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great bear. the last one is a solid 425-450+ size. had a really big frame
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Damn, that's awesome - congratulations!!!
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Awesome OP..bears sure are fun to hunt..but you gotta get down out of the stands and shoot em....
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Awesome OP..bears sure are fun to hunt..but you gotta get down out of the stands and shoot em.... View Quote where he hunts, and similar to where i hunt bear, its next to impossible to see them on open ground. the woods are think, very very thick. ive never seen a live bear anywhere else other than in a tree or from a stand. |
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Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
where he hunts, and similar to where i hunt bear, its next to impossible to see them on open ground. the woods are think, very very thick. ive never seen a live bear anywhere else other than in a tree or from a stand. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Awesome OP..bears sure are fun to hunt..but you gotta get down out of the stands and shoot em.... where he hunts, and similar to where i hunt bear, its next to impossible to see them on open ground. the woods are think, very very thick. ive never seen a live bear anywhere else other than in a tree or from a stand. Exactly. Bear season runs from early September thru early October. This year it started on Sept 9th for dog hunters, and runs 4 weeks for hunting with dogs. Bait hunting started Sept 16th, also runs 4 weeks. The seasons overlap, and alternate who starts first every year, but always begins 2nd Wednesday of September. Odd number years, hunting with dogs start first, and in even years bait hunting starts first. About the time the leaves drop - to give some visibility in the woods - bear season is just getting over. There's only 2 ways to hunt them here - over bait and in a tree stand, or chase them up a tree with a pack of hounds. As it takes on average 10 years to get a tag in this zone (where we live), training a pack of dogs for a once in a decade hunt is kinda foolish. I have chased them out of the bait sites while walking in, so I have seen them while standing on the ground...but without the bait, they wouldn't have been hanging around. Trying to walk around heavy woods & bogs to "stalk" a bear is a waste of time. They hear or smell you coming long before you even realize they are there. This isn't hunting like you see on the Outdoor Channel, where you spot & stalk them in open tundra. A bear can be standing broadside at 50 yds and you'd never know it, unless you were elevated above the ground foliage. I've had bears close enough that I could actually smell them and hear them panting or breathing, but I never saw them. BTW... black bears have a very distinct odor. Get close enough once to get a whiff, you never forget it. |
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That last one is a pig. I estimated my bear at @ 300-350 and the picture of your second bear puts that in the right zone.
Great hunts and thanks for the write up. |
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Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
Exactly. Bear season runs from early September thru early October. This year it started on Sept 9th for dog hunters, and runs 4 weeks for hunting with dogs. Bait hunting started Sept 16th, also runs 4 weeks. The seasons overlap, and alternate who starts first every year, but always begins 2nd Wednesday of September. Odd number years, hunting with dogs start first, and in even years bait hunting starts first. About the time the leaves drop - to give some visibility in the woods - bear season is just getting over. There's only 2 ways to hunt them here - over bait and in a tree stand, or chase them up a tree with a pack of hounds. As it takes on average 10 years to get a tag in this zone (where we live), training a pack of dogs for a once in a decade hunt is kinda foolish. I have chased them out of the bait sites while walking in, so I have seen them while standing on the ground...but without the bait, they wouldn't have been hanging around. Trying to walk around heavy woods & bogs to "stalk" a bear is a waste of time. They hear or smell you coming long before you even realize they are there. This isn't hunting like you see on the Outdoor Channel, where you spot & stalk them in open tundra. A bear can be standing broadside at 50 yds and you'd never know it, unless you were elevated above the ground foliage. I've had bears close enough that I could actually smell them and hear them panting or breathing, but I never saw them. BTW... black bears have a very distinct odor. Get close enough once to get a whiff, you never