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I can't wait....cabin fever is at an all time high! Let's see some pics! This is a Montana Blackie from 2011, spot and stalk. It’s cool when the weather is shiitty up Glasgow, we get to see cool pics... grin laffin' A guy can only reload so much ammo....spring can't get here soon enough.... meanwhile, more pics coming........;) The boys and I just came in from shooting on a bright sunny day. No wind! Glad to see the weather breaking here finally. We are ready for spring. Bart.
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Really enjoying this thread....and wishing I had more vacation time! Thanks!
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Great thread, getting me pumped up for spring bear. Thanks Pat
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Thanks for posting these, nice bears and pics.
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My buddy tried to get this one killed last fall, but couldn't outsmart the bugger. Looks like a brute.
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A lot of stunt shooters in your area with those 22 rifles Pat! grin...
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nice pics when shooting bears remember space between ears, small space young one, big space mature bear, LOL
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Some great pics in this thread, thanks all for sharing. Full on Spring down here though a bit cool for this time of year, Im not complaing however. Having lived in the nort country most of my life I can relate to spring fever, always hated March. Sick of winter by then, cant even get out after trout yet, ice fishing has usually list its flavor by now. Here is an AK bear I posted on here before. My biggest, squares right at 7’ Another AK bear, around 6.5 sq, sorry for the poor iphone scan Also hunt them a bit in my birthstate of PA in the fall. Have seen a few but for one reason or another never closed the deal. My buddy on the other hