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Title: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 05:57:31 PM
As many of you who know me or have followed some of my threads have heard I hit a jackpot on a slot at Northern Quest Casino. Well actually two in the same night. How this story starts is my wife asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday. And if we wanted to spend are first night away from our almost three year old son. So I said let's book a night at Quest and see if grandma will watch our son Chase. So we went over I was playing craps and started winning! After being up about $600 in 15 minutes I went to find my wife at a slot machine and sat down to talk to her. I played the machine next to her and hit almost $1300 jackpot in only a few minutes. Then they casino cut me a check after the paper work was completed. We went and had dinner and I was all grins :IBCOOL: Then we decided to stop back the slot machine before going back to our room for the night. This time I sat down for about 5 minutes and BOOOOM! JACKPOT :tup: this time for almost 9K. So the casino cut me another check and we called it a night. Because I wanted to go home with the $$$.
     I came up with three options of what to do with the money:
1. Pay 10K off the house mortgage.(This was the most sensible but least likely)
2. Go buy a ranger and pay a good chunk off in cash.
3. Go on a dream hunt!!!!

Well this is obvious what I chose to do. After lots of research. The animals I wanted to hunt were  Grizzly, Dall sheep, or mountain goat. I still hope to some day draw a mountain goat tag. So I was down to sheep and grizzly. After a few weeks and scrolling thru guides for either hunt. I pictured my self walking up to either animal. And the one I personally would get the most satisfaction from was a grizzly. So after talking to maybe 20-30 outfits I learned that BC is really tough to book a grizzly hunt due to quotas. So I began looking in Alaska. After asking many questions of different outfitters I learned a 7 1/2 to  8 foot interior grizzly is a big one. Or if you hunt coastal brown bear you are looking for a 8 to 9 1/2 foot bear.(They have areas that you have a realistic chance at a 10 mega bear but that is WAY out of my budget for this hunt.

So follow along as I post up the story of the hunt. This will have a ton of photos. And I usually have issues getting them to post. So bare with me.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 04, 2017, 06:06:18 PM
That's cool.  Don't forget to tip the house.

https://www.efile.com/taxable-gambling-winnings-income-taxes/
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 06:57:04 PM
Lucky
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 04, 2017, 07:09:37 PM
 :IBCOOL:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 07:25:34 PM
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 07:40:10 PM
Next was a trip to Cabelas to get a few things that I don't have. Like rubber back pack, a cannon for a rifle, and some rubber hip boots. Then I took my son over to there game room in Post falls Cabelas so he could go bear hunting to :tup: Next my friends started sending me tips of how to stay safe on my hunt. Then off to the range to sight in and practice with a 338-378 weatherby. I love this gun. I cannot believe how accurate it is. I probably put 200 rounds thru it from 100-450 yards.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: Lincoln4 on May 04, 2017, 08:00:10 PM
Dude...  That last photo...  Was your rifle stolen?
 :chuckle:

