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Posted by BrownBear on Feb 16 2006
Been there. Done that. Would hope never to do it again, but would if I had to.
Basically wait a long time, but don't push it into darkness or let rain come in and obliterate the sign. Go very, very slowly and be absolutely quiet. Crank your scope wide open for quick shooting, then use binoculars to tear apart every little clump of moss or brown spot before you move ahead.
I know, binoculars are a pain up close, but you really need them to spot detail through a haze of alder branches. Try it- You will see that you can focus clearly on something behind the alders while throwing them out of focus. It's a lot like looking through alders as you drive down the road. You can see stuff while you are moving, but it disappears when you stop.
Also it helps to rock slowly from side to side as you are looking through the alders, for the same reason. Try it. Again, you will be suprised how much more you can see behind a screen of alders.
It works best for two hunters to go in side by side, no more than 6 or 8 feet apart in order to have different views of the same spot. In our case the bear circled back to cover its back trail, but died waiting for us to appear. I would have walked right under it without seeing it, but my partner (the original shooter) saw it first from the side.
Lots of trust involved, both that your partner won't cut and run or shoot you in the excitement.
Better idea: Shoot well in the first place.
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