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Author Topic: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt (Updated with story)  (Read 33764 times)

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2016, 08:22:58 AM »
Tag - great write up!

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2016, 08:37:17 AM »
Glad you didn't shoot one with the rifle...

Keep after your goal!   :tup:
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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2016, 11:04:51 AM »
Great write up and photos!  Thanks for sharing!!
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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2016, 11:15:47 AM »
Very cool Shane. :tup:
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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2016, 11:18:27 AM »
Looks like a blast, your pictures are awesome.

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2016, 07:02:09 PM »
Great thread so far!

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2016, 10:27:13 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2016, 09:17:12 AM »
Definitely enjoying and following along.
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2016, 09:35:16 AM »
Great thread!  Best of luck letting the air out of one. :tup:
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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2016, 09:23:39 AM »
Shanevg, you threads are always a treat. Good work and best of luck in the time remaining.

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #25 on: June 05, 2016, 12:06:18 PM »
BBD (Blonde bear down.) 

With a rifle on the lat morning of the hunt.  MOre to come later.

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #26 on: June 05, 2016, 12:08:35 PM »
BBD (Blonde bear down.) 

With a rifle on the lat morning of the hunt.  MOre to come later.


Congrats,  Great looking Blonde!    :tup:

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #27 on: June 05, 2016, 12:16:52 PM »
Nicely done. Got a bit warm didn't it ?

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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #28 on: June 05, 2016, 12:30:07 PM »
Great color Shane. Looks like a decent head as well. Congrats.
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Re: ShaneVG's 2016 Spring Bear Hunt
« Reply #29 on: June 05, 2016, 01:00:39 PM »
Nice bear!
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