Seriously, congrats and have a blast!
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 08:09:08 PM
Hahahahhaha  :chuckle:
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Post by: bearpaw on May 04, 2017, 08:12:05 PM
congrats  :tup: :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 09:05:17 PM
Soon it was time to head out to southeast Alaska. I've never been to Alaska so I have taken a lot of pictures. When I landed in the airport and went and picked up my bags I seen a full body mount brown bear. I felt this would be a good sign and hopefully good luck. I called for a shuttle from the hotel. After a very long wait and a no show from them. I carried all my gear to the hotel. Who knows what people that were driving by thought  :chuckle: The next morning I caught a ferry and met up with my guide. We went to the range any checked if my rifle was still on. Then got are gear ready for the next mornings hunt.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 09:22:33 PM
More...
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 09:34:49 PM
Ferry ride
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 09:47:44 PM
Ferry ride....
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 10:02:33 PM
Almost there...
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 10:20:12 PM
This is the cabin I stayed in the night before the hunt. The bear is the biggest ever recorded by the fish and game in the region. It's a 10 foot 3 inch with a 26 12/16 skull. A true giant. Then the next morning we headed out for my hunt. We seen a black bear which we opted to pass so we could get in to our hunting area with high tide. And the weather and water were supposed to get rough for a few days. We all so seen 5 moose. We launched the boat a 16 footer and headed across the bay. The water was way rougher than I ever would have attempted, but I figured he knew what he was doing. Then we made it to are destination. We had all our stuff in dry bags and we were in hip boots and 3/4 rain jackets that go to your knees. Which is handy from all the water that sprays in while we crossed.
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Post by: Timberstalker on May 04, 2017, 10:24:59 PM
Good stuff!
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 10:50:03 PM
This is our gear for the next seven days. The we set up camp at the base of a mountain against a rock ledge. I took a few pics of a rock bluff that we used as a perch to glass from for this hunt. We had to use a rope to climb up to it due to the steepness and how wet everything stays from the rain. It's steep and pretty dangerous considering how far you are from help. Then there are a few pics of the view from the perch.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 10:58:24 PM
Few more pics from the bluff. And a few low tide pics. On low tide you are glassing about a 1 mile by 1 1/2 mile flat.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 04, 2017, 11:21:00 PM
This time of year in Alaska they have about 21 hours of day light. So the way he hunts them is taking 4 1/2 hour shifts to glass. Then go sleep , eat, etc. This proved very effective because we seen more bears mid day than in the morning or night. A mature boar has roughly a 90 mile range. So you really don't know when he will show up. But if he does you want to be watching. The first day at the end  of light we seen a boar and a sow 1400 yards away and moving very quickly away. I got a few quick photos and they were gone. It was a shooter we felt. They feel in this area any male over 8 foot is a shooter. He felt this bear was 9 foot. Which this was getting me excited because that was my goal for the hunt. Was anything over 9 foot. But they disappeared as quickly as the had originally appeared. The next day I got a quick look at a big bear a mile away mid day. But he did not like something and ran back into the timber after only being out for less than a minute. Then a few hours later a few 2 1/2 year olds showed up in a different spot. I videoed them but did not take any pics.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 05, 2017, 05:53:00 AM
Then a big boar with a great coat comes into 400 yards. We watched him and a sow come in from 750 yards. I videoed them and took pics. It was the two from the other side of the flats that we had seen earlier in the hunt. One shot I busted both front shoulders and he was down.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on May 05, 2017, 06:22:14 AM
That's too cool. Great work!   :tup:  from the slot to Alaska w a bbd!
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 05, 2017, 06:35:51 AM
Awesome pics and story!  Congratulations!
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Post by: oldschool on May 05, 2017, 06:51:57 AM
great story can I borrow your lucky rabbit foot?
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: trophyhunt on May 05, 2017, 07:06:59 AM
congrats man, thanks for the ride!!
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Post by: jackelope on May 05, 2017, 07:16:32 AM
Congrats and thanks for sharing the pics and story. That's a good looking bear.

(I rotated that paw picture for you. Sorry it threw it out of order.)
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Post by: Mfowl on May 05, 2017, 07:23:15 AM
Super awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Timberstalker on May 05, 2017, 07:43:15 AM
Nice bear!  What an experience.  Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 05, 2017, 07:44:44 AM
So cool. Thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
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Post by: arees on May 05, 2017, 07:51:15 AM
What a great trip. Congratulations.
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Post by: Woodchuck on May 05, 2017, 08:03:21 AM
Great write up, thank you for sharing. Congratulations.  :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 05, 2017, 08:50:36 AM
Congrats on your bear :IBCOOL:
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Post by: bearpaw on May 05, 2017, 08:58:04 AM
totally awesome  :tup:
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Post by: Rainier10 on May 05, 2017, 09:05:02 AM
That is awesome, thanks so much for sharing the story beginning to end.  The pictures really add to the whole thing.

How was the skinning, packing and boat ride out?
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: saylean on May 05, 2017, 10:35:10 AM
Casino money well spent. Congrats man! I play the same slot on occasion at the Tulalip, I've had pretty good luck with it too.

Looks like a great time. Definitely one of my Must do hunts. So awesome.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: jkthomps on May 05, 2017, 11:17:09 AM
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: wheels on May 05, 2017, 02:55:39 PM
thats some good luck and awesome story hunt and bear
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on May 05, 2017, 05:00:54 PM
great story can I borrow your lucky rabbit foot?
I'm guessing he would probably give it to you at this point. All the luck has been used up lol.

