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AspenHill
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Got My Bear!
      #15954 - 19/06/04 06:46 AM

Just back from Idaho and took a decent boar in the mountains.

The bear and me with a bad case of wilderness hat hair.



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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: AspenHill]
      #15957 - 19/06/04 09:01 AM

Congratulations Ann, well done. Making it into a rug?

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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: Bakes]
      #15969 - 19/06/04 01:15 PM

I have not decided what to do with it yet. I already have one bear rug. I figured I would "sleep" on the idea for a while before making a decision.

I don't think it will be a full mount though, he's not a "huge" bear and I figure if I ever get to hunt a brownie, that would be the one to get a FBM done.

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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: AspenHill]
      #15970 - 19/06/04 02:49 PM

Way to Go !!!!!!!!!

Well done. And with a bow too.

Lovely looking animal. I want one!


A story is required, please.



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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: AspenHill]
      #15978 - 19/06/04 10:34 PM

Congrats!! That looks like a nice one. What was the length from noe to tail? How big are the paws? How heavy was it?.............I am just full of questions this morning Give us teh story as well.

Way to go Ann!

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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: IronBuck]
      #15998 - 20/06/04 05:22 AM

How long was he? Good question! I think a bit over 6 feet long. Age between 7 and 8 years old. Probably just under 300 pounds. As a fall bear he would have been pushing 400.

Since this was a wilderness hunt things are skinned and transported ASAP by horse to get it to town for freezing. So there is not much time to deal with size. I do know it is bigger than the first bear I shot a few years ago, but there are bigger bears than this guy out there. His head was kind of big.

He had a beautiful, full coat of hair. No rubs and no ticks.

This was bear #5 that I saw during my hunt, saw two colored bears and my guide also saw a big chocolate on his way out after dropping me off one afternoon. That would make color bears going on 50% for the area. So you sure don't have to go to Canada for color. Save some money on firearms imports! The two colored ones I saw were small (125 pounds) so I opted to let them go. A kid killed one of them later on in the week.

It was a great hunt and I hope to go back again!

The countryside was absolutely beautiful.





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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: AspenHill]
      #16053 - 21/06/04 06:28 PM

Congratulations Ann, nice bear

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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: 470Nitro]
      #16118 - 23/06/04 10:01 AM

Congratulations Ann, that sounds like an exiting hunt. I really would like to have some more information about prices etc for comming years.

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Re: Got My Bear! [Re: cchunter]
      #16131 - 23/06/04 09:57 PM

Christer, just let me know when you are ready. BTW- you can rifle or bowhunt, it is the hunter's choice on weapon.

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