First big game with my Piledriver

[Thund3r]

Idaho allows air guns for hunting so I thought I’d see how bear hunting would go. I set out a bait and had bears in a couple days. The big guys only came in the middle of the night but there were some pretty ones in the day. One small red with a white chest but he got a pass for next year. The sow and cubs spent a lot of time emptying my bait. Finally got a nice big black to come in right at dark but he was very skittish and didn’t give me a clean shot. The next evening he did a repeat of coming in and getting scared and running off. Didn’t take him too long until he was back and this time he gave me a nice broadside shot. Bad idea for him. Double lung shot at 65 yards from the ground blind. He only went 21 yards!
250 pounds, 6 feet nose to tail
Piledriver 457, Mr Hollowpoint 365
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Awesome!

 

[Ezana4CE]

@hybridvigor I’ve eaten bear sausage once or twice as a child, that was it for me. Didn’t like it at all. Moose, on the other hand, was some of the best meat I ever ate. I recall a hunter flew some into to our bear camp and grilled it. Some of the best meat I’ve eaten. I hope you all enjoy that well earned meat. Congratulations!! I enjoyed the write-up and photos. That was simply awesome!! Do you mind posting some of your best photos of big-game taken with an air rifle in the thread linked below with a brief description of the gun and ammo used? There is no way we should allow these photos to get buried in the threads.

Photo Thread: Quarry and the Airgun that Took It

While searching through other members’ older posts I thought it might be nice to have a thread showcasing photos of your airguns next to quarry you took with said gun. Good hunting posts get buried under newer posts. So without making us dig for them let’s see those photos!! If you have a thread...

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