Bears in the Dark Woods

In this Episode of the Homesteady Campfire, we listen to a tale of dark woods, big bears, and a Woman who decided to try to feed her family by hunting a large black bear.  Robin Follette decided one morning that she wanted a change in life. She had been a Market Farmer for years. She knew the importance of raising and harvesting your own food. But she wanted to take farm to table lifestyle one step further. She wanted to learn to hunt.  Her Father was a hunter, and she remembered as a young girl all the boys leaving for hunt camp.  Girls were not allowed to hunt.  Now, as she realized her daughter was about to Graduate, and her life was going to be changing. She figured it was the perfect time to take on a new life challenge. She was going to learn to hunt. Years later, she still had no success in the field. Close calls, and some scary interactions with bears and moose, but no meat in the freezer.  One day a 400 Lb Boar began showing up on Robins Game Camera. This bear was frequenting her spot, often. Robin Decided that this was the bear she was going to take home. The average bear taken in Maine weighs under 200 lbs. This was a special bear, and it would feed Robin's family for a long time.  Sitting in her treestand one evening she hears the loud sound of a bear crashing through the woods. Its no doubt a big bear, Robin thought, because of how much noise it was making.  The Bear steps out into the clearing, and Robin realizes its not the bear she was hunting. Its a much smaller bear. And its wounded.  What is the right thing to do?  She knows the Big Bear is coming, he often visits this spot. But this bear is badly wounded and suffering.  She has one Bear tag, and if she uses it on the wounded bear, her hunt for the year is over.  But the little bear is suffering, and will most likely starve over the winter.  Listen to the story and learn what decision Robin made.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices