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Title: My first bear photo
Post by: Malottguy on May 11, 2011, 10:37:23 PM: Took a drive to my kids 6th grade camping trip and came across this bear. It just lumbered across the road. When I first saw it from the corner of my eye all I saw was its rear end in the sagebrush and figured it was a cow but almost instantly realized it wasn't an old cow LOL.
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: grandpawrichard on May 12, 2011, 10:04:28 AM: Way to Go Robert! Those are awesome photos! I'm glad to see that you had your camera right by your side! :)

Dick
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on May 12, 2011, 10:16:40 AM: Love the color on that guy! Pictures turned out great.
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Post by: 509er on May 12, 2011, 12:18:53 PM: Nice! Were the kids at camp Disautel?
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Post by: jackmaster on May 12, 2011, 12:29:49 PM: damn nice color
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: Malottguy on May 12, 2011, 03:10:47 PM: Thanks all for the compliments. I almost gave my wife whiplash stopping so I could take the photo LOL and I have to give her credit for getting the camera out quick for me to take it. Though she thinks I am nuts ( well I am nuts but that's another story ha ha ) for yelling "HEY BEAR" to get it to turn around so I could take the picture :P .

509er you are close they were at Camp Progress. My wife had never been up there and had never been through the Karter Valley so I took her the back way and she was impressed with all the rocks they put in the road LOL.

I also had just told her watch out for brown fuzzys ie deer moose etc and wasn't meaning bears :P LOL.
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Post by: MtnMuley on May 12, 2011, 03:12:05 PM: Nice pics. They get pretty photogentic in that neck of the woods this time of year.........until the hounds get let loose!
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 12, 2011, 03:33:13 PM: Geeze Rob, I'm jealous. Cool picture and color too. Nice.
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Post by: boonerboy on May 12, 2011, 03:58:37 PM: pretty bear. I saw a sow and 2 cubs yesterday, watched them for 15 minutes without a camera! :bash: Tried to take pics with the cell phone but you can just make out 3 black dots. :chuckle:
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: Malottguy on May 12, 2011, 04:08:34 PM: MtnMuley that is a sad part being it was on the reservation there are packs of dogs that run loose in a few places, just hope this bear doesn't encounter them.

Camp I am surprised there aren't more up by you LOL.

booner if your phone is like mine it SUCKS for pictures ha ha. But cool you saw cubs I like watching them.
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Post by: h20hunter on May 12, 2011, 04:14:10 PM: Educate me here guys. Looks like a bear on the smaller side if you go by the ears/head.

Now me, being a bear newbie, I'd see the color on that hide and don't think I hesitate to shoot. That being said, with cubs may be a different story.

Cool pics, thanks for posting.
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: CAMPMEAT on May 12, 2011, 04:32:46 PM: Quote from: Malottguy on May 12, 2011, 04:08:34 PM
MtnMuley that is a sad part being it was on the reservation there are packs of dogs that run loose in a few places, just hope this bear doesn't encounter them.

Camp I am surprised there aren't more up by you LOL.

booner if your phone is like mine it SUCKS for pictures ha ha. But cool you saw cubs I like watching them.

There are, but I guess I'm blind.....but I'm lookin'
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Post by: Huntbear on May 12, 2011, 05:14:44 PM: Gorgeous boo boo... now to find him during bear season....
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Post by: wilsongideon on May 12, 2011, 10:25:14 PM: nice picture! thats pretty cool
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Post by: Malottguy on May 12, 2011, 11:20:37 PM: Next question is I am not good at judging whether it is a boar or sow. My guess and it is a big guess it is a younger boar. How far am I off LOL.
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: zackmioli on May 13, 2011, 01:56:57 AM: great pictures and really cool color on that bear. no idea if it is male or female though haha.
Title: Re: My first bear photo
Post by: MtnMuley on May 13, 2011, 11:07:25 AM: I'd guess a 3-4 year old sow. Very well could be a younger boar though. They don't pack the weight on in our neck of the woods like they do in other parts of the state with better food sources in the spring and fall. I'd guess in the 140 lb range from the pics.