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Offline Michelle_Nelson

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #45 on: May 31, 2011, 01:10:07 PM »
Havn't decided what I am going to do with him yet.  It will either be a Life Size, Rug, or stay a Soft/Dry Tan.  It's not like taxidemists ever get the opertunity to mount there own animals.
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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #46 on: May 31, 2011, 06:34:24 PM »
Happy for ya Michelle...congrats...and good guiding Bearpaw.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #47 on: May 31, 2011, 06:36:09 PM »
Michelle just saw the video, and WOW!  You drilled him good!  What caliber was it?
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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #48 on: May 31, 2011, 06:56:22 PM »
Savage model 110 30-06 with a 165gr SUPERFORMANCE Hornady SST.
 
I had someone say it looks like a head shot.  It wasn't.  It went in one shoulder, broke the spine, out the other shoulder.  Broke both shoulder blades.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #49 on: May 31, 2011, 07:00:16 PM »
Cool video. Packed it out like it was nothing, kinda like a school backpack full of books :chuckle:. I would have sworn that was a Ruger you were shooting.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #50 on: June 01, 2011, 06:18:35 AM »
the way the head jerked in the video and how limp he went my first impression was it was a spinal shot.  That's great the bullet went through both blades and didnt deflect or flatten!
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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #51 on: June 01, 2011, 08:23:23 AM »
Yeah it went through both blades center about 3 1/2 inches from the top.  Looked like I snapped both blades off.  It went through the spine.  The exit wound was a little bigger than a quarter if I remember. 

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #52 on: June 01, 2011, 09:28:09 AM »
Congratulations Michelle, very pretty color bear. You are a cool calm shooter, good job.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #53 on: June 01, 2011, 07:33:29 PM »
Congrats on a pretty bear. Enjoyed the video!

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #54 on: June 02, 2011, 08:06:18 PM »
Congratulations on the nice bear I can't wait to see what you do with him.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #55 on: June 02, 2011, 08:26:31 PM »
cool vid and congrats on the hunt.  at around 2:45 on the vid something black is seen for a second on the right side of the road...was that also a bear?  great job !
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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #56 on: June 02, 2011, 08:30:25 PM »
 :chuckle:  That was a Hen Turkey we saw cross the road and that is the only footage we got of her.  It was put in the video to see if anyone would catch it.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #57 on: June 02, 2011, 08:30:45 PM »
Looked like a turkey to me getting out of the way!

Oh and the opening scenes before you crossed the cattle guard. I hope you weren't hunting as that is Private. But I give ya credit watching you did cover a ton of the unit.

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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #58 on: June 02, 2011, 08:32:36 PM »
Great job Michelle, I'm really happy for you. And great job Dale, I love the video. I noticed that black flash in the video also. I was going to ask the same question. Well, was it a bear?
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Re: Kelly Hill Spring Bear Down.....
« Reply #59 on: June 02, 2011, 08:38:43 PM »
I just went back and watched it again, yup, it's a turkey. :chuckle:
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