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Wall space is maxed out.
I wonder if you have a similar problem with all your African trophies? Dat would be an understatement.....its pretty "busy" in my house...  Ingwe
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Wall space is maxed out.
I wonder if you have a similar problem with all your African trophies? Dat would be an understatement.....its pretty "busy" in my house... Ingwe My wife and I have many ongoing "discussions" on that point... I'm definitely going to have to get a bigger house.
If you're fixin' to put a hole in something,
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All these badass bear pics are makin' me want to go try and hunt one!
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Between Dober, Ingwe, scenarshooter, and Greenhorn, I almost feel sorry for the bears in MT...almost.  Great pics guys!!! Just a question, about when do you guys have the most luck? I'm thinking of trying either ID or MT this spring, but work obligations the first two weeks of May have me tied up. Would later in may, very early June be too late?
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Last Week in May.....
Ingwe
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What do you guys do with all the hides that you don't want? Can you sell them? I am guessing that you don't have all them tanned/mounted.
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Luck....is the residue of design... ![[Linked Image]](http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/patrickgsinclair/96zvyt.gif)
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What do you guys do with all the hides that you don't want? Can you sell them? I am guessing that you don't have all them tanned/mounted.
Dink Tanned wall hangers.....
Luck....is the residue of design...
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What do you guys do with all the hides that you don't want? Can you sell them? I am guessing that you don't have all them tanned/mounted.
Dink Got a couple better ones on the wall, got the big bedspread ,gave a couple away, and started a stack of them in the living room....  ![[Linked Image]](http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss45/thmsbrownlee/96690018.jpg) Ingwe
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Thanks guys I always wondered. I need to kill to a bear and this thread is not helping that.
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Drooling......I've never killed a 20". Me either, but it's easier to say 20 than it is 19 15/16th.  I tan all mine.
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Wow--this thread is an eye opener. I never knew there was something worth hunting in May.
Can you guys describe the "calling them in" part? similar to coyotes?
I'd like to try this in couple years. Is it a hunt that a 14/15 year old could handle?
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Ingwe ingwe- Appears the blond-phase bear has caught the Tom264.
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Thats not the same blonde phase...that one was more a light milk chocolate...and he wanted to be "on Top" Ingwe
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Wow--this thread is an eye opener. I never knew there was something worth hunting in May.
Can you guys describe the "calling them in" part? similar to coyotes?
I'd like to try this in couple years. Is it a hunt that a 14/15 year old could handle? Calling them is not like calling coyotes, and no I wouldnt take a 14/15 year old, especially if calling... Dober could sure tell you more but my experience calling bears is this...you need to spot them first, cold calling is not so productive, make sure theres no obstacles between you( creeks, fences etc) and blow the Carltons call exactly as instructed.... If the bear comes, he will be coming in with the intention of killing something...it really lights them up. On the good news side if it is a sow with cubs, she will immediately take care of the cubs by sending them up a tree or the like...you will know she has cubs in the first few seconds...instead of waiting to find out...then you can get off the call and retreat. Take note of Dobers biggest bear...range six feet..... And I have had them almost literally climb on me....it is the MOST exciting way to hunt black bear.. Ingwe
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They definitely don't always come charging. I've had them come to a call slow and cautiosly. I called for almost 30 minutes with this one. I noticed him sitting on his rump watching me from about 75 yards. I was cold calling in the timber in the Bridger mtns. ![[Linked Image]](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f389/Rued/HuntingPhotos/OtherHunts/1998KurtsMTBear.jpg)
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Interesting.....Ive had them sit on their hunkers like a big dog and look around, occasionally looking at me, but never make a move...but in those instances there was always an obstacle in the way..... Others came in so fast it was scary!  You using the Carlton's Bear Call or a Varmint call??? Ingwe
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Sweet Jesus there's some nice bears on this thread. I'm gonna have to find some place to do a spring hunt, otherwise it's gonna be a long pull until fall.
George
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
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George,
I'm with ya, it's not fair for us east coast guys.....
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Yeah, apparently west or north! Our NH bears have nothin' on what's being shown either.
George
�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�
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