My 2023 Season (RJ+Carcus)
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From: rattling_junkie
02-May-23
I'll once again be doing a video series of my spring bear season. Carcus will be making his usual appearance as well. I'm not guiding this year, so I'll have lots of time to try and get that 21". Also, this will by my 12 year old daughters first bear season. She will be trying to get one with the crossbow on the ground. She's not picky, but we are hoping for a nice representative bear for her. Best of luck to all the spring bear hunters!
From: rattling_junkie
02-May-23
From: wisconsinteacher
03-May-23
Good luck!!!!
From: njbuck
03-May-23
Good luck!
From: Brotsky
03-May-23
Good luck guys! Looking forward to following along!
From: molsonarcher
03-May-23
Good luck guys. We will be in your area in a few weeks. Hope you get that 21!
From: SBH
03-May-23
Always enjoy your videos. Will be tuned in! Good luck
From: grape
03-May-23
Good luck. Looking forward to following.
From: Mike Ukrainetz
03-May-23
Best of luck!
From: rattling_junkie
04-May-23
12 year old Kiara with her first bear!
From: midwest
04-May-23
Outstanding! Boy, she is definitely a chip off the ol' block!
From: rattling_junkie
05-May-23
I would agree!
From: Dino
05-May-23
Congratulations! And looking forward to more pics and stories!
From: Quinn @work
05-May-23
Congrats to Kiara!! That's awesome.
From: Charlie Rehor
05-May-23
Always look forward to your hunt thread. Jason is my hero…
From: molsonarcher
05-May-23
Well congrats to Kiara! Fantastic first bear
From: Ron Niziolek
05-May-23
Congrats Kiara. Nice bear!
From: rattling_junkie
07-May-23
Jason is my hero as well Charlie!
From: jdbbro
07-May-23
Awesome. Congrats Kiara.
From: Twowolves
07-May-23
Congratulations Kiara and David
From: Twowolves
07-May-23
Congratulations Kiara and David
From: Stoneman
07-May-23
Congrats Kiara! Well done dad!
From: rattling_junkie
08-May-23
We are still on cloud 9, but time to start sitting for myself soon.
From: Beav
11-May-23
Congrats Kiara!!!!
From: rattling_junkie
11-May-23
Carcus and I hunted a couple days ago. I brought my youngest son, Asher (8). We saw 4 bears with one pretty brown sow that had a boar pestering her, she might be the demise of a big bear this month? We saw a beautiful 6 footish brown.
Carcus saw 3, with a couple of them being colors, he said they were nice looking bears but nothing big.
It's still early and the baits have been restocked waiting for us to hunt next week. I made a micro move and I think this is the prettiest stand I've ever hunted. I can see down into the valley now and have a nice view as the bears walk-in through the oaks. Also, the tree is somewhat sturdy!
We are getting some warm weather this month and the bears will really start moving now.
From: rattling_junkie
19-May-23
Can't think of a better view today.
From: grape
19-May-23
Love that pic. How far to bait?
From: rattling_junkie
19-May-23
Range finder says furthest barrels are 25, close barrels are 20...giant pawd trail coming into the bait as well, things are looking great, and the wind is perfect!....LOL Scoot!
From: rattling_junkie
19-May-23
5-6 bears so far, a nice brown one in the mix.
From: midwest
20-May-23
How big is that brown one? He looks like a good one!
From: Alexis Desjardins
20-May-23
Good luck Dave.
From: jmail20
21-May-23
Just watched the video with your daughter. Congratulations and great job on the video!
From: t-roy
21-May-23
Way to go, Kiara!! A BIG woohoo on your first bear!
From: Shug
21-May-23
Congratulations!!!!
Just couldn’t help yourself eh?…lol
From: Shug
21-May-23
Also… ugly bear? That’s the most beautiful bear ever
From: carcus
21-May-23
The largest I saw the other day, nice bear but not quite big enough
From: Shug
21-May-23
Dbl
From: rattling_junkie
21-May-23
Nick,I think he would be around 6'2 sq. I know not many people understand that, but that's how I've been measuring bears since 2011, same method as Mike. I doubt it would be a P&Y
The hunt with Kiara will be the highlight of my spring for sure. Shut you are right it is a the most beautiful bear, especially once all the burrs get combed out of its fur!
Thanks everyone, we are coming down to the last 10 days or so of our self imposed season, as baiting gets expensive!
From: Bowboy
21-May-23
Congrats Kiara!
From: carcus
22-May-23
Giant bear down, not me
From: WV Mountaineer
22-May-23
I love it!!!
