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Bear down.
« on: August 19, 2012, 03:24:31 PM »
Got this boar Friday morning.  My buddy and I then had a pack job.  5 hours later he was in the cooler.  Lot of work but worth it.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2012, 03:25:34 PM »
Congrats man... Nice Yogi!   :tup: :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2012, 03:25:43 PM »
congradulations!  that is a nice bear.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2012, 03:25:57 PM »
Nice and congrats! :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2012, 03:26:07 PM »
Looks like a dandy, congrats on the bear  :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2012, 03:27:54 PM »
Nice looking bear, good job   :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2012, 03:28:41 PM »
Good looking bear.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2012, 03:30:48 PM »
Nice work. :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2012, 04:06:21 PM »
Sweet bear!!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2012, 04:15:21 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2012, 04:33:55 PM »
Good Looking Bear! 
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2012, 04:34:12 PM »
Very nice bear, congrats.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2012, 04:34:29 PM »
Good on ya!!  :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2012, 04:58:59 PM »
Great bear, congrats :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2012, 05:28:38 PM »
Good job !
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2012, 06:09:25 PM »
That's a dandy!!

congrats dude!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2012, 06:18:23 PM »
Nice bear!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2012, 06:48:28 PM »
Thanks guys.  I am sure that some of the info and tips from this site helped.  This site is a great resource for Washington hunters.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2012, 06:50:10 PM »
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet ...looks like a decent one ... did you guys see any ripe blueberries yet ?  :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2012, 06:50:55 PM »
Good job!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2012, 06:59:35 PM »
Bow45,  Yup the berries a were ripe at about 4000 feet.  This year looks like a great year to pick some berries.  I am going to be up with the family next weekend and hope to get a bunch for a pies, muffins and pancakes.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2012, 07:06:19 PM »
yeah I went out one day and seemed to be sheets loads of huckleberries this year ....I love that 1st 10 days in September .... I am on a bear mission for a couple days then I am off elk hunting ...got to get some sheet on the ground before my relatives show up from Pa ...they just want to catch salmon  :dunno: :bash: :chuckle:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #22 on: August 19, 2012, 07:16:56 PM »
Nice!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #23 on: August 19, 2012, 08:14:20 PM »
Awsome bear! :tup:
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #24 on: August 19, 2012, 08:26:57 PM »
What's the story? Can't just post pictures without describing how it went down.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2012, 08:30:36 PM »
Page 2 and where is the story?  And nice bear good job.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2012, 08:39:50 PM »
Congrats on an awesome bear!
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2012, 08:42:04 PM »
very cool. wish bear season was open here.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2012, 08:50:11 PM »
nicely done
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2012, 08:51:41 PM »
Nice bear :tup: Maybe you might want to use that bear pic as your new avatar? :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle:
 Not that the one you have isn't cool :chuckle: :chuckle:
         Nice job
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #30 on: August 19, 2012, 08:54:45 PM »
Quote from: Turner89 on August 19, 2012, 08:51:41 PM
Nice bear :tup: Maybe you might want to use that bear pic as your new avatar? :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle:
 Not that the one you have isn't cool :chuckle: :chuckle:
         Nice job
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2012, 12:24:27 AM »
congrats  :tup: nice bear
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #32 on: August 20, 2012, 07:05:47 AM »
Hey man...nicely done!!!! :tup: What range did you get him from and what caliber? You look pretty sweat drenched in that pic. Did you have to hike a ways to retrieve him?
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #33 on: August 20, 2012, 07:53:03 AM »
Sorry I didn't include a story with the pictures.  I was pretty busy and pooped when I got home last night.

My buddy and I went up the Packwood unit Thursday evening.  Set up camp and enjoyed a nice evening at about 3,500 feet.  Went to bed about 10.  Got up at 5 and had sausage and eggs.  A little after 6 we headed up on separate trails.  We decided to turn our radios on at 10 to check in.  I started up the trail and saw some bear tracks in the sand about a mile in.  I continued up the trail for another half mile and decided to make my way up into a berry patch.  Saw lots of deer tracks on the hill but not much else.  Found some ripe berries and enjoyed a few sweet ones as a snack.  I found some shade and sat down so I could glass a hillside for a while.  At 10 I turned the radio on and talked to my buddy.  He was at the trailer doing dishes at the trailer.  I told him it would be better than an hour before I would be heading back.  So I worked my way down to the trail.  Not long after I got back on the trail I spotted the bear across a small ravine.  It was down getting a drink in the creek.  I pulled up my rifle and decided it looked like a shooter.  He was in a clump of brush so I had to wait for him to step away into the open.  He finally moved into a clearing and I took a shot.  I could tell he was hit and he rolled into a brush pile.  I could see branches moving so I kept an eye on him.  I put another round in the chamber and waited.  After about 20 seconds he crawled out and started walking along the top of the ravine.  I shot again and the bear ran another 50 yards and toppled over out of site.  I heard him let out a roar,  so I figured he was done.  I crossed the creek and went looking for the bear.  When I found him I let out a victory roar.  Then I called my buddy and told him to bring the pack boards.  I worked on gutting and skinning while he came up the trail.  He got to me about an hour later and we strapped up the hide and head on one frame and the front shoulders on another.  Got back to the truck and put the bear into the cooler on ice.  Another trip up the hill for the rest of the meat. 

We were both pretty tired that evening.  But very pleased. 
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #34 on: August 20, 2012, 09:14:30 AM »
good decision. nice bear
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #35 on: August 20, 2012, 09:43:15 AM »
 :tup:

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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #36 on: August 20, 2012, 12:36:08 PM »
Nice Bear...!   due to a recent  medical condition i am losing my bear season.   I have a couple areas i can call but if I got one I would need help getting it out.   Im West side... Shelton area.
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #37 on: August 20, 2012, 12:39:23 PM »
Quote from: Nuc99 on August 20, 2012, 12:36:08 PM
Nice Bear...!   due to a recent  medical condition i am losing my bear season.   I have a couple areas i can call but if I got one I would need help getting it out.   Im West side... Shelton area.

Dude, start a thread.. you know how many guys would come if you called??  I am on the Eastside, but I know of several guys in the Olympia/Shelton/Elma area, that would drop whatever, and come help pack out a bear....   Some of the most prolific bear hunters on the forum are right there in your area...
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #38 on: August 20, 2012, 12:50:03 PM »
Great story and congrats-- and thanks for the berry report

haven't been able to get out yet due to job etc going nuts! But great to read thanks
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Re: Bear down.
« Reply #39 on: August 20, 2012, 10:34:54 PM »
great job. hopefully i will find myself one like that :tup: :tup: :tup:
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