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bear down friday afternoon
« on: September 09, 2012, 05:29:42 PM »
got my 2012 WA bear friday afternoon. girlfriend and i got to a glassing spot around 330 pm and were waiting and glassing. had a candy bar at about 5 and the gf spotted a bear (first wild bear shes seen) and was very excited. i watched and played cat and mouse with the bear in the brush for an hour and a half. i was on him at 180 yards and about to shoot when he ducked behind a tree. i watched teh opening on teh other side of the tree for 10 minutes through my scope. then i needed to give my eye a break and stretch my legs so i stood up and looked down the hill to our right and there he was. the bear snuck closer and was working side hill below us. so we jumped up and headed down after. peeked over a rock and there he was walking broadside around 80-85 yards. i pulled up and let him have it! maybe a little overgunned with the 300 RUM and 215 grain bullets at 2950 fps but a hight shoulder hit put him down in a hurry!
not a real big bear but i saw the chocolate color and had to have him! it was hard to tell size in yellow grass also.
thanks for looking!
dropped the skin off for a soft tan today!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2012, 05:31:09 PM »
Congrats, really nice color...
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2012, 05:31:38 PM »
That's definetly Boo Boo, I bet Yogi is very sad   :chuckle:

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 05:41:33 PM »
That's definetly Boo Boo, I bet Yogi is very sad   :chuckle:
hey now! be nice! i just picked the easy one to pack out!  :chuckle:
besides on huntwa isnt that a 250 lb bear?  :dunno:

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2012, 05:51:54 PM »
congrats...and that will be a lovely soft tanned hide  :tup:

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2012, 05:55:57 PM »
Good looking bear.  Nice Color!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2012, 06:08:18 PM »
Good looking bear.  Nice Color!
thanks all, he also has a 8 inch by 8 inch white patch on his chest. i really want a front half mount but just cant part with that kind of cash right now. so soft tan it is! very thick and soft fur also!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2012, 06:42:33 PM »
Congrats!
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2012, 06:47:39 PM »
Nice bear and congrats!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2012, 07:05:45 PM »
Cool bear!  Cant pass one with a hide like that! Congrats!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2012, 08:52:47 PM »
Congrats,, awesome color bear. We're you on the east or west side?

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2012, 09:18:08 PM »
now if we can only see pics of the bear the guy shot today who was posing for his camera and changing shirts and folding laundry in the hills..I dunno if I have ever laughed so hard out in the hills hunting at someone :chuckle:

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2012, 09:22:13 PM »
Congrats! Any bear is a good bear.
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2012, 09:27:40 PM »
 :tup: congrats nice color

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2012, 09:28:38 PM »
Great job!!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2012, 10:23:53 PM »
Good job on a nice looking bear.  :tup:
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2012, 07:00:02 AM »
now if we can only see pics of the bear the guy shot today who was posing for his camera and changing shirts and folding laundry in the hills..I dunno if I have ever laughed so hard out in the hills hunting at someone :chuckle:
I keep checking for his pics! He was striking a mean pose a few times! Good thing that self timer on his camera was working! And he even had 3 changes of camo to find just the right one! It was epic!  :chuckle:

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2012, 07:07:14 AM »
Congrats on a nice bear; and having a girlfriend with a keen eye.  ;)

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2012, 07:10:46 AM »
Nice bear and who cares what it weighs, I don't.  :tup:
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2012, 07:59:43 AM »
Look I think if you tease us with having a girl friend to hunt with ,you should at least have one photo with the gal and bear.
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2012, 08:33:01 AM »
Beautiful coat!  Congrats!!    :tup:
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2012, 08:39:25 AM »
Look I think if you tease us with having a girl friend to hunt with ,you should at least have one photo with the gal and bear.
I have some on the computer at home. Ill try and add one Wednesday when I get back home. It is great having a gal to hunt with! This is her first time bear hunting but she has been elk hunting with me and she even hunts deer!
Thanks for the good words! And I agree that on bears size doesn't matter... to me anyways  :P

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2012, 10:29:11 AM »
Beautiful  :tup:
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2012, 10:40:08 AM »
Nice! Great color!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #24 on: September 10, 2012, 01:58:55 PM »
Congrats! Any bear is a good bear.
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I would be more than happy with any bear let alone a nice chocolate one like that.  Good work.   

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2012, 03:05:02 PM »
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2012, 08:30:34 PM »
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2012, 11:35:01 PM »
congrats!! hoping for my first very soon!

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2012, 11:47:48 AM »
Good going on the bear. Hunting bears is my favorite. Curious about your rifle load. What bullet did you use? What powder? How long is your barrel? Thanks, Rufous.

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2012, 01:07:58 PM »
Good going on the bear. Hunting bears is my favorite. Curious about your rifle load. What bullet did you use? What powder? How long is your barrel? Thanks, Rufous.
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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2012, 01:36:14 PM »
congrats on the bear! Cant wait to get my first.

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #31 on: September 14, 2012, 08:18:38 AM »
Look I think if you tease us with having a girl friend to hunt with ,you should at least have one photo with the gal and bear.
here is a pic of my gf and the bear

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Re: bear down friday afternoon
« Reply #32 on: September 14, 2012, 08:42:04 AM »
 :tup: :tup:

Grats! Did ya bark at the GF and tell her not to wear black next time? :chuckle:

 


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