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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: yelp on August 01, 2008, 01:39:43 PM

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Post by: yelp on August 01, 2008, 01:39:43 PM: I got stuck at the house doing honey dos....just curious how opener went....wish I was there...Maybe tommorrow?
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Post by: sivart33 on August 01, 2008, 02:10:16 PM: i am leaving out after work here in about 1 hour or so, going 15 min away from my house. wel lets see if anyone got anything at all.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on August 01, 2008, 04:50:46 PM: Give it a few days, the pics will start posting.
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Post by: Ellensburg on August 01, 2008, 07:16:32 PM: i got 1 and 2 of its cubs. Ate them on the spot.
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Post by: DeKuma on August 01, 2008, 07:25:33 PM: Nothing for us yet. Spent a while with the e-caller and mouth call, but no luck. Saw some sign, got a few pics of scat and the likes, but no bear yet. Found some ripe huckleberries I will post a watch on tomorrow. Did see lot of deer and couple of nice bucks, but my camera would not zoom in enough.

Good luck to all of you, and say a few words for me tomorrow!
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Post by: TeacherMan on August 01, 2008, 07:36:22 PM: Got up at 3am, left Deer Park, went up above Waitts lake to the lookout then cut across to Addy Cidona Rd. We saw turkeys, deer, a coyote and most important two bears!!! The first one was at 5:25am, we had just left the look out and where headed down the back side when I spotted him about 500yds away coming up the ridge, the wind was blowing hard and it was sprinkling. I thought I could drive down the ridge and cut him off I was wrong. Mistake number 1. He was about a 250lb black bear. Down the road we went, lots of logging activity, three grouse, a few moose tracks and then a very promissing clearcut with tons of wild berries of several sorts in, down pretty low by this point about 7:30ish. We stopped the truck and started glassing, after about 15 minutes I thought I could see some berry brush moving on the other side of the cut, about 600yds away. Sure enough the second bear of the day...I could see it then it was gone, a very thick low brushed clearcut. We finally got a good look at the bear, it had a white chest and was only about 65-80lbs and around 4 foot. We watched him for about 15 minutes and let it go. So when it comes down to it, a really nice sunrise, some good wildlife, and two bears that really where never close enough to shoot. :chuckle:
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Post by: sivart33 on August 01, 2008, 08:49:29 PM: nothing but deer ( 1 spike) yote shot at and missed. it was on the run spoled it as i was going in for the night. also found 4 joggers(wtf way the *censored* out there) and some a-hole driving on a logging road that is blocked off with gates adn signs tha say no motorized vehicals. oww ya 1 dog.. place= no bear marks poo or tracks anywhere, so ill have to move a little higher on the mountan. and foundmy new duckk hunting area.
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Post by: Jackjr on August 01, 2008, 09:10:05 PM: Nice pics
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Post by: Craig on August 01, 2008, 09:49:37 PM: Went out to were I got a couple trail cam pictures of a nice bear. Only got about three hours in and no bears seen. I did call in a couple deer. The wind was blowing pretty good.
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Post by: saylean on August 02, 2008, 12:06:36 AM: Got soaked all day long. No bears...saw some deer, rabbit...and rain...I was surprised how high these trees were stripped...and this guy was cute.
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Post by: TeacherMan on August 02, 2008, 07:16:59 AM: What kind of scale would you put against those three's, how tall are they?? :dunno:
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Post by: Craig on August 02, 2008, 08:02:37 AM: What is that animal?
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 02, 2008, 08:49:01 AM: Quote from: Craig on August 02, 2008, 08:02:37 AM
What is that animal?

Pika
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Post by: Gutpile on August 02, 2008, 09:00:54 AM: Pine Marten?

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/factsheets/mammals/Marten.htm

Weasel??

http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=MA0036

Chupacabra!! :yike: :yike: :yike:
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Post by: HuntingFanatic on August 02, 2008, 09:07:23 AM: Quote from: Craig on August 02, 2008, 08:02:37 AM
What is that animal?
Isnt that the gopher from caddyshack?!?!?
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Post by: Gobble on August 02, 2008, 09:18:28 AM: A Marmot?
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Post by: PolarBear on August 02, 2008, 09:44:32 AM: +1 Pika
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Post by: Diehard0123 on August 02, 2008, 09:48:30 AM: Quote from: HuntingFanatic on August 02, 2008, 09:07:23 AM
Quote from: Craig on August 02, 2008, 08:02:37 AM
What is that animal?
Isnt that the gopher from caddyshack?!?!?
Good God, Kenny Loggins just poped into my head :yike:
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Post by: Head-shot on August 02, 2008, 09:55:23 AM: "What is that animal"
Its the same as this...
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Post by: saylean on August 02, 2008, 10:29:00 AM: Quote from: TeacherMan on August 02, 2008, 07:16:59 AM
What kind of scale would you put against those three's, how tall are they?? :dunno:

Sorry I should have said that..I am guess 20ft or so...the pic is far away as I didnt want to get MORE soaked by going through blue berries....

