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willapa hills bear down
« on: August 17, 2009, 10:04:02 AM »
went out scouting for elk and looked up saw him cross the road about 120 yds shot and miss the first one went down the road and there he was standing up looking at us. so i shot again and hit him right in the chest took out one lung the liver and blew 6 ribs apart. hes not very big up its my first bear.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 10:19:51 AM »
congrats to your first. Nice to get a chocolate your first time.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2009, 10:20:49 AM »
congrats, I'm still striving for my first wa yogi

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2009, 10:22:23 AM »
NICE JOB!
a first bear is a good bear....

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2009, 10:24:07 AM »
Congrats man!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2009, 10:24:49 AM »
Congrats on a bear!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2009, 10:33:48 AM »
yep thanks now i get to buy a second bear tag

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2009, 10:56:39 AM »
Nice bear! Way to go!!
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2009, 10:57:00 AM »
Congrats on your first bruin!  ;)
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2009, 01:51:04 PM »
Nope, not the biggest.  But, he'd sure as hell make me happy!  Congratulations!
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2009, 02:08:33 PM »
looks like a great way to start your season, nice bear and congrats.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2009, 03:45:12 PM »
hey thanks guys. after gutting him we looked at he stomach and had been eating nothing but berrys. going to be some good eating :EAT:

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2009, 04:32:04 PM »
congrats nice bear

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2009, 04:50:45 PM »
Really nice!
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2009, 04:56:27 PM »
    First bear I've seen this season from Willapa Hills.  Congratulations!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2009, 04:59:44 PM »
Nice bear, congrats to you

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2009, 05:01:57 PM »
Great job! Another fawn killer down!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2009, 07:15:53 PM »
Way to go Brandon.
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2009, 07:23:47 PM »
Congrats on your first bear.  I will be over joyed to shoot one that big for my first.
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2009, 07:38:30 PM »
Congrats on the first bear, those 300 pounders are way harder to pack out anyway. :chuckle:
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2009, 07:49:35 PM »
Nice bear. Looks like you won't be doing a rug as the feet were cut. Congratulations.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2009, 08:38:59 PM »
Congratulations, Good Job Nice Bear

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2009, 08:47:49 PM »
hey grandpa you found the website. thanks for the complements i will have to bring you up some sausage.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2009, 09:45:25 PM »
Nice Bear!  Congrats on your first!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2009, 10:02:53 PM »
Congrats on nice first bear bro!

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2009, 10:17:48 PM »
well now we all know where you elk hunt...lol
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2009, 11:05:28 PM »
very nice, the pics never came to my phone. and even if they did i lost the phone. did you buy a second tag yet? ;)
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2009, 10:47:55 AM »
no i havnt got one yet i will get one on friday

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2009, 06:19:21 PM »
Nice bear congrats on your first. Mark :o

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2009, 10:33:47 PM »
sweet ;)
why did you skin it out and chop the hide from the paws?

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2009, 01:19:39 AM »
ahh i screwed up on it i know. i am going to do a shoulder mount instead. hey xxx you may know the area but you dont know exactly where haha.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #31 on: August 20, 2009, 01:35:18 AM »
congratulations :tup:
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #32 on: August 22, 2009, 08:15:13 PM »
Is the logging roads open or are they still closed for fire season?

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2009, 12:11:32 PM »
as far as i know the logging roads are still closed in this area

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #34 on: August 24, 2009, 06:30:32 PM »
as far as i know the logging roads are still closed in this area
Thanks for the info! ;)

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #35 on: August 24, 2009, 07:36:41 PM »
Howdy Brandon.....a bears a bear.  Smaller bears are mighty tasty.  You might think the fun is over 'cept for the memories but this winter you can pull a chunk of roast or sausage out of the freezer & knaw on it.  Those bears have a way of giving long after they hit the ground for the last time.  BTKR has an awsome roast recipe.  My favorite is hot smoked bear brats to accompany my WA brown ale.  ITS ALL GOOD as they say.  Now that I'm a "cardiac risk" person, I make sausage that is 5% fat as compared to 40% for "storebought".  Just what the Dr. ordered-bear hunt'in!!!

The "worm has definately turned for you".  You might still get a rush taking an elk (I'm jealous) but now you got an itch that won't go away 'til your out in the bear woods on 1 Aug.  Something about going after a critter that will go after you-now thats a rush (am I sick or what?).
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #36 on: August 24, 2009, 07:55:02 PM »
How did you get in there arent the roads closed off?
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #37 on: August 25, 2009, 12:56:36 AM »

AKBowman: i was hunting on private land

Sideswipe: i can want to start eating this thing just got it cut up and wrapped last night was in the cooler all week. actully i got quite a bit of meat out of him. taking the meat for burger and sausage out this week roast and steaks are in the freezer now.

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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #38 on: August 25, 2009, 06:58:58 PM »
sweet
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Re: willapa hills bear down
« Reply #39 on: August 25, 2009, 07:10:20 PM »
That's a good first bear!  Congrats!

 


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