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Offline elkrack

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too close for comfort
« on: July 20, 2009, 12:01:55 AM »
I took my three year old son out with me to set my trail cam up for the first time and we got it set up. so i took him to the creek to throw some rocks in and as soon as we got to the edge of the creek I saw movement in the brush 25 yards away. I thought it was some cattle because its a free range there but instead a bear pops out and gives me the stare down for 5 to 10 seconds which was plenty of time for me to get my pistol ready but lucky for the bear he walked away. that was too close because I didn't know if it was a sow with cubs or what but it turned fine.
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2009, 12:03:46 AM »
Quote from: elkrack on July 20, 2009, 12:01:55 AM
...that was too close...

Too close?!  No such thing!!!  ;)
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 05:51:26 AM »
It was common courtesy, you had your cub with you.....
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 05:55:18 AM »
I accidentally got about 25 feet from a gorgeous bear this weekend.  I didn't have my kid with me though.  He didn't notice me until I tried to get my camera out. LOL  If I would have slipped up and grabbed his tail, it might have gotten a bit more interesting. LOL  He had his head in a stump happily eating ants.
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 06:28:57 AM »
So no pictures I take it?
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 06:31:30 AM »
elkrack, glad to hear that no one got hurt on this encounter. Only thing I am fearing once I start taking my baby girl with me backpacking. I think I will be carrying a couple of pistols
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 05:52:49 PM »
Scary story!! my oldest is 3 as well, so I can emagine the sheer horror you must have felt?? My "bear" area is so infested with bears, I dare not bring my boys!!!
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 06:07:12 PM »
Just had something happen like that here last week or so up in the Tampico area. A woman found herself between a sow and her cubs. Luckily she was on a horse and made a quick escape. Don't know the exact details but I guess the bear did give chase. She must of been real pissed to chase off that big of an animal.
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 09:22:46 PM »
BK Dave....that bear area is almost as cute as a kuwala bear infestation...but u have no idea what im saying if u dont like mitch hedberg jokes...

nice pics

scary story...kinda hoping to takemy 2.5 year old into the woods with me this year...guess im going gun not bow :bash:
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2009, 10:42:39 PM »
Loved Mitch!! RIP

"no" I don't want a frozen banana, but I want a regular one later!!...so "yeah"
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Re: too close for comfort
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 10:21:06 AM »
Hell ya BK!!!

Keep us posted on ur bears!

Im gonna go shave...too! ;)
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