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Big ol bear
« on: February 04, 2016, 02:18:03 PM »
big ol bear from 2015 season in north cascades . showed a forest service ranger and she said looked like grizz its def a black bear but just a big ol beauty of a bear
be careful going in search of adventure its ridiculously easy to find.

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 03:33:38 PM »
Big bear for sure.  Nice picture.  Why didn't you go after him?
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2016, 12:25:18 PM »
i did man ... sadly i made a poor shot and couldn't recover him  :'(
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2016, 01:24:04 PM »
Wow.  I'd be having nightmares about that.  Sorry to hear.
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2016, 02:08:26 PM »
ohhh man I do ... all the time haha.. not the way I wanted it to play out at all..
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2016, 01:43:44 PM »
Those north cascades rangers don't know squat!  :)

If you need someone to help you take down a bear, just give me a call next time.  :)  :chuckle:

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2016, 03:53:20 PM »
hmm I believe I did text you shane  :dunno: and ya didn't come help track that thing  :'(
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2016, 04:03:51 PM »
Good lookin bear....too bad you didn't recover.

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2016, 04:30:59 PM »
Yeah it's always a good thing to post on the internet that you wounded an animal and didn't recover it! Usually the best thing to do :tup:
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2016, 06:09:55 PM »
They get big feeding on those mountain berries!
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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2016, 09:17:20 PM »
hmm I believe I did text you shane  :dunno: and ya didn't come help track that thing  :'(

Hey atleast I offered phone support service  :chuckle:

Those north cascades rangers don't know squat!  :)

If you need someone to help you take down a bear, just give me a call next time.  :)  :chuckle:

how many shots does it take Shane?  :chuckle:

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2016, 09:34:53 PM »

Yeah it's always a good thing to post on the internet that you wounded an animal and didn't recover it! Usually the best thing to do :tup:

It's always better to come in and judge people over the internet from an armchair.  :tup:
People get offended at nothing at all. So, speak your mind and be unapologetic.

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2016, 09:52:38 PM »
That place looks awful familiar ....  nice bear ...they are out right now ...I heard of at least 3 being seen in the last week !

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2016, 09:24:02 AM »
hmm I believe I did text you shane  :dunno: and ya didn't come help track that thing  :'(

Hey atleast I offered phone support service  :chuckle:

Those north cascades rangers don't know squat!  :)

If you need someone to help you take down a bear, just give me a call next time.  :)  :chuckle:

how many shots does it take Shane?  :chuckle:

indeed you both did haha I believe you both were there via phone support lol thanks to both you guys ryan and shane  :tup:
be careful going in search of adventure its ridiculously easy to find.

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Re: Big ol bear
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2016, 09:26:35 AM »
Good lookin bear....too bad you didn't recover.

of course im not proud of it. but it happened and I did everything I could do to recover it and harves the bear . unfortunately I couldn't do it. I gotta be ready for the internet tough guys like you who have never missed or made a bad shot. im sorry I made a bad shot
be careful going in search of adventure its ridiculously easy to find.

 


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