Brother in law connected this morning with a 187 lbs bear....his first, just outside of Mt Vernon. I was in bed however. ;)

Here is the pic from where I saw the trees from (there are in the center of the pic). And perhaps a den.
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Post by: sivart33 on August 02, 2008, 02:56:37 PM: ^^^^^^ wow
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Post by: boneaddict on August 02, 2008, 05:29:29 PM: pica +2

Porcupine on the trees I assume.
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Post by: BENCHLEG on August 02, 2008, 08:47:56 PM: its a pika ive seen several of them they sound cool during bowseason.
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Post by: Head-shot on August 02, 2008, 11:41:58 PM: Quote from: BENCHLEG on August 02, 2008, 08:47:56 PM
its a pika ive seen several of them they sound cool during bowseason.
Unless they decide to wait to sound off until you're stepping over them. Then it's a bit unnerving :o
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Post by: CJ-5 on August 03, 2008, 02:02:21 AM: Just got done hanging and skinning my bear i got at about 8:30 tonite. 175 pounder with a perfect coat. got pictures, but need to figure out how to post them!
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Post by: HuntingFanatic on August 03, 2008, 03:34:23 AM: sweet! cant wait to see them!
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Post by: griz272000 on August 03, 2008, 08:23:38 AM: only one scat seen looks like cherry seeds
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on August 03, 2008, 09:24:19 AM: Glad to hear someone finnaly got one. Congrats!
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Post by: catwithboost on August 03, 2008, 11:45:31 AM: Well just got home and got up in the woods at 4:30am with no luck. Lots of deer. That little SOB that I got the pic of on my trail cam does not want me to find him. So I am done for a few weeks getting married in 2 weeks then of to Jamaica 2 weeks after that so will be mid Sept before I hit it again.
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Post by: KillBilly on August 03, 2008, 02:38:29 PM: I called one in on Fri. night with my Fox Pro Scorpion, while trying to locate it in the Cascara it stood up and busted me. It probably made the next county in nothing flat. I let BTKR take my stump the next morning, he is better caller but the bruin never came back.

The next morning while mvoing into a clear cut, a bear ripping a stump or log winded me and tore up the landscape leaving out of there. Never saw how big he was.

Sat. eve, I saw a good sized specimen, took the shot, looked and sounded like he was hit. He ran straight up a road so I couldn't shoot again. Found 2 places where he dug up the road peeling out. No blood and no sign of where he left the road. Evidently, it was a clean miss.

Saw a yote this morning but no bear. Came home but Rick stayed, he was having a good time.

All total, I saw 4 bear & 1 Yote so I don't feel it was a loss.

It was great to be in the field again and enjoy the sport and chase. I'll be back out in a couple of weeks.
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Post by: Houndhunter on August 03, 2008, 03:08:59 PM: ignore the pm cat, i see your gonna be busy

my plan is to head out some time this week for a 3day in some higher country, should atleast see a few. than i'll hit the local areas as a last resort
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Post by: TeacherMan on August 03, 2008, 07:46:36 PM: Coming from a biology teacher, that is a pika
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Post by: Huckleberry on August 03, 2008, 09:18:57 PM: I spent the evening up at work hunting over blueberry patches and silver fir. Berries are still 3 weeks away but there was good grass and lots of stumps so the bears are in the area. Saw 2 ~ 1 small one about 175-200 that was only 20 yards away and one about 300 that I got to within 40 yards of. The small one wasn't a shooter for me but I liked the bigger one for a first bear (of the year). He went into some young silver fir and I couldn't get a shot, could hear him ahead of me and saw him twice but it was just to brush for a clean shot. Oh well, next time....
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Post by: zackmioli on August 04, 2008, 08:27:14 AM: Snowman got a bear yesterday. After I get permission from him to post the pictures I will. His internet is down right now.
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Post by: Coasthunterjay on August 04, 2008, 11:36:56 AM: go onto a bear last night really nice, scared the crap out of my 12 year old brother, got my blood going really good also.......... after about 20 minutes of calling.....bear appeared and started looking for us, saw the deer in the field and got more interested in two fawns and does so i took the shot, knocked him off this big tree pile he was standing on and saw him run into the forest like a bat out of hell.....after watching him fall i would have swore i got him, but...went down and looked for about 20 minutes before it was to dark to look with out having a flashlight and decided to come back and look this morning and well, looks like it was alos, just like AL(aka killbilly)a clean miss......so hopefully ill hit it again in a few days and see if i can call him in again and get his intrest up enough to allow me one more shot..........