Nice story and beautiful bear. Definitely a "bucket list" hunt if there ever was one


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Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 05, 2017, 08:26:08 PM
great story can I borrow your lucky rabbit foot?
I'm guessing he would probably give it to you at this point. All the luck has been used up lol.

Nice story and beautiful bear. Definitely a "bucket list" hunt if there ever was one
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 05, 2017, 08:28:30 PM
I'm sure it will run out some time if it hasn't already
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Post by: Buckhunter28 on May 05, 2017, 08:42:44 PM
Congrats and thanks for the write up, that is all so awesome, that is a definite dream hunt! Congrats what a beautiful bear!
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 05, 2017, 09:15:19 PM
@ Rainier
The skinning took about three hours with both of us. And a storm set in. It rained something serious. We were able to take a canoe to with in maybe 200 yards of the bear. Then we packed everything to the canoe. We made it back to camp about midnight. Then we had 8 foot seas and could not get out for a day and a half. So we just hung out and I took pictures and videos of some other smaller bears. When we went back it was 4 foot seas. Even at that in a small boat you really need to pay attention or it could be your last day. In the lower 48 I feel like we are in charge. Up here it is so raw and rugged. Mother Nature rules. Not us, it comes very clear quickly.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 05, 2017, 09:23:28 PM
How long was he?
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Post by: Rainier10 on May 05, 2017, 10:43:03 PM
 :tup:
Thanks sounds like a long day/night
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Post by: PLUVIUSWAPITI on May 05, 2017, 11:27:01 PM
Nice story and congrats.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 06, 2017, 06:25:20 AM
One thing I did not bring was gun oil. I would highly recommend it. I had cleaned my gun the week before the trip with a nice coat of oil the. Wiped it clean. Went to the range put three rounds thru it to get any thing out of the bore and left. I think we were only out five days total. The rust sets in fast. I will completely take the gun apart and clean and oil it.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: Ripper on May 06, 2017, 06:42:28 AM
 :tup: congrats to you sir. I'd buy a lot to ticket if I were you! :chuckle:  Thank you for sharing your epic awesome adventure. Did you eat any of this Bear? Just curious if they are any good.  I've heard that the interior grizzlies are good, about like black bears, but I don't know anyone who has eaten a coastal brown.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 06, 2017, 12:16:36 PM
I have not tryed any before. I'm actually flying back to Washington today. With memory's of a life time.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 06, 2017, 07:06:21 PM
We blew a tire :'(
Then went to the fish and game to seal the hide and the sckull. They take a hair, tooth, and tissue samples. Then the measure the sckull.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: bowhunterforever on May 06, 2017, 08:34:59 PM
Awesome :tup:
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Post by: Watimberghost on May 06, 2017, 09:33:26 PM
Incredible experience!! Thank you for sharing it! Congrats on a hunt of a lifetime :tup:
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 07, 2017, 06:39:35 AM
 :tup:

Those teeth look pretty warn! 
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 07, 2017, 08:55:23 AM
Yes the teeth are worn down! He's also missing one lower canine tooth. And the other lower one is cracked all the way thru. I will be curious what they age him at.
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Post by: Seahawk12 on May 07, 2017, 09:11:44 AM
Congrats. I think you made the right choice. Things wear out, but those memories will last a life time.
Really cool.
 :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 07, 2017, 11:55:10 AM
Rolling up the bear to freeze the hide. Then we went to check out some mountain goats. I probably seen 25 or 30 that day. Maybe 50 total. It's hard to tell how big the mountains are but they are from sea level to 6000 feet. He tells me it takes one full day of hiking to get above timber line. Some day.....
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 07, 2017, 08:48:32 PM
This was on a charter flight back.  Two different glaciers as well.
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Post by: RB on May 07, 2017, 09:18:25 PM
Very cool! Where did you fly into, and where did the ferry drop you off? Congrats on a great hunt  :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 08, 2017, 07:03:37 AM
I flew into Juneau. Then to the ferry to Haines. Then I took a charter plane from Haines to Juneau on the way back. It's very impressive country.
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Post by: Machias on May 08, 2017, 09:48:47 AM
What an awesome thread, thanks for sharing all the photos!!!!!  Awesome bear!!!
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on May 08, 2017, 12:24:20 PM
 Congrats and thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 08, 2017, 12:59:32 PM
Did you mention who your guide was?
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Post by: b0bbyg on May 08, 2017, 01:30:05 PM
Well done and great pictures.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 08, 2017, 01:57:24 PM
Congrats!  Way to make a lifetime memory from that windfall!
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Post by: h2ofowlr on May 08, 2017, 03:03:02 PM
Thanks for sharing.  Looks like a great hunt. :tup:
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Post by: RB on May 08, 2017, 04:02:14 PM
I flew into Juneau. Then to the ferry to Haines. Then I took a charter plane from Haines to Juneau on the way back. It's very impressive country.


