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![[Linked Image]](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/Alaska%20Hunt%202017/P1010189_zps9zedtkok.jpg) My son and I sure are excited about our upcoming bear hunt here in Washington! Season opens August 1st. Last year I tried a predator call for bear for the first time, and brought one in to about 15 or 20 yards. Didn't take it, because I wanted a bigger bear (and got a bigger bear about two weeks later). Going to give that a try again! This is really for my adult son. He's taken a couple of bears, but he's excited about going after another. This year, anticipating a short range encounter on the ground, he wants to use my .30-30 Glenfield with the little 2.5x compact scope & 170 gr soft point ammo. Cool! That's a fun little rifle. We'll let ya know how it works out. Bear sausage is good stuff. Guy
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Is this a trail camera picture or ?
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Is this a trail camera picture or ?
JIm No, but I have a zoom lens on my digital camera. He wasn't THAT close!  Guy
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great pix, what ever the distance. Would get my blood up!
ya!
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That's a handsome Black bear. Hope your son scores on one like that.
Good luck.
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I'm guessing he was 20 - 25 yards away. He was enjoying the fresh green grass! Did NOT call this one in, just came across him.
I hope for success too - that was really cool, bringing the bear in last year with the predator call! Good stuff!
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I'm guessing he was 20 - 25 yards away. He was enjoying the fresh green grass! Did NOT call this one in, just came across him.
I hope for success too - that was really cool, bringing the bear in last year with the predator call! Good stuff!
Guy +1 Wishing ya'll success and memories made. Be sure and post lotsapix so guys like me can live vicariously thru your pix! ya! GWB
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Will do. And thanks for the best wishes! His first bear, 2010: ![[Linked Image]](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/028_zps4f760fe2.jpg) And the next one, a few years later. Frankly, I don't remember which year! ![[Linked Image]](http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/IMG_8226_zps9d9c1ae3.jpg) He likes that old 30-06 Model of 1917 with the 6x Leupold & handloaded 165 Nosler Partitions. Hoping he takes his third bear this season!
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Good luck to you and your son. I will be hunting SE Idaho for mule deer in October. Seeing a bear is kind of a crap shoot that time of year but I definitely don't want to have to burn my deer tag if I see a good bear so I'll have a bear tag in my pocket.
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I hunted bear is the Blue Mountains of SE WA for many years when I lived in Walla Walla. Those were good times. Looks like your son has taken a couple great bears. Good luck this fall.
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Uh, that first bear looks pretty good to me! Nice ones.
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Some nice bears in those pictures. I wouldn't pass on any of them.
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Great posts and pics, Guy. I'm headed out to the Olympic Peninsula next month for a BB hunt starting about Aug. 1st. Will be spot and stalk, type.
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