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Offline nwcassels

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Spring Bear Down!
« on: June 01, 2012, 05:52:58 PM »
Not today!!!   :)  On Wednesday evening.  After 6 weeks of hitting it hard, I finally closed the deal on the last day I had to hunt on Wednesday evening.  I only missed one day off during the season and hunted a lot of evenings after work.  Got to see a lot of great country I haven't been in for years and had a great time.  Not a giant, but a very pretty bear and well-earned.  This is my first spring bear and I will definitely put in for this hunt every year.  It was definitely a learning experience and was totally different than hunting bears in the late summer and fall.  Now it's time to get caught up around the house and wait for this year's draw results!  Great way to start the year!


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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 05:55:17 PM »
 :tup: Nice Bear!!! Congrats!  I like his color! 

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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 05:55:54 PM »
 Way to kick off the season!
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2012, 06:15:55 PM »
Way to stick with it, congrats!

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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2012, 06:25:51 PM »
Nice color! Congrats!

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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2012, 06:26:43 PM »
cool color and a nice size head it looks like :tup:

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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2012, 06:31:01 PM »
Nice bear congrats :tup:  What area did you hunt?
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2012, 06:32:25 PM »
Nice bear, what unit did you get him in, and was it a spot and stalk or did you still hunt?
Rather be dead than cool.
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Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2012, 06:46:57 PM »
Nice bear


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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2012, 06:56:38 PM »
Dang 6 weeks strait but only one day off! You earned your bear for sure.
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2012, 08:19:24 PM »
congrats thanks for the pic :tup: :tup:

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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2012, 09:58:17 PM »
Nice looking color phase!
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2012, 10:07:21 PM »
I second Rasbo's comment.  Beautiful head.  I love it when the bear gets bigger and the ears start getting more laterally positioned on the head.  My avatar shows my bear but I have to admit I am envious. Your bear will make an impressive head mount.  Is this your first bear? 

ps thanks for sharing.  Great success stories always get me pumped for bear hunting. 
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2012, 10:44:16 PM »
Super nice looking bear, congrats!!!!!
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Re: Spring Bear Down!
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2012, 10:50:20 PM »
congrads nice looking bear!

 


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