From: rattling_junkie
22-May-23
This gorilla of a bear toyed with me for an hour before I made a perfect shot on him, and yes it was in the Shiddle, Shug!
From: Stoneman
22-May-23
Wow! Congrats!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
22-May-23
Holy bear David! Congrats
From: Charlie Rehor
22-May-23
Way to go. A giant. Congrats.
From: midwest
22-May-23
Oh, my....giant! Congrats!
From: Brotsky
22-May-23
Wow! What a giant! Congrats buddy! What an amazing spring you guys have had! Love it!
From: t-roy
22-May-23
Beautiful bear, RJ! Congrats! Hopefully there’s a video posted soon!
From: Shug
22-May-23
Beautiful bear congratulations
From: Treeline
22-May-23
Awesome bear! Congratulations Kiara and you on great bears!
From: HUNT MAN
22-May-23
Yes sir
From: Ambush
22-May-23
That's about as close to a grizzly hide on a black bear you'll ever get!! He's going to fluff up to be very pretty. Congrats RJ!!
From: Willieboat
23-May-23
Congratulations to you and your daughter
From: APauls
23-May-23
Heck ya Dave. Way to go!
From: boothill
23-May-23
Very nice bear Dave!! Congratulations! Can't wait to see the video that is more than likely coming soon.
From: M.Pauls
23-May-23
You’re my hero!
From: Nick Muche
23-May-23
What a tank! Congrats!
From: Inshart
23-May-23
YOWSER!!!!!!!!
From: Muddyboots
23-May-23
Nice!
From: rattling_junkie
24-May-23
Thanks gentleman, Matthew I thought you were my hero?...Jason hunts the next 2-3 and Noah tries his luck this Friday, I'm hoping the weather holds.
From: Alexis Desjardins
24-May-23
That’s a unique color nice bear congrats.
From: rattling_junkie
24-May-23
Rumours have it another giant brown has hit the ground.
From: grape
24-May-23
Beautiful bear. Congrats.
From: t-roy
24-May-23
Bring it on, David!
From: midwest
24-May-23
C'mon Carcus!!!
From: carcus
25-May-23
30 second hunt, 25 yard shot, 30 yard recovery, pse/axis/snyper
From: Charlie Rehor
25-May-23
Oh ya. Congrats
From: Bowboy
25-May-23
That’s a brute right there congrats!
From: midwest
25-May-23
Beautiful! Congrats!
From: Stoneman
25-May-23
Very nice! Congrats
From: 5575
25-May-23
Amazing bear Jason! Dream bear for me, your the GOAT!!!
From: rattling_junkie
25-May-23
From: t-roy
25-May-23
Dandy, carcus! Any markings on that brute? I remember the big color phase giant that you killed several years ago, that had a beautiful white vee on his chest. That’s my dream bear!
From: carcus
25-May-23
He has a white V on his chest
From: t-roy
25-May-23
Nice! Pics please!!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
25-May-23
Troy x2! Great bear carcus!
From: Shug
25-May-23
Beauty… congratulations
From: rattling_junkie
25-May-23
The G.O.A.T
The G.O.A.T
From: wisconsinteacher
26-May-23
Great bears!! This fuels the fire to come to Canada this Aug to hunt!!!
From: APauls
26-May-23
Heck ya J. Another one in a long line bites the dust.
From: rattling_junkie
26-May-23
From: BwanaND
26-May-23
Oh my, where to begin???
First and foremost, CONGRATULATIONS to the Huntress on her bear! Nice shooting young lady!!
As for the other two gents, WOW those are dream bears??
From: deerhunter72
26-May-23
Great video! Way to be patient. Congrats to you all!!
From: Stoneman
26-May-23
Great video! A lot of hard work and patience right there, congrats.
Are we going to get a carcus video?
From: Paul@thefort
26-May-23
David, Over the top entertaining for sure. Enjoyed that immensely, especially Kiara's. Nicely done with the camera and editing. My best, Paul
From: midwest
27-May-23
Really enjoyed the video, David. Well done. That's a pile of bears!
From: t-roy
27-May-23
David….. seems like a lot of the bears in your videos have some kind of burrs in their fur. Is that what it is, or something else? Looks kinda like what we have in Iowa called burrdock.
From: rattling_junkie
27-May-23
Thanks guys...t-roy I moved baits to try and get away from it and still tons of "burrs" or burrdock. Jason's bait isn't that far away and he has none. The big guy I shot didn't have any. Lots of the small bears will have them, the big guys usually don't have much if any.
From: midwest
29-May-23
Old bears, like some of us old guys, have learned to avoid them. ;-)
