Cameron Krug is the son of my bowhunting friends Cindy and Rich Krug, who have made frequent appearances here with their archery successes. Cam turned 12 in time to get in his first bear hunt this December.
Cam relates the story:
My parents got me out of bed at 5:00 in the morning and we headed up to the mountains. It was so cold that there was ice on the ground and I had to wear gloves. Our friend, Gerry, had his dogs on the dog box in the back of his truck. We drove around and tried to find a bear. Finally, around 10:00, the dogs got a bear’s scent and started the chase. They treed the bear after about 45 minutes. We got under the tree and I put the cross hairs of my .243 on it and I pulled the trigger. I hit it in the right shoulder and it fell out of the tree. I was really excited and my mom was video taping the whole thing. The dogs were going crazy. The bear fell down out of the tree and rolled down the hill. Then Gerry let the dogs have a go at the dead bear as their reward for a good job. After that we took pictures and then skinned it. I was really happy to fill my first bear tag.
Well done Cameron! This is the first of many I can tell!
