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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on September 01, 2007, 05:23:16 PM

Title: let him go
Post by: boneaddict on September 01, 2007, 05:23:16 PM: A fairly decent fellow, but not quite big enough for what I wanted in a black one. Should I have busted him?
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Title: Re: let him go
Post by: rackattack on September 01, 2007, 05:37:40 PM: Great looking pics. :tup: I think you made a good choice. Looking at those ears, he looks a little small.
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Post by: Ray on September 01, 2007, 08:15:21 PM: i would have shot him
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Post by: Machias on September 01, 2007, 08:35:33 PM: :) Great photos, thanks for sharing!
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Post by: kbyers on September 02, 2007, 09:57:34 AM: The pics look good, but I think you made the right choice. But when all is said and done it depends on how you feel about it. There are bigger ones out there.
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Post by: Alchase on September 02, 2007, 11:04:45 AM: Cool spot Bone, great pics. Did you call him in?
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Post by: johnsc6 on September 02, 2007, 01:14:23 PM: good decision small bear
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Post by: billythekidrock on September 02, 2007, 07:25:56 PM: Man, them small ones make for easy packing and they taste great. Depending on how busy I was, am I going bear hunting again, is the freezer full, etc... I might or might not have shot it.
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: saylean on September 03, 2007, 12:38:19 AM: I would have shot him...but it would only be my second bear...so I aint picky...And also, for some reason, I cant seem to buy a bear this year yet... ;) Oh well...elk season is this coming weekend...any poor days (too windy, etc) and its on for bears! Hopefully i will bag one. ;)
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: rainshadow1 on September 03, 2007, 03:11:57 PM: BOOOOOOM! Then go get another tag to trophy hunt with!
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: billythekidrock on September 03, 2007, 03:16:44 PM: Quote from: rainshadow1 on September 03, 2007, 03:11:57 PM
BOOOOOOM! Then go get another tag to trophy hunt with!

You being on the OP you should just buy both tags at the same time. LOL
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: jackelope on September 03, 2007, 05:02:27 PM: knowing what i know(a little bit) about judging the size of bears, and just getting done watching shockey and greg ritz kill a monster bear, i say let him walk.
based on what billy said:
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Man, them small ones make for easy packing and they taste great. Depending on how busy I was, am I going bear hunting again, is the freezer full, etc... I might or might not have shot it.
i guess it would have been up to you, but he looks to me to be a little guy.
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: high country on September 03, 2007, 05:55:24 PM: It is early enough to pass a bear that size. Give it a while and things change, but with the work involved with a bruin I would just as soon shoot big un's. besides how are you gonna explain a little pecker bone on the mantle....go big.
Title: Re: let him go
Post by: boneaddict on September 08, 2007, 08:34:28 AM: If she'd been in bow range, she would have gotten a stinger right in the boiling room. Other than that, I've shot enough of them, I didn't need this one. If she'd had some color to her, I'd probably have busted her. Shes a pretty good sized bear for a female, which I'm pretty sure it was, but then again not big enough for what I want. I'm really lookinf for a big boar to have as a full mount.