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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: brew on September 04, 2010, 10:07:47 AM

Title: 3 legged bear
Post by: brew on September 04, 2010, 10:07:47 AM: shot him yesterday afternoon...wife seen him and said she thought he was limping. cabled him out to the road and saw his right front leg was missing below the knee. It had been gone for some time as it had caloused over. wish I had an exciting story to tell but sometimes better to be lucky than good. this is the 4th bear i've killed and she has been with me for every one....have to take her more i guess. looking to maybe have a 1/2 mount where his front legs are up to show off his missing leg. some size comparison I'm 6'2" and she is 5'11"
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Post by: saylean on September 04, 2010, 10:10:17 AM: My little bros first bear two years ago was a three legged bear! Sounds similar to yours, between the shoulder and the knee, all gone, caloused up, with hair on it. He had a mean left hook though! He got a half mount, its pretty sweet.

Congrats!
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Post by: piled-up on September 04, 2010, 10:10:40 AM: nice size bear! congrats ;)
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Post by: dirty24d on September 04, 2010, 10:24:00 AM: Thats a nice bear. They are definitely survivors!!
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Post by: runamuk on September 04, 2010, 10:27:15 AM: nice bear ...
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Post by: buckhorn2 on September 04, 2010, 10:43:24 AM: Nice bear. I can see how you get bears your both tall enough to see over the brush.
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Post by: Huntbear on September 04, 2010, 11:00:38 AM: Was he castrated, blind, and half deaf and went by the name "Lucky" ???? :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

Kidding aside, nice bear. Way to go.
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Post by: bucklucky on September 04, 2010, 11:12:53 AM: Nice looking Bear Brew, Congrats. Thats a pretty one!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on September 04, 2010, 11:17:25 AM: Cool bear!
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Post by: MuleySniper on September 04, 2010, 12:16:37 PM: Nice bear and great field photos!
MS
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Post by: woodman on September 04, 2010, 12:22:10 PM: Very nice bear and I hope you know how lucky you are to have a supportive partner like that.
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Post by: mulehunter on September 04, 2010, 12:54:44 PM: Quote from: woodman on September 04, 2010, 12:22:10 PM

I hope you know how lucky you are to have a supportive partner like that.

:yeah: Not many ladies like to hunt. I am very lucky to have my wife and daughter who are VERY IN TO HUNT with me!

VERY COOL to both of ya.

Mulehunter :)
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Post by: one-eyed Ross on September 04, 2010, 05:46:35 PM: Good job on the bear, and good job having the lady with good eyes to spot them!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 04, 2010, 05:52:35 PM: congrats! nice skull on that bear
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Post by: brew on September 04, 2010, 06:18:21 PM: kudos to the wife for doing all that she does....she's shot a lot of deer with her bow but had eye surgery recently and feels she's not ready to hunt yet....want her to get a bear real bad.....hung him up in my cousins walk in cooler and skinned him last night-the amount of fat on his back was amazing...must have been 4" already...hope thats not an indicator of the winter to come.
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Post by: boneaddict on September 04, 2010, 09:30:28 PM: They are tough critters. Awesome looking bear.
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Post by: WonkyWapiti on September 04, 2010, 11:12:16 PM: Thanks for sharing the photo. Quick question tho for you and some of the others who have tagged bears recently. What are the hides looking like this time of year? Are they starting to pick up their fall/winter coats or are they pretty thin?
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Post by: woodman on September 05, 2010, 03:59:41 AM: Quote from: WonkyWapiti on September 04, 2010, 11:12:16 PM
Thanks for sharing the photo. Quick question tho for you and some of the others who have tagged bears recently. What are the hides looking like this time of year? Are they starting to pick up their fall/winter coats or are they pretty thin?

The bear that I got has a very full and soft coat, no rub marks.
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Post by: brew on September 05, 2010, 09:42:02 AM: Quote from: woodman on September 05, 2010, 03:59:41 AM
Quote from: WonkyWapiti on September 04, 2010, 11:12:16 PM
Thanks for sharing the photo. Quick question tho for you and some of the others who have tagged bears recently. What are the hides looking like this time of year? Are they starting to pick up their fall/winter coats or are they pretty thin?

The bear that I got has a very full and soft coat, no rub marks.
:yeah: mine had really nice fur to it, no rubs....he got kinda dirty/dusty from the cable job
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Post by: beave on September 05, 2010, 10:45:27 AM: Great bear
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on September 05, 2010, 12:30:40 PM: Thats a Nice looking Bear. That 1/2 mount will look neat with that missing leg.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on September 06, 2010, 01:43:25 PM: Good looking bear congrats :tup: