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Definitely some great bears.

Pat, I’d love to hear more about the hunt that almost killed ya? Backpack?

SLM, THAT’s a beaut! My best bear is that same color.

Haven’t hunted bears in a while, would love to get out this year.

I miss hunting bears, hunted them every year I lived in AK. I never got to shoot a color phase bear though my wife killed a great cinnamon for her first one. Someday I’ll get back out after them, I’d for sure hunt them every year if we had them locally. Closest we have is eastern OK and it’s archery and then muzzleloader if there’s any left on the quota. I’m hoping and almost betting they’ll be back out here before I’m too old to hunt. My great Grandad killed the last recorded bear in SW Oklahoma back in 1919. Be pretty cool if I could shoot one out here someday, I probably won’t use a single shot shotgun though .

That's a damn nice bear...

I love hunting them, I kinda hate to shoot them tho. I usually give them a pass but this one was making a nuisance of himself.

That's a pretty bear George!

Spring bear here is usually over bait. About the only way to even see one.

We beat the antis when they attempted ballot-box biology.

I have a couple ideas for this spring. Looking forward to it!

SOME BIG BOYS....congrats to all

Here's a "golden oldie".....I was barely shaving. Killed this one with my Sako .220 swift.

North of Gardner, Montana back in the day. There used to be a lot of black bears on the Upper Yellowstone. I haven't hunted that area in many years. There were no shortage of Grizzlies in most of it too. Probably more now...

My best friend's son with a really big blackie he killed when he was 12. He used a .222 Remington. Southwest Montana.

My friend, Bill Beyl, pictured with me here,(his boy with the .222 bear)and a bear I killed with my bow back in 1983. It's the only bear I've ever killed with a bow, and one of the best, and luckiest stalks I've ever made. It was just before dark, and after I made the hit, I backed out of there and waited until morning to go find him. Bill was a really good tracker and was more that happy to help. It was a special day spent with a friend who was like a brother to me. Bill passed away a little over a year ago. There isn't a day goes by when I don't think of the time we shared.....

In a thread full of remarkable photos those last two stand out.

Cool stuff, boys.

This was a 5 1/2' sow that was aged at 14. After watching this bear for over an hour, I was sure it was a boar. They can be very tough to judge.

Rifle is a Remington KS .280, with a 6X Leupold. 1991.

We hope to head up and do a little “spot-n-stalk” or maybe a little calling! Gonna be a busy spring though....so at this point, it’s only “hope”! memtb

I have Black Bear hunted in my home state since I was a teenager. I never get tired of it.

A Spring season, spot and stalk type-hunt out west is on my list.

Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Great pics scenar

Thanks for those great pictures Pat.....

That was about the same year that Tom and I took Shawn deer and antelope hunting down near Powderville. We all miss Bill...