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Offline Widgeondeke

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Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« on: January 18, 2013, 07:41:51 PM »
This polar bear got a little too close to town last week. A couple locals (Inupiaq) went out on a snow machine and shot it t close range. Notice no scoope. It was only a couple hundred yards from town at the time.
It was a smallish one at 8.5'
They wouldn't allow us to take pictures. They did email us thier approved pics.

Definately see some things up here that I will NEVER see anywhere else.

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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2013, 07:56:29 PM »
Awesome
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2013, 07:58:01 PM »
That is cool.  Look at the whole in that thing.
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Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2013, 08:10:14 PM »
Now this is cool!! Awesome!! :)
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2013, 08:40:18 PM »
Did somebody from PETA throw red paint on it?  :chuckle:
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2013, 01:35:20 PM »
Wow, very cool
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2013, 01:47:04 PM »
Wicked! Can I have it!?  :chuckle
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2013, 01:55:19 PM »
Papa, nooooooo!!!!................   :'(
Number one on my bucket list!
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2013, 11:55:32 AM »
Quote from: saylean on January 19, 2013, 01:47:04 PM
Wicked! Can I have it!?  :chuckle

The hides sale for between $3-5k on average up here.  Depends on size mainly.  A pair of mittens made of polar bear go $1, 000
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2013, 12:18:54 PM »
Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 21, 2013, 11:55:32 AM
Quote from: saylean on January 19, 2013, 01:47:04 PM
Wicked! Can I have it!?  :chuckle

The hides sale for between $3-5k on average up here.  Depends on size mainly.  A pair of mittens made of polar bear go $1, 000

So I can have it!
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2013, 09:14:05 AM »
pretty darn cool
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2013, 09:19:13 AM »
Very cool!  That would be the coolest thing to have mounted!  :tup: :tup:
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2013, 09:30:03 AM »
Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 18, 2013, 07:41:51 PM
They wouldn't allow us to take pictures. They did email us thier approved pics.

I take it you weren't on public lands
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2013, 09:30:47 AM »
 :bash:
Quote from: jrebel on January 18, 2013, 07:58:01 PM
That is cool.  Look at the whole in that thing.

 :yeah: did you happen to hear what caliber? 
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2013, 09:49:28 AM »
Quote from: Bean Counter on January 22, 2013, 09:30:47 AM
:bash:
Quote from: jrebel on January 18, 2013, 07:58:01 PM
That is cool.  Look at the whole in that thing.

 :yeah: did you happen to hear what caliber?

Damn big exit wound... wow!
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2013, 11:53:11 PM »
Quote from: Knocker of rocks on January 22, 2013, 09:30:03 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on January 18, 2013, 07:41:51 PM
They wouldn't allow us to take pictures. They did email us thier approved pics.

I take it you weren't on public lands
correct. all land up here belongs to the corporations (Inupiaq tribes)
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2013, 01:03:38 AM »
Quote from: Bean Counter on January 22, 2013, 09:30:47 AM
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Quote from: jrebel on January 18, 2013, 07:58:01 PM
That is cool.  Look at the whole in that thing.

 :yeah: did you happen to hear what caliber?

Looks like an 88 Winchester!  .243, 308, 284 or 358.  I'd guess .243 or .308 :dunno:
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Re: Polar bear in Barrow, AK
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2013, 04:07:37 PM »
Very Cool and thanks for the post.  I'm pretty sure you cannot hunt or posess any polar bear in the U.S. c/o the Marrine Mammal Protection act or the CITES agreement or a combination of both.   I imagine it is a different deal for the Natives and/or DLP circumstances. 
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