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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #45 on: January 28, 2014, 05:52:22 PM »
Has anyone on here seen a blue one?  Glacier bear?

I've never seen one, but they apparently do exist:

http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Bear
part of the coast of BC, many of the black bears are white in color.

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #46 on: January 28, 2014, 07:52:35 PM »
from what ive seen and heard there are mostly colored bears in the blues. which is just my luck because id really love to get a black one... actually seeing how i havnt had any luck even seeing one during hunting season id be thrilled to fill a tag on any colored or black bear.....

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #47 on: January 29, 2014, 07:24:49 AM »
Three of my most favorite bear hunts, where I was after a particular bear, involved color phased bears.  Two of them became fairly famous bears that were never harvested to my knowledge, even in the age of hounds and baiting.  One of them killed dozens of hounds.   Hes probably the progenitor to a whole pile of colorphase bears in that area.  Smart bear.

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #48 on: February 09, 2014, 07:24:18 PM »
Heres just a sample of Wa. Color phase blackies from years past!
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2014, 07:29:44 PM »
Dang, that last one looks like a really nice bear...  :tup:

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #50 on: February 10, 2014, 01:48:35 PM »
Yes he was. 7 1/2', 500#'s +
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #51 on: February 11, 2014, 08:40:59 AM »
I've seen 2 chocolate colored bears on the West side side, all of the others were black. Both of the bears I have shot were black without a white patch. I'd really like one with a white crest and a cinnamon.
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #52 on: February 11, 2014, 09:52:33 AM »
Has anyone on here seen a blue one?  Glacier bear?

Bone, Is this a serious question?


I have saw a bear two years ago that was silver..  Blue?  Maybe a touch of blue as it was a dark silver almost grey,  In all honesty I'm not so sure it wasn't an inland grizz.    And no I'm not any crazier than the guy that was with me and we just about shhittt our pants watching said bear. 

If your serious please elaborate.....   :)
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #53 on: February 11, 2014, 10:37:00 AM »
The Glacier bear in coastal Alaska is black with silver guard hair making it appear blue. The white "Kermode" bear is found on the Island that bears the same name. I hunted a white sow up the Icicle for several years. Each time I saw her, she was accompanied with cubs, who were either black or chocolate. That was about 15 years ago..keep looking for another from her gene pool!
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #54 on: February 11, 2014, 12:24:11 PM »
I've shot 6 bears out of the Mission Unit on the East Side near Wenatchee and not one of them has been black. I have passed on small black in color bears but I see many more cinnamon and chocolate colored bears.   

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #55 on: February 18, 2014, 08:13:00 PM »
I've shot 6 bears out of the Mission Unit on the East Side near Wenatchee and not one of them has been black. I have passed on small black in color bears but I see many more cinnamon and chocolate colored bears.   
would love to see some pics of those bears! Enjoy pictures of local critters, and you always take some nice photos! ;)
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #56 on: February 18, 2014, 08:24:27 PM »
Yes he was. 7 1/2', 500#'s +

Any of them bears taken with hounds? Looks like the good old days

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #57 on: February 18, 2014, 08:45:13 PM »
Never shot one in front of hounds, but chased upwards of a hundred in the good old days!! All my bears were off bait or spot and stalk. Black and tans for strike dogs and mostly Walkers and blueticks and plotts for runners.
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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #58 on: February 18, 2014, 08:49:42 PM »
Never shot one in front of hounds, but chased upwards of a hundred in the good old days!! All my bears were off bait or spot and stalk. Black and tans for strike dogs and mostly Walkers and blueticks for runners.

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Re: Color Phase of WA Bears?
« Reply #59 on: February 19, 2014, 09:20:11 PM »
Dreamin of the good old days!
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