but untill then, im off again this afternoon for a three day trip in the woods to see if i can catch bigfoot.........
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Post by: Intruder on August 04, 2008, 12:07:58 PM: Zippo on the bears. Saw some moose and several nice deer.
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Post by: KillBilly on August 04, 2008, 12:08:38 PM: I knew you could do it AJ. Better luck next time.
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Post by: Bigshooter on August 04, 2008, 03:51:45 PM: Pika
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Post by: bear on August 05, 2008, 07:49:05 AM: This is a picture of streak's bear. Only took me a few hours to figure out how to load it for him. Finally figured out that the picture was too big and I had to resize it. I'll let him add any story that he wants.(https://hunting-washington.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10871/brian_s_bear_2008_001.JPG)
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Post by: Snowman on August 05, 2008, 11:31:44 AM: Hey everyone. hope hunting has been good to ya as i got mine sunday morning a small boar. made a 233 yds shot. i'll have some pics posted soon. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: saylean on August 05, 2008, 11:44:19 AM: Grats you two...lets hear a story.
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Post by: Houndhunter on August 05, 2008, 03:23:34 PM: ill get the pics and story on another thread in a bit
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Post by: Machias on August 05, 2008, 03:34:08 PM: Nice job Houndhunter! :)
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Post by: Gutpile on August 05, 2008, 04:55:47 PM: :brew: :whoo: :brew: :whoo:

AWESOME GUYS KEEP THEM COMING!!!!
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Post by: streak on August 05, 2008, 06:15:04 PM: thanks bear for helping me post the picture. got him saturday afternoon, hiked in about 6 miles behind a gated logging road to an area where I was scouting and seen a bear before season. Sat down to glass for about 10 minutes and there he was. One shot through the 300 ultra mag and the fun was over and the work started. Took bear into there the next morning and he nearly got one within 50 yards of where i got mine. He was a boar not real big but a great way to start the season.
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Post by: Diehard0123 on August 05, 2008, 06:27:11 PM: Nice looking bears guys :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Post by: billythekidrock on August 05, 2008, 10:35:48 PM: Good job guys.

Catwithboost and I went out this evening. Saw 3 sets of bear tracks, some cougar tracks and cougar turds, but no live critters except the doe I almost hit on the way home. :yike:
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Post by: saylean on August 05, 2008, 10:42:35 PM: My little bro got one tonigh out by Mt Vernon, Burlington...didnt get a chance to find it tonight (was getting dark, didnt want to track a bear at night in thick brush)..so I am heading out to help him track it for the early morning...bringin my ole 30-30 brush gun.

Pics to follow hopefully.
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Post by: billythekidrock on August 05, 2008, 10:46:57 PM: Quote from: saylean on August 05, 2008, 10:42:35 PM
My little bro got one tonigh out by Mt Vernon, Burlington...didnt get a chance to find it tonight (was getting dark, didnt want to track a bear at night in thick brush)..so I am heading out to help him track it for the early morning...bringin my ole 30-30 brush gun.

Pics to follow hopefully.

Right on..go get him and bring back pics.
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Post by: Snowman on August 06, 2008, 02:42:45 AM: Well here's my story. It was sunday morning headed in at daylight. It was pretty foggy out and windy, around 7:30a.m. had thoughts about going back to camp till the fog lifted. After debating for a few minutes decided to go to sleep for awhile where I was, figured why not. Didn't know it but my buddy did the same thing as he was thirty yards and out of sight. Woke up a little after 9a.m. as I got buzzed by a humming bird. The fog was finally starting to lift so I munch on some snacks and when the fog lifted started glassing and saw a bear about 1500 yards out.Went over and woke my buddy up and told him I saw one and pointed to where it was and the look on his face was priceless as they have nicknamed me the moutnian goat, so we gave a shout back to the guys in camp so they could keep a eye on him for me till we could make the mile trek around on the road to get with in range. Got over to where I saw him and shadowcat, zackamoli and dirtydan4 let me know where he was after a few seconds located him and found a good rest and made a 233 yds shot and down he went. It's short and sweet. Now on another note took dirtydan4 up this last evening and to my amazment there were more bears in the same spot and he finally got his first bear around 7p.m. 300yds shot. It's around 2a.m. haven't slept and now we are on our way back up to bring it. Got dark so we cleaned it and decided to leave it for the night. He will tell the story a little later and we will get pics posted soon.
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Post by: coonhound on August 06, 2008, 04:22:24 AM: Quote from: TeacherMan on August 03, 2008, 07:46:36 PM
Coming from a biology teacher, that is a pica

Coming from a country boy the local slang is Rock Rabbit...but yes I concur it is a Pica.