forget it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Awesome OP..bears sure are fun to hunt..but you gotta get down out of the stands and shoot em.... where he hunts, and similar to where i hunt bear, its next to impossible to see them on open ground. the woods are think, very very thick. ive never seen a live bear anywhere else other than in a tree or from a stand. Exactly. Bear season runs from early September thru early October. This year it started on Sept 9th for dog hunters, and runs 4 weeks for hunting with dogs. Bait hunting started Sept 16th, also runs 4 weeks. The seasons overlap, and alternate who starts first every year, but always begins 2nd Wednesday of September. Odd number years, hunting with dogs start first, and in even years bait hunting starts first. About the time the leaves drop - to give some visibility in the woods - bear season is just getting over. There's only 2 ways to hunt them here - over bait and in a tree stand, or chase them up a tree with a pack of hounds. As it takes on average 10 years to get a tag in this zone (where we live), training a pack of dogs for a once in a decade hunt is kinda foolish. I have chased them out of the bait sites while walking in, so I have seen them while standing on the ground...but without the bait, they wouldn't have been hanging around. Trying to walk around heavy woods & bogs to "stalk" a bear is a waste of time. They hear or smell you coming long before you even realize they are there. This isn't hunting like you see on the Outdoor Channel, where you spot & stalk them in open tundra. A bear can be standing broadside at 50 yds and you'd never know it, unless you were elevated above the ground foliage. I've had bears close enough that I could actually smell them and hear them panting or breathing, but I never saw them. BTW... black bears have a very distinct odor. Get close enough once to get a whiff, you never forget it. I was just giving him a hard time guys... I went into a thick willow thicket up here once after a big bull moose..didnt get 50 ft. in and came across a fresh bed and a big pile of steaming bear scat(grizzly)...stopped me dead in my tracks before carefully retracing my steps back out.... |
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
I was just giving him a hard time guys... I went into a thick willow thicket up here once after a big bull moose..didnt get 50 ft. in and came across a fresh bed and a big pile of steaming bear scat(grizzly)...stopped me dead in my tracks before carefully retracing my steps back out.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Awesome OP..bears sure are fun to hunt..but you gotta get down out of the stands and shoot em.... where he hunts, and similar to where i hunt bear, its next to impossible to see them on open ground. the woods are think, very very thick. ive never seen a live bear anywhere else other than in a tree or from a stand. Exactly. Bear season runs from early September thru early October. This year it started on Sept 9th for dog hunters, and runs 4 weeks for hunting with dogs. Bait hunting started Sept 16th, also runs 4 weeks. The seasons overlap, and alternate who starts first every year, but always begins 2nd Wednesday of September. Odd number years, hunting with dogs start first, and in even years bait hunting starts first. About the time the leaves drop - to give some visibility in the woods - bear season is just getting over. There's only 2 ways to hunt them here - over bait and in a tree stand, or chase them up a tree with a pack of hounds. As it takes on average 10 years to get a tag in this zone (where we live), training a pack of dogs for a once in a decade hunt is kinda foolish. I have chased them out of the bait sites while walking in, so I have seen them while standing on the ground...but without the bait, they wouldn't have been hanging around. Trying to walk around heavy woods & bogs to "stalk" a bear is a waste of time. They hear or smell you coming long before you even realize they are there. This isn't hunting like you see on the Outdoor Channel, where you spot & stalk them in open tundra. A bear can be standing broadside at 50 yds and you'd never know it, unless you were elevated above the ground foliage. I've had bears close enough that I could actually smell them and hear them panting or breathing, but I never saw them. BTW... black bears have a very distinct odor. Get close enough once to get a whiff, you never forget it. I was just giving him a hard time guys... I went into a thick willow thicket up here once after a big bull moose..didnt get 50 ft. in and came across a fresh bed and a big pile of steaming bear scat(grizzly)...stopped me dead in my tracks before carefully retracing my steps back out.... ya, that would pull me out too |
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And me too.
