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Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« on: April 25, 2011, 03:47:29 PM »
Got within 75 yards of this one and took about ten minutes of footage. How many of you guys with tags would have pulled the trigger?
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2011, 03:51:17 PM »
looks small and young. probably wouldn't have taken the shot
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2011, 03:53:09 PM »
With no bears under my hunting hat I sure would have considered it. What do you think for size? 150? Cool footage either way.

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2011, 03:53:43 PM »
looks small and young. probably wouldn't have taken the shot

I agree. I am not the most seasoned bear hunter by any stretch but my initial thought was that it looked young and on the small side. Still be awesome to see though
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2011, 03:57:45 PM »
The small ones are tasty :drool: :chuckle:
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2011, 04:00:14 PM »
Yeah it was a small bear. Had a nice thick cool colored coat but that is all that would have tempted me.
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2011, 04:03:09 PM »
I'm not sure. i thing the adrenalin would have got the better of me and bears for dinner
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2011, 04:37:01 PM »
looks small and young. probably wouldn't have taken the shot

Too itty bitty. Honestly depends on when I saw him. Last day or two of the season Maybe probably definately.  :chuckle:

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2011, 04:45:08 PM »
Would be in the freezer.  Small one taste great and are easier to pack out.   :chuckle: 

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2011, 04:54:11 PM »
those big ears are a dead give away of a small bear. But the small ones are the ones you want to eat  :bfg:

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 05:01:23 PM »
dont suppose you could tell us where you saw him and whether or not it was in a spring bear unit?

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2011, 05:51:21 PM »
That bear barely makes 90 pounds.
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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2011, 08:13:30 PM »
Yeah he looks a little small. but I don't have a bear sitting on top of my computer screen or under the coffee table like some others on here and I am a wee bit jealous. So I would have taken him.  :chuckle:

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2011, 08:25:56 PM »
That bear barely makes 90 pounds.

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Re: Color phase bear while turkey hunting
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2011, 08:45:12 PM »
 :)color phase?? I saw a sow and twin cubs last Friday, one cub was brown and one black. never seen it before.
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