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First seeing this bear in early May on camera, he disappeared for quite some time before resurfacing. Thanks to bowhunter Jared Michl out of Nebraska whom waited patiently for a quality shot which didn't happen on his first night of hunting this bear despite the bear showing to the bait with his girlfriend. Night two, the bear appeared, and Jared did not disappoint with a perfect shot. I've handled a huge number of 400 plus pound bears, but when you try to do a quick guess on a bear's weight, often times it is just an educated guess. But what I have now learned after handling several 500 plus pound bears is that when you grab a back foot and do a quick 1-2-3 to tug at pulling a bear of this size, there is no give, where with a 400 pound bear, you can actually get a short distance. I believe I saw this same bear nearly five years ago and got great video of him with another sow as I pulled into the bait.
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