Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 23, 2012, 04:59:36 PM
I've had a couple up close and personal encounters with them myself in the 25 to 50 yard range and it always leaves me in awe. My brother shot a moose one year that had to be left overnight. Got back first thing in the morning and the moose was gone, but there was a wide drag trail so they followed in the airboat. A few hundred yards off, they saw an antler sticking out of a pile of brush and dirt. They recovered the moose a little dirtier for the wear and got out of there. They figured the bear was close by but the airboat scared it off.
Post by: rasbo on February 23, 2012, 05:24:58 PM
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Post by: 724wd on February 23, 2012, 08:05:04 PM
Amazing the ease in which that bear drug the deer with.
i dunno... that's how i do it! :dunno:
but i shoot little deer... :chuckle:
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Post by: Dan-o on February 23, 2012, 10:07:09 PM
Thanks for sharing.
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 23, 2012, 10:16:01 PM
would it have been illegal to shoot the gopher that was on the hillside next to the deer :dunno:
ADF&G tells you when you hunt Kodiak or any other place with bears, "let the bear have your animal." You can only legally shoot one if it's threatening you. That means coming at you, not just in the area. If you do have to take one in self defense, you have to skin it and bring the head and hide in to the nearest F&G office and turn it in.
A friend of mine in Prince William Sound had just shot a deer and gutted it and was taking a sandwich break before hauled his deer out when he heard some brush popping. He looked up to see a bear making a beeline to him and his deer and he reached over and grabbed his gun and shot the bear at 10 yards. He told me his sandwich was still hanging out of his mouth through all the excitement. He hauled his deer out and headed to town as it was late and called a trooper in town and reported the bear. The trooper gave him the choice of going back out and getting the hide and skull or getting a ticket. He told my friend they were going to meet him out there to investigate the shooting to make sure it was a proper DOL kill. This wasn't just a little trip, was about 25 miles by boat. The next day it was blowing 50 and gusting higher. Rusty and his dad went out and got the hide and skull, but of course the troopers thought better of going out in weather like that and let the investigation pass.
Post by: RB on February 23, 2012, 10:24:13 PM
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Post by: HardCorpsHuntr on February 24, 2012, 01:00:02 PM
I want that bears name. He can drag my deer out any time.
:chuckle: ...appears to be a little rough on the cape though.
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Post by: Wildsau on February 24, 2012, 03:12:05 PM
Just another bit of proof that, when hunting for deer or elk in Griz or brownie country, either use a bow, or have a partner to watch your back while you dress it out for the long haul.
In BC, there are a number of hunters who found out, the hard way, that the rifle shot is a "dinner bell" for the bear.
Sucks, just the same.
Post by: AKBowman on February 24, 2012, 09:55:58 PM
My wifes uncle was gutting a deer he just shot on a steep hillside.... He said it kept sliding down the hill and he'd keep adjusting his body to hold it up.... He couldn't hold it up any longer for some reason it was just too heavy... He let go and it went down the hill right between his legs..... He turned to watch it fall.... As a griz was walking away with it in his mouth.... He wondered how long he played tug of war with the damn thing not even knowing....
Thats almost hard to beleive :chuckle:
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on February 24, 2012, 10:17:59 PM
None of us thought that anything would take off with bear meat... well something did. We assume it was another bear because they were acting so aggressive. :dunno:
Bears will definitely eat other bears.
Post by: deerslyr on February 24, 2012, 10:37:10 PM
My wifes uncle was gutting a deer he just shot on a steep hillside.... He said it kept sliding down the hill and he'd keep adjusting his body to hold it up.... He couldn't hold it up any longer for some reason it was just too heavy... He let go and it went down the hill right between his legs..... He turned to watch it fall.... As a griz was walking away with it in his mouth.... He wondered how long he played tug of war with the damn thing not even knowing....
Thats almost hard to beleive :chuckle:
Hell of a story either way :chuckle:
Post by: Kowsrule30 on February 25, 2012, 12:50:17 PM
My wifes uncle was gutting a deer he just shot on a steep hillside.... He said it kept sliding down the hill and he'd keep adjusting his body to hold it up.... He couldn't hold it up any longer for some reason it was just too heavy... He let go and it went down the hill right between his legs..... He turned to watch it fall.... As a griz was walking away with it in his mouth.... He wondered how long he played tug of war with the damn thing not even knowing....
Thats almost hard to beleive :chuckle:
Hell of a story either way :chuckle:
I wasn't there.... He lives in Alaska.... Comes and visits every Christmas..... Seems like a stand up guy.... He has some great stories....