of lily pads. Middle was deep and clear with submergent weeds around the sides. Upper was also clear but shallow and it also had lots of lilly pads.
Observations:
The water levels were high on account of all the rain the past couple of days.
Weather: N10, clear, 72°
H2O: High, 72°, clear
Where: Bear track lake and the Gilmore Chain of Lakes
Caught: 1-12" LMB Bear Track, smaller LMB and pike on the Gilmore Chain
Comments:
I fished Bear Track lake for about an hour and caught one bass, the water was high but clear.
I then moved to the Gilmore lakes and fished all three till dark. I caught smaller LMB and pike on all three lakes. Lower Gilmore had dingy water with lots of lily pads. Middle was deep and clear with submergent weeds around the sides. Upper was also clear but shallow and it also had lots of lilly pads.
Observations:
The water levels were high on account of all the rain the past couple of days.
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