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Brown bear down #12325109 10/10/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska Got this sow yesterday. One round into the neck at the base of the skull out of my 7mag dropped it, was dead before it hit the ground.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325114 10/10/17 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,621 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,621 Midwest Well done man! Well done! Congrats. WWP53D

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325136 10/10/17 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C. gerry35 Campfire Tracker gerry35 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,612 B.C. Impossible, everyone knows a 7 mag isn't enough Congratulations. Gerry.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325139 10/10/17 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,731 Palmer, Alaska C Cariboujack Campfire Ranger Cariboujack Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,731 Palmer, Alaska Good job. Nice size bear. Now the work starts. NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325144 10/10/17 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 820 Curtice, OH A Alex38 Campfire Regular Alex38 Campfire Regular A Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 820 Curtice, OH Congrats! Nice bear!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325264 10/10/17 Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 1,043 North Central LA R Ruger77Shooter Campfire Regular Ruger77Shooter Campfire Regular R Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 1,043 North Central LA The animal I have dreamed of killing for 50 years now. I envy those of you who get hunt this majestic animal!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325275 10/10/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska I have to wait 4 years before I can take another bear in this area. This is the first bear I have ever taken. Should square out to 7ft, the biologist will have fun trying to measure what is left of the skull. Oops

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325291 10/10/17 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side Congratulations! Nice bear. Out of curiosity, what was the range to the bear, and which bullet were you using? Regards, Guy

Re: Brown bear down GuyM #12325297 10/10/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska Originally Posted by GuyM Congratulations! Nice bear. Out of curiosity, what was the range to the bear, and which bullet were you using? Regards, Guy Range was maybe 80yds. 150gr Federal soft point factory rounds.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325465 10/11/17 Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,582 Wyoming Cheyenne Campfire Outfitter Cheyenne Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,582 Wyoming Nice! "Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325485 10/11/17 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,421 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,421 Metairie, LA Where were you hunting?

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325542 10/11/17 Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2,913 Madiganistan P Penobscot_99 Campfire Regular Penobscot_99 Campfire Regular P Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2,913 Madiganistan Originally Posted by FishinHank Originally Posted by GuyM Congratulations! Nice bear. Out of curiosity, what was the range to the bear, and which bullet were you using? Regards, Guy Range was maybe 80yds. 150gr Federal soft point factory rounds. Did you hit where you were aiming at ? Hit her broadside did you ? Nice trophy...man those suckers are huge !! It was Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver (SFC E-7)who said: "No, no, I've got them right where I want them -- surrounded from the inside." http://www.macvsog.cc/1969.htm

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325582 10/11/17 Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,074 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,074 South Carolina Nice Hank! Congrats man! “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325635 10/11/17 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,897 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,897 Winchester, WY USA Congratulations Hank! Well now I can take that off of my "bucket list"... as you got my bear I've dreamed of since around 1966 or so! . memtb You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325730 10/11/17 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side G GuyM Campfire Tracker GuyM Campfire Tracker G Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,173 Washington - dry side Very cool. Thanks for the info re range & bullet. The good ol' 7mm is very capable and it sure seems you made a great shot! Regards, Guy

Re: Brown bear down Penobscot_99 #12325845 10/11/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska Originally Posted by Penobscot_99 Originally Posted by FishinHank Originally Posted by GuyM Congratulations! Nice bear. Out of curiosity, what was the range to the bear, and which bullet were you using? Regards, Guy Range was maybe 80yds. 150gr Federal soft point factory rounds. Did you hit where you were aiming at ? Hit her broadside did you ? Nice trophy...man those suckers are huge !! I hit it exactly where I was aiming. She was quartering away. No exit and I never found a single piece of bullet. The brain was complete mush. The back half of the skull is mostly gone, but I didn't really want to track it into the timber

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325849 10/11/17 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,760 Wyoming Excellent! Molon Labe

Re: Brown bear down PaulBarnard #12325850 10/11/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Where were you hunting? Southeast AK.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325861 10/11/17 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,157 Arkansas O ol_mike Campfire Ranger ol_mike Campfire Ranger O Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 24,157 Arkansas NICE !! PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!! Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12325994 10/11/17 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 Are you going to make a rug ? Nice bear. I killed a 7' interior grizzly this past June off the Denali Hiway between Cantell & Paxton.

