LTWL Hunter Online October 2014 | Page 23

winter. Judging by what I saw, this was likely me and never a 350 lb. now, a 250 lb. bear in the spring, a showed up at good bear, good for television and would make the bait. I saw a good show, but just not what I was looking for. three smaller It was a decent bear, but I knew the types of bear Bears by dark, there are in New Jersey, so I decided to pass. Within the next few hours, another bear came in and this one was a borderline shooter. A little bigger than the first bear. As I was trying to decide whether or not I would shoot, you heard that unmistakable sound, a branch breaking as something else was coming in to the bait. As I watched the reaction of the Bear that was on the bait, he lifted his head in the direction of the sound to smell, whirled and ran off. I couldn’t believe this was happening, I was going to get my chance at one of these New Jersey giants. My anticipation grew as I heard him coming in. for a total of five bear sightings in the first day and was psyched to go back the second day. As the day wrapped up, I realized how important it is to know t