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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #45 on: April 06, 2013, 05:30:57 PM »
Awesome good luck :tup:

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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #46 on: April 06, 2013, 05:35:05 PM »
Thanks a colored bear is high on my list. I hope I don't run into a couple big black bears first. My trigger finger might get itchy :chuckle:
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #47 on: April 06, 2013, 07:11:09 PM »
Carp- hope you are able to get a color phase up there in BC. We have more colored bears than black ones here in the Blues which is where I have done most of my bear hunting. I hope to get a blonde one this spring. A buddy of mine and I got drawn for the West Blues units of Oregon again this year. Blonde is the only lower 48 color phase I am missing and I will take a smaller blonde one if I get the chance though not a dink. Mostly at this point in my bear hunting I am only after mature boars but as I said I would take a smaller blonde one.

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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #48 on: April 06, 2013, 07:32:30 PM »
Thanks. Have you ever seen a big mature blonde bear? It seems like the blondes never get as big as the blacks and the chocolate bears. I can't remember ever seeing a blonde that I thought was legit over 150 or so. My dad has all but a cinnamon. That or a blonde would be my first choice. It would be nice to have a rug in every color :chuckle: 
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #49 on: April 06, 2013, 07:34:24 PM »
Carp you're not going to go up to BC and shoot one of them little bitty devils off a bait pile are ya?

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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #50 on: April 06, 2013, 07:46:41 PM »
Nope no bait spot and stalk and dogs!
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #51 on: April 06, 2013, 07:52:02 PM »
good on ya  :tup:

I'd like to see some dogs in action one of these days.

Maybe hire Bearpaw to run me a big tom  :tup: 
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #52 on: April 06, 2013, 07:55:46 PM »
I am sure he could put you on one! :IBCOOL:
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #53 on: April 06, 2013, 08:04:47 PM »
How far in BC are you going?  Way up north?

Haven't seen any bears running around on the hillsides yet, should be soon though.  Once they're really out I see them pretty much daily on my commute.

I got drawn for GMU 105 this spring but haven't had the time off to hunt yet.

I'll be hunting a day here and there through April and then I'll hit it hard early May.   

Gotta fill two tags, boy and I did a group draw.

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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #54 on: April 06, 2013, 08:07:21 PM »
It's only like 3hrs from the Washington boarder.
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #55 on: April 06, 2013, 08:11:20 PM »
Carp- I have seen some big blonde bears but overall I agree that it is rare for the blonde bears to get large. Not sure why that is. Last year I drew the Dayton unit spring bear tag and saw a good sized blonde bear 3 different times that I tried to get but it outsmarted me every time. Maybe this will be the year. When my buddy and I drew the same OR unit in 2008 we saw a bunch of blonde bears so my hopes are high.

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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #56 on: April 06, 2013, 08:14:26 PM »
I don't know why it is either. I hope you can find a big blonde and whack him :IBCOOL:
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whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #57 on: April 06, 2013, 08:40:32 PM »
I've posted this pic before but I think this bear was a good sized bear. I took this pic hand held at 18x zoom from 1-1.5 miles away. I didn't expect a good picture but you can see the color.
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Re: whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #58 on: April 06, 2013, 08:46:09 PM »
I think I remember seeing that one before josh. It sure looks snow white!!! Looks like a good sized bear and for sure not small.
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whats the oldest bear you've killed?
« Reply #59 on: April 06, 2013, 08:49:27 PM »
I like that bear. Kinda wish we were prepared to kill him when we saw him. Neat bear for sure up almost in mt. goat country.
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