Re: Brown bear down colorado bob #12325999 10/11/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska Originally Posted by colorado bob Are you going to make a rug ? Nice bear. I killed a 7' interior grizzly this past June off the Denali Hiway between Cantell & Paxton. I'm just going to get it tanned but not rugged out. I spent a few years in Paxson, love that country. Sure has changed though.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326012 10/11/17 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,664 We stayed at the Alpine Creek Lodge. You are correct, beautiful country.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326026 10/11/17 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas CONGRATS Man ! ! ! Sweet! Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326730 10/11/17 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 95,791 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 95,791 Southern New Mexico CONGRATS FishinHank! Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326745 10/11/17 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State Congrats on a nice bear. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326756 10/11/17 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,900 SE_WI Mr_TooDogs Campfire Outfitter Mr_TooDogs Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,900 SE_WI Congratulations, big bear, and good shooting too! Looking at the paw you holding, thinking of the damage of those claws raking a mans head, wow. GOA

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326763 10/11/17 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 3,428 Colorado T test1328 Campfire Tracker test1328 Campfire Tracker T Joined: May 2005 Posts: 3,428 Colorado Good job, Hank! It sure is nice not having to track them!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12326828 10/11/17 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT B Bill_N Campfire Tracker Bill_N Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT Good shootin - congrats! Affordable Sportfishing Charters and Cruises out of Noank CT - https://www.rowdygirlcharters.com/

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327021 10/11/17 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,911 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,911 PA Awesome!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327121 10/11/17 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny R rong Campfire Outfitter rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,723 upstate ny Good deal Hank,

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327193 10/11/17 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Originally Posted by FishinHank Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Where were you hunting? Southeast AK. Way to narrow it down! LOL If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327196 10/11/17 Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,133 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... Is that you in the pic? I figured you to look more like your avatar! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327255 10/11/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska I haven't been remote that long, yet. Haha!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327272 10/11/17 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,630 7 STW Campfire Outfitter 7 STW Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,630 Thats cool Congrats. Nice to see plain jane soft point still works these days.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327359 10/11/17 Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,388 MT/GA T Timbermaster Campfire Tracker Timbermaster Campfire Tracker T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,388 MT/GA Nice shootin! That bear looks huge. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ 3-7-77

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327406 10/12/17 Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains mtnsnake Campfire Ranger mtnsnake Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains Nice bear. Good job.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327452 10/12/17 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,684 Michigan, In , Boon S saddlering Campfire Ranger saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,684 Michigan, In , Boon Congrads! Great BEAR, Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12327890 10/12/17 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder T Tejano Campfire Tracker Tejano Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 7,263 Out Yonder That's a bruiser for SE. Never used it but carried a 7RM while a fishing guide near Norton Sound and I am glad to see the bullet didn't bounce off the bear. Congrats on a fine animal. "When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12328458 10/12/17 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Hammerdown Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 17,163 Northern California Nice catch Hank. You did well. Randy NRA Patriot Life Benefactor

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12328498 10/12/17 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,376 C Calvin Campfire Ranger Calvin Campfire Ranger C Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,376 Any other pics? Curious on the color. I want my next bear to be a SE brown bear. Have boat, will travel...haha

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12329717 10/13/17 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,213 Southern Colorado Alamosa Campfire Tracker Alamosa Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,213 Southern Colorado Looks like a big one. Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the pic.

Re: Brown bear down colorado bob #12329727 10/13/17 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,843 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,843 The RED part of MD Originally Posted by colorado bob Are you going to make a rug ? Nice bear. I killed a 7' interior grizzly this past June off the Denali Hiway between Cantell & Paxton. Good job. Pictures? "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12330099 10/13/17 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska FishinHank OP Campfire Tracker OP FishinHank Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,342 Alaska It got dark prwtty fast so I don't have any other pics. My buddy might have gotten a few though, I will ask him. I will snap a couple of the hide next weekend after I get it back from F&G. It's a pretty dark bear.

Re: Brown bear down FishinHank #12330487 10/13/17 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi. E efw Campfire Ranger efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,615 Mi. Sheesh man no ground shrinkage on that thing eh? What a Bear! Nice work!