Right on, I thought I recognized that airport Bear could not remember if it was Juneau, or Sitka. Thanks for sharing this hunt very cool!
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Post by: Doublelunger on May 09, 2017, 08:06:27 AM
Man that's an epic trip and bear...awesome job all the way around! Now go get that 60+" moose so I can hate you even more!
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Post by: seth30 on May 09, 2017, 09:06:41 AM
Thanks for sharing the story and all the pics :tup:  What a cool and rewarding hunt!
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 09, 2017, 03:15:53 PM
Man that's an epic trip and bear...awesome job all the way around! Now go get that 60+" moose so I can hate you even more!



I know. :chuckle:
It will be a busy year. I going to try to video the moose hunts if we find any. If nothing else it will be adventure
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Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: go4steelhd on May 11, 2017, 06:39:09 AM
@ Carpsniper
He has 24 inch skull. And was 9' 1" squared. There guess was 12 years old. But with his tooth wear they said he maybe older. The fish and game took a tooth so at some time I should be able to get the age. He was not a mega bear. But he was a big bear.
Title: Re: JACKPOT!!!
Post by: Triplej on May 15, 2017, 03:05:58 PM
Nice Work! You going to make a rug ? Thanks for all the pictures looks like it was a blast ! Good luck on the moose hunt
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 15, 2017, 03:18:22 PM
The one I shot...


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I did get my results back from Alaska Fish and Game.  This bear was 6 years old, skull legnth was 15.19 inches and had a width of 8 inches.  Total size 23.19.

The average age of bears taken by hunters during the regulatory year 2010 was 8.75 years.  The average skull size of bears taken by hunters that year was 22.38 inches.

So, younger than most taken last year, but he had a bigger head.  I was surprised how many bears are killed that are this small.  With all of the 8-10 foot bears taken, there must be a lot of 6 footers taken as well...
A link to the story if interested...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,76252.50.html
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 16, 2017, 05:28:56 PM
Did they mail you the info? It looked like you found out in two weeks

That's a nice bear that you got :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 17, 2017, 06:38:46 AM
TripleJ
I hope we find a couple big moose!! Tic toc  :)
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Post by: Gringo31 on May 17, 2017, 07:48:20 AM
They did mail the info but it was like a year later.....
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 18, 2017, 07:25:25 AM
Oh wow  :yike: I'm sure they age tons of bears thou

The age doesn't really change anything. But I'm sure curious!!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 18, 2017, 07:31:13 AM
I paid for a root canal at the new Ilani casino in La Center. That took a load off.
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 18, 2017, 03:56:32 PM
 :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 18, 2017, 06:12:33 PM
@ Carpsniper
He has 24 inch skull. And was 9' 1" squared. There guess was 12 years old. But with his tooth wear they said he maybe older. The fish and game took a tooth so at some time I should be able to get the age. He was not a mega bear. But he was a big bear.

I don't know much about them, but that seems like a very solid bear. Congrats again, always like to ask as its a bucket list critter for me later in life and like learning what I can.
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 20, 2017, 06:29:44 AM
I agree. And this was on my bucket list as well. This was truly an outstanding adventure
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Post by: csaaphill on May 21, 2017, 12:20:03 AM
 :yike: win at the casino then go bear hunting and get one nice. :tup:
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 26, 2017, 07:37:20 AM
 :tup:
Yes that's a double win in my book
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 26, 2017, 07:40:35 AM
I paid for my root canal last week with a visit to the new casino. Probably not the same, huh?
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Post by: b0bbyg on May 26, 2017, 07:56:10 AM
I paid for my root canal last week with a visit to the new casino. Probably not the same, huh?