btw... that largest bear is destined for a full body mount. It'll likely be about a year from now, but I will have pics of that too when he's done. |
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Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
And me too. btw... that largest bear is destined for a full body mount. It'll likely be about a year from now, but I will have pics of that too when he's done. View Quote Nice, what are they charging you(ballpark)? I did a wolverine about 10 years ago..almost 2500 with shipping back and forth to the states.... can't imagine what they get for a big bear(My 9'-2" grizzly was 1500 back in 2000 just to rug)...... |
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Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
my guy charges 3000 to start with full body mounts. but they come out beautiful this was waiting in his show room when i went to pick up mine. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0567_zpsu6y4gym2.jpg heres my half mount http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0573_zpsjfyqqkwh.jpg http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0569_zpsx38uugxo.jpg http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0576_zps2hezzbsh.jpg View Quote Nice, I like the 1/2 mount..I don't think most people realize how big a full mount is..heck even my rug is a royal pain in most homes since when put on a normal wall you end up with a paw on the roof and one on the floor...but that half mount could fit in a smaller house if done right.... |
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Nice, I like the 1/2 mount..I don't think most people realize how big a full mount is..heck even my rug is a royal pain in most homes since when put on a normal wall you end up with a paw on the roof and one on the floor...but that half mount could fit in a smaller house if done right.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Originally Posted By bikerman9967:
my guy charges 3000 to start with full body mounts. but they come out beautiful this was waiting in his show room when i went to pick up mine. http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0567_zpsu6y4gym2.jpg heres my half mount http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0573_zpsjfyqqkwh.jpg http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0569_zpsx38uugxo.jpg http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah174/bikerman9967revturbo9967/IMG_0576_zps2hezzbsh.jpg Nice, I like the 1/2 mount..I don't think most people realize how big a full mount is..heck even my rug is a royal pain in most homes since when put on a normal wall you end up with a paw on the roof and one on the floor...but that half mount could fit in a smaller house if done right.... half mount is great. still large but its not really a half mount, more like a armpit up mount. it would be much larger if they did a full half |
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Great looking bear.
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Nice, what are they charging you(ballpark)? I did a wolverine about 10 years ago..almost 2500 with shipping back and forth to the states.... can't imagine what they get for a big bear(My 9'-2" grizzly was 1500 back in 2000 just to rug)...... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
And me too. btw... that largest bear is destined for a full body mount. It'll likely be about a year from now, but I will have pics of that too when he's done. Nice, what are they charging you(ballpark)? I did a wolverine about 10 years ago..almost 2500 with shipping back and forth to the states.... can't imagine what they get for a big bear(My 9'-2" grizzly was 1500 back in 2000 just to rug)...... It's not mine, and not my bill to pay... but it'll be about $4500 for the pose he wants. |
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Nice! What did that 3rd bear square?
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UT ALII VIVANT!!!
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
I am honestly surprised its not more....but it will be a beautiful mount.....need to get me a nice black bear one day... only pic I have on here of my big grizzly..looks small but spring bears always do....he squared 9'2"..and is in SCI... <a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/2012-11-10%20race%20motors/2000springbeareurekaalaska_zpsfe9173b1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/2012-11-10%20race%20motors/2000springbeareurekaalaska_zpsfe9173b1.jpg</a> View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
Originally Posted By rfb45colt:
And me too. btw... that largest bear is destined for a full body mount. It'll likely be about a year from now, but I will have pics of that too when he's done. Nice, what are they charging you(ballpark)? I did a wolverine about 10 years ago..almost 2500 with shipping back and forth to the states.... can't imagine what they get for a big bear(My 9'-2" grizzly was 1500 back in 2000 just to rug)...... It's not mine, and not my bill to pay... but it'll be about $4500 for the pose he wants. I am honestly surprised its not more....but it will be a beautiful mount.....need to get me a nice black bear one day... only pic I have on here of my big grizzly..looks small but spring bears always do....he squared 9'2"..and is in SCI... <a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/user/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/media/2012-11-10%20race%20motors/2000springbeareurekaalaska_zpsfe9173b1.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii265/AKSNOWRIDER_2008/2012-11-10%20race%20motors/2000springbeareurekaalaska_zpsfe9173b1.jpg</a> nice. i want to go for grizzly bad but its so damn expensive |
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Beautiful bears above congrats to all you guys! It's just a rush like no other when you first see that big black blob coming in (at least for me)
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this is straight out awesome, Congratulations on your kill. and thanks for sharing.
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the first was shot with a Savage 110 .30-06, right? why do you think the bear could last that long before it finally got down?? would it have gone down fast if you used a more sophisticated weapon? and what scope did the guy with the biggest bear use?? |
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All great looking bear!
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