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Offline Abolt338

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Prince of Wales Bears
« on: June 15, 2009, 11:53:47 PM »
Wife, buddy, and I just returned from POW Island yesterday.  Only had four days on the island, but we saw 19 bears, and managed these three for the meat locker.







Eddie's bear (#1) was taken 20 minutes into our initial drive on the island, squared 6'8" and should score near 21" on the skull.

My wife's bear (#2) was taken on a beach on day three.  It measured 7'4" and green scored over 22" (by the sealer).  It was a HUGE bear!

My bear was taken on the last day as a tag filler.  We saw many nicer and bigger bears, but my effort on the trip was for my wife.  Once she filled her tag, I took the first boar I could find.  He squared 6' even and had a green skull of 18 7/16".

Not bad for a 4-day vacation.

RW
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 10:33:12 PM by Abolt338 »
There's no place like the middle of nowhere!!!

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2009, 11:59:39 PM »

Nice bears!
Congrats!    :tup:

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 12:00:50 AM »
Nice Gun :drool:

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 08:42:06 AM »
Nice.  Was this a DIY trip or guided?  Looks like a lot of fun....would love to do that some day.

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 08:48:50 AM »
Very cool. Congrats to all. I'll hopefully be headed up there next year!

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 10:25:50 AM »
Ya dont see action like that in LA!

Great bears man. thanks for posting it up. Your wifes bear does look big!

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 11:07:24 AM »
Nice job man

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 11:12:49 AM »
Well done - Nice 3'fer on bears.  There's no shortage on POW but finding them in the spring without being so rubbed out is difficult.  It's a great hunt nontheless and you guys/gal did well!
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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 11:36:58 AM »
And that is what is amazing up there, bears are everywhere, wife and I seen 17 in a day and half. Nice bears, glad you had success.

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 01:38:34 PM »
Nice.  Was this a DIY trip or guided?  Looks like a lot of fun....would love to do that some day.

It was a DIY hunt with zero previous experience in Alaska.  We learned a TON on this trip, and we're planning on going back in a year.

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 09:38:42 PM »
Dude,
   great bears....Your wifes bear is HUGE !!!! I was wondering if you could share some of your experiences with us and what were some of the things you learned. I really want to do a trip like that and if I can learn from other peoples mistakes/experiences, all the better..Thanks and congrats again on the great trip man......

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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2009, 09:16:33 PM »
Looks and sounds like a great trip!
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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2009, 08:37:12 PM »
Great job guys..

I would love to go back someday.




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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2009, 08:40:56 PM »
Very nice bears!!  Good job on filling tags with quality animals.

However, I want to know about that maple stocked rifle, specifically the stock!!!  Who made it, how much does it weigh?  etc..  :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Re: Prince of Wales Bears
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2009, 09:32:56 PM »
Nice bear, guns, and pics!  Makes me want to do a trip up there.

 


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