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Title: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: shanevg on June 28, 2009, 11:41:09 PM: Went up this afternoon with a friend and saw these two bears. We got to a clearing and saw two bears (the first two pics). The one by the snow was relatively small and jet black (2nd pic), the other was quite large and redish brownish black (1st, 4th-8th pics) . It kind of had splotches of reddish brown over the black. We did some hiking and about 3 hours later had the bigger bear come charging through the brush and pop out into the opening not 40 yards away. We were in the wide open and it had no idea we were there until it heard my camera clicking when I was taking pictures. We still got a lot of good pictures and videos. To give you an idea of how close the bear was, none of the 4th - 8th pictures are cropped or zoomed in, they were all taken with my point and shoot camera. Overall it was really neat and we got some great pictures. We also saw a few mountain goats. I added the picture of one that we got close to, it was a small billy, probably around 8 inches. Not a very good picture, but you can see him...

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKZZuMgBJLI[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU68O0CIx0M[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDME77F7NY[/youtube]

It was really my buddy's first true hike ever and I took him up the hill to get close to a mountain goat, I thought he was doing pretty good. We did get cliffed out at one point, but we were OK.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGLj9Aa_Vs[/youtube]
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: zackmioli on June 28, 2009, 11:43:03 PM: sweet pics man!
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: X-Force on June 29, 2009, 01:23:42 AM: +1

Looks like a great day out in the woods
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: Timber on June 29, 2009, 05:55:11 AM: Wow Shane. That is a nice bear!
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on June 29, 2009, 06:21:49 AM: Very nice pics, that second one is a real nice bear. Nice that you were able to get that close to them.
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: Slider on June 29, 2009, 07:30:48 AM: Looks like a Fatty!!! :)
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: shanevg on June 29, 2009, 07:43:11 AM: It really was a big bear, it was fun being that close to a bear that had no idea we were even there. I added some more videos.
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 29, 2009, 07:50:45 AM: That is one fat, happy bear!! Great pics. I'd be going after him in the fall..
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: tlbradford on June 29, 2009, 08:42:20 AM: With all of the forage in the mountains this year, the bears should be beautiful. This is a great series. Thanks Shane
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Post by: Ray on June 29, 2009, 08:54:10 AM: Very nice.
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Post by: bucklucky on June 29, 2009, 09:07:20 AM: Great pics and video man! That last bear is a nice one for sure! I think I would be trying to find him come hunting season ;)
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Post by: testar77 on June 29, 2009, 10:02:07 AM: Heck of a nice bear! Can't wait to see what he looks like with you sitting behind him!!
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Post by: Bearhunter on June 29, 2009, 10:16:09 AM: Great pictures shane, that old boy i believe is the same one we were after last year as I was telling you about in a PM. Did you try and get to the pass this time? Oh and I cant seem to find the videos?
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: Bearhunter on June 29, 2009, 10:21:52 AM: Alright the video finally showed up, great photoage, those shoots up there are very steep but its nothing for the bear to go right up them.
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: Wea300mag on June 29, 2009, 10:36:01 AM: Sweet pics/video Shane, that one bear is a monster!!! :yike:
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Post by: saylean on June 29, 2009, 02:53:09 PM: great footage man. Check out that walk the big guy has...what a great day that musta been.
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: h2ofowlr on June 29, 2009, 08:58:42 PM: Nice pics.
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Post by: Timmybob on June 29, 2009, 09:46:17 PM: Nice pix...........You have a lucky friend !!! His first hike and all these critters......Wanna be my friend and take me hiking? ;)
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: markts on June 29, 2009, 10:03:23 PM: That big guy is walking like he just passed some of those beer can loaves :chuckle: :chuckle: Nice pics and video. Mark
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on June 30, 2009, 08:14:33 PM: Great stuff shane...big old bear in those last pics.
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Post by: alecvg on July 06, 2009, 12:12:16 AM: Awsome! I am jealous... :drool:
Title: Re: Another Nooksack River Drainage Bear (x2)
Post by: NW-GSP on July 06, 2009, 12:40:22 PM: The video of your buddy going sliding down the ravine makes it look like its not that steep But Im sure it was steep as H##$ I hate how videos never give justice to thangs like that, I have videos of me snowboarding and the cliffs never look as big in a video as they are in person. thanks for sharing Thats awesome that you are getting your friend into the outdoors