Pretty cool that you won.  But I don't think the write up with pictures will be as fun if you document your root canal   :chuckle:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 26, 2017, 08:06:50 AM
 :chuckle:
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Post by: Eli346 on May 28, 2017, 07:37:34 PM
Wow, thanks for sharing that story. Good one!
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Post by: redi on May 28, 2017, 09:38:07 PM
Great story and awesome bear. Congrats
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 29, 2017, 07:21:24 AM
@Pianoman
After puttting lots of thought in to the experience of a root canal that I've had and the Brown bear hunt...
I will have to vote to do a bear hunt over the dentist  :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 30, 2017, 06:49:56 AM
@Pianoman
After puttting lots of thought in to the experience of a root canal that I've had and the Brown bear hunt...
I will have to vote to do a bear hunt over the dentist  :chuckle: :chuckle:

I've never hunted brown bear and even without that experience, I'm going to concur with you on that! Going in today.
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Post by: Rainier10 on May 30, 2017, 09:57:20 AM
@Pianoman
After puttting lots of thought in to the experience of a root canal that I've had and the Brown bear hunt...
I will have to vote to do a bear hunt over the dentist  :chuckle: :chuckle:
Am I reading this correct?  You are going to use a dentist as bait for a brown bear hunt?  I would double check the regs on that.   :tup:
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Post by: croix on May 30, 2017, 10:27:13 AM
@Pianoman
After puttting lots of thought in to the experience of a root canal that I've had and the Brown bear hunt...
I will have to vote to do a bear hunt over the dentist  :chuckle: :chuckle:
Am I reading this correct?  You are going to use a dentist as bait for a brown bear hunt?  I would double check the regs on that.   :tup:

only legal if the dentist is carrion... but I'm sure that creates additional complications  :chuckle:
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 30, 2017, 10:31:53 AM
Yes the teeth are worn down! He's also missing one lower canine tooth. And the other lower one is cracked all the way thru. I will be curious what they age him at.
I'm going to guess 14 +/- 2 years, based on a SWAG using what I can see from the pics and the tooth wear characteristics described in this compilation http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2078152015000139
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Post by: go4steelhd on May 30, 2017, 04:07:46 PM
@Pianoman
After puttting lots of thought in to the experience of a root canal that I've had and the Brown bear hunt...
I will have to vote to do a bear hunt over the dentist  :chuckle: :chuckle:
Am I reading this correct?  You are going to use a dentist as bait for a brown bear hunt?  I would double check the regs on that.   :tup:

It's a grey area in the Alaskan regs :chuckle:
But the locals prefer a dentist over an attorney.
Something about the attorneys reak of BS way more
Both are good choices   :chuckle:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on May 31, 2017, 06:31:24 AM
I had the root canal yesterday - worst choice of the two, by far. This guy definitely deserves to be brown bear bait. Remember Cecil!!!!!
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Post by: go4steelhd on June 03, 2017, 06:46:24 AM
Double lung,
Thanks for sharing that it's very interesting. We will see how close we are next year. I've always thought it was cool that they age them and share the findings
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Post by: go4steelhd on April 06, 2021, 01:22:37 PM
Here is how he turned out
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Post by: jstone on April 06, 2021, 01:26:05 PM
Wow.!!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 06, 2021, 01:40:13 PM
What a cool story from beginning to end. Congratulations!  :tup:
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Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2021, 04:34:30 PM
Love the front claws on that bad boy.
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Post by: bearhunter99 on April 06, 2021, 04:42:44 PM
Great mount!  Congrats!
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Post by: OutHouse on April 06, 2021, 05:11:34 PM
How'd I miss this thread. Pretty darn epic and all born from a double jack pot. Congratulations and great looking bear!
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Post by: Watimberghost on April 06, 2021, 07:27:33 PM
That turned out great!
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Post by: OutHouse on April 06, 2021, 09:49:02 PM
Love the front claws on that bad boy.

I didn't appreciate those claws the first time around. Those are some nasty scrapers for sure. Amazing equipment those animals come with.
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Post by: go4steelhd on April 07, 2021, 09:20:12 AM
I forgot how long the claws were.  :yike:

He was aged at 17 years old by the AK fish and Game, So I think this was a big as he would get. I was told they are in their prime from 15-18 years old
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