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I had a deer client apply for a kodiak brown bear tag in the area i work, i'm not a fan of fall brown bear hunts on kodiak for clients as the fall success rate later in the season isn't as good as early in the season, so i let my deer client for mid november apply for a tag and didn't charge him the normal rate. it all worked out. the salmon run on kodiak in sept was unreal, flooded the streams with salmon, burning those poor bear out on fish, they had left all the rivers and were spending their time digging roots and berries in the high mountians. Day two we shot a nice blacktail buck in a valley, i call the valley of death. (for obvious reasons) the day after we headed back into that valley to sort out a nice buck we had seen the afternoon before. when low and behold just down from our gutpile was a nice brown bear digging roots. quickly moving over the grassy hills and ditches we crested a rise, even with the bear and 125 yards off his bow, with him none the wise. a opening in the brush and the 300 win mag blew steam and pieces of lungs on the frosty moss, one more into his upper chest as he rolled and a short tumble down a steep alder blanketed hillside before this 9'2" boar commenced his dirt nap. ![[Linked Image]](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/BRWNBR/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpspdpes2cc.jpg) we did end up with that second buck....but it had to wait and extra day....  ![[Linked Image]](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/BRWNBR/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsir0cemp5.jpg)
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Nice animals
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Very nice buck! Should be B&C Awards...
Bear is not shabby either!
Got a real good idea exactly where that is...
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Nice critters thanks for sharing. You still pack that 416 ULA?
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actually, i now have a ruger guide gun in 416 ruger. trimmed down to 5lb 11oz....awesome.
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Damn fine trip right there; fine bear & bucks!
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Sounds like a thumper. Got any pics?
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NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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Dude! I am really enjoying your posts. Super nice critters there!
Bob
Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date.
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no pics of the new thumper, i should do that i suppose...i'll work on that this week and get them on here!
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Very nice. Something I'd love to do someday but doubt I'll get a chance to
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Wow, he got his money's worth!
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Very nice! Love the hide on that bear.
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Very nice! Love the hide on that bear. Can't beat a November hide if you can even find a bear at that time of year.
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We saw about ten bears that week. Usually Kodiak bears disappear after thanksgiving sometime.
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Very nice! Love the hide on that bear. Can't beat a November hide if you can even find a bear at that time of year. Having skinned more than a couple bears on Kodiak I gotta disagree more than a little bit... A fall bear has very uniform hair... nothing long, nothing too short... but very little real variation across the whole hide. Spring bears on the other hand have a huge variety of rich, mature hair which is far better than the best fall bear... Of course, rubbed spring hides are disgusting...
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