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Grant
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 Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: Spring Bear huntin |
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Sunday was my first verture out for spring black bear. I took my old 1899 vintage 303 British Enfield Martini single shot as my weapon of choice. Never actually hunted with it before, so I thought it was time.
We headed out west of my home town as there seems to be a better number of coloured phased black bears out that way. We did the usual, glassing the south facing clear cuts for bears feeding on the fresh green stuff of spring. We saw a total of 7 black bears, only one did we go after. He was a nice 5 1/2 foot brown phase bear with a blond back...he was gorgeous. So off we went, tried to do a stalk up a draw so he wouldn't hear or smell us...but, next thing we know...he's looking at us over the crest of the ridge and he's gone!!! We did see a couple more bears after that, but we were not going to settle for anything less then that brown/blond bear. Oh well, maybe next weekend.
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and we did see other critters..Momma Mule deer with he baby from last year
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Was a nice day too be out though
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One road blocked by snow...STILLL!!
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Pumpkinslinger
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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Good pics! Thanks for sharing and good luck hunting!
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Dimitri
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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Nice pictures, now I must admit, you need to show off that rifle. 
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Grant
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Bushmaster
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| Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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GRANT!!! Where you been? Where ever. Welcome back...
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Grant
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| Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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Hiya Bushy!
I've been a very busy man this spring as you can see.
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Arizona Hunter
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| Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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I like hunting black bears, but the last few years i did not even buy a tag-it's so darn hot in AZ at the end of August and start of Sept.
Maybe I need to get up to BC, I here you have lots of blackies.
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Grant
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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Yep...we do have some nice bears...this was a small coloured bear I let walk away this spring...too small...but a pretty bear none the less, and so close i could almost pet him.... 
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Bopeye
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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Beautiful bear!!
Looks like I will be headed to Fairbanks Alaska May 23rd to try my hand at bear hunting for a couple weeks. I'm looking forward to it.
Never been to Alaska.
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whittling
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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I want to go bear but at 15 you need to find someone to go as well
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Bushmaster
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Spring Bear huntin |
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You want to go WHAT? Bear? Or did you misspell it and mean "bare"?
This is a hunting forum. Not a nudist camp... 
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