The high peeling in the tree is also, as said earlier, a Porcupine.

Thanks for all the pics of the bears guys and congrats.

Coon
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Post by: saylean on August 06, 2008, 06:30:51 PM: Found my little bros bear at 9 am...will post when i get back to my house...
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Post by: Houndhunter on August 06, 2008, 06:32:31 PM: cant wait to see more bear pics
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Post by: Jackjr on August 06, 2008, 06:39:51 PM: Nice bear pics keep them coming
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Post by: blmathis12 on August 06, 2008, 06:46:45 PM: i got mine last sunday he weights right around 250'ish ill post some pics when i get them on the computer!
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Post by: Bscman on August 06, 2008, 07:26:24 PM: Quote from: saylean on August 05, 2008, 10:42:35 PM
My little bro got one tonigh out by Mt Vernon, Burlington...didnt get a chance to find it tonight (was getting dark, didnt want to track a bear at night in thick brush)..so I am heading out to help him track it for the early morning...bringin my ole 30-30 brush gun.

Pics to follow hopefully.

Dangit! Someone needs to keep your family out of the woods.
First your bro-in-law, now your little bro...and in one of the areas I've been watching closely.
I may as well give up now!
Do post pics!
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Post by: Snowman on August 06, 2008, 07:51:14 PM: Well here is a few pics of my small boar. He was around 2 1/2 yrs. we figure. Alot of juveniles this year, the big ones seem to be hidding. But meat is meat and the young ones are tastier. Got my second tag and now headed to fill this one, but think I'll be a little pickyer. Good luck to ya all and happy hunting. Be safe!!!!
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Post by: Snowman on August 06, 2008, 07:59:34 PM: Well here is dirtydan4's pics. He will tell the story later as he is a whooped puppy after being up all night and packing two bears out with in three days with me. Well enjoy and congrats to those who have had success and those who haven't good luck and keep hunting and persistances will pay off.
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Post by: robb92 on August 06, 2008, 08:45:03 PM: COngrats to all who have filled a tag, My season doesn't start till October.
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Post by: Ray on August 07, 2008, 09:31:12 AM: Great looking bears guys. Good work.
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Post by: mtndew on August 07, 2008, 10:19:19 AM: What is that animal?
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Pika
[/quote]pika :yeah:
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Post by: saylean on August 07, 2008, 10:31:03 AM: Grats guys to the bears on here. Always cool to see em!
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Post by: Crunchy on August 07, 2008, 10:33:29 AM: I got mine. Stupid me emailed the picture to a co worker with too much time on his hands so I will also show the after shot. It should be good for a laugh or two.
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Post by: Crunchy on August 07, 2008, 10:34:23 AM: Ya I know its not a bear, but thats all Ive taken so far.
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Post by: DeKuma on August 07, 2008, 10:43:07 AM: That there is funny as hell!

She is nice fatty isn't she! Congratulations! That sounded like an awesome hunt, judging from your other post.
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Post by: Crunchy on August 07, 2008, 10:47:24 AM: Ya she'll be tasty. Just got her all in the freezer minus the jerky which isnt done yet.
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Post by: saylean on August 07, 2008, 11:20:50 AM: I like how he modified your face too...thats pretty good.
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Post by: Gobble on August 07, 2008, 11:24:42 AM: Now thats funny :chuckle: She so fat she looks pregnant
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Post by: Crunchy on August 07, 2008, 11:31:55 AM: Ya she was plump. I thought the same thing when I walked up on her. Fresh kill though no bloating just big girl.
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Post by: Gobble on August 07, 2008, 11:42:41 AM: I would be afraid to open her up for fear of something jumping out at me i.e. Calf :chuckle:
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Post by: Gutpile on August 07, 2008, 03:03:44 PM: Thats really funny. I got a kick out of the no hunting sign in the back. Very good.
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Post by: DeKuma on August 07, 2008, 06:27:30 PM: Quote from: Gutpile on August 07, 2008, 03:03:44 PM
Thats really funny. I got a kick out of the no hunting sign in the back. Very good.
I just noticed that sign, myself after the comment about modifying the face.
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Post by: Diehard0123 on August 08, 2008, 02:48:49 PM: I went out Hunting this morning, I didn't shoot my bear :'(but I did shoot some pics
This one was still warm.
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This one was about a day old
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We found at least 8 trees like this.
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I saw this white catipillar, never seen one like it before.
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another mangled tree
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The berries were all ripe except the black berries
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(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe383%2Fdiehard0123%2FPICT0958.jpg&hash=51da329162aed7f718f2784e01e082818dfd78c4)