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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #30 on: July 17, 2015, 09:24:41 AM »
Counting the days. It will be interesting to see how the dry weather this year affects them. We've had bears roaming around our neighborhood already raiding fruit trees and bird feeders in the broad daylight. We usually don't see them until the fall, fattening up for the winter.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2015, 09:34:46 AM »
The berries up high are a little smaller than usual but there are plenty and they are a little early. This pic is from yesterday.  Good luck to those who chase them in the high country, should be a good year.

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2015, 01:23:48 PM »
I'm more than ready! I'm super duper mega excited for the season to open. I have a new 308 sighted in and ready to roar. Berries are ripening and hopefully it will cool down a little bit in the next 2 weeks.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2015, 01:31:53 PM »
Holy smokes...............just realised that is two weeks away. Get it on!

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2015, 04:50:09 PM »
I am ready! I will be in the Alpine lakes area, if anyone else is up there, PM me and I will give you our radio channel just in case anyone needs assistance or wants to let me know where the bears are  ;)

Good luck everyone and be safe!

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #35 on: July 21, 2015, 07:54:50 PM »
I'll be in the high country for the opener. Never specifically hunted for bear but usually have a chance to harvest a handful in September on te high hunt just never have, need to draw some blood with the new .280 AI before October!
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #36 on: July 21, 2015, 08:01:20 PM »
I'm ready.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #37 on: July 21, 2015, 08:27:53 PM »
Looking forward to it. I basically use August bear hunting to scout blacktail.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2015, 08:28:20 PM »
Looking forward to it. I basically use August bear hunting to scout blacktail.

me too.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #39 on: July 21, 2015, 08:40:27 PM »
I've been ready since the end of last season! I'm excited to render some bear fat this year, put a bunch of meat in the freezer, and make a new rug. I also hope it cools down a bit though.

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #40 on: July 21, 2015, 09:17:11 PM »
Looking forward to it. I basically use August bear hunting to scout blacktail.

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #41 on: July 22, 2015, 07:21:35 AM »
I've been ready since August 1st last year!!!

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #42 on: July 22, 2015, 07:24:27 AM »
The thought it there, just no time to do it this year.  Will be out on vacation starting the 1st for a few weeks.
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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #43 on: July 22, 2015, 12:53:40 PM »
I will be out and around. I have a friend that has never shot a bear so I am taking him out on Friday night (to camp), Sat and Sunday and hopefully we can get one. I know there is a big guy in my area that I hunt and quite a few smaller ones although I have not been scouting there at all since I have been focusing mostly on fishing and scouting elk.

Good luck everyone, keep the pictures rolling.

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Re: Who's getting ready for 8/1 opener bear?
« Reply #44 on: July 22, 2015, 12:56:47 PM »
Went to check my cams yesterday.....my main area is closed by the owners.....fire danger. Shucks........don't think I will get to hunt it for deer/bear this year. I need to go knock on a door and ask if I can walk in and pull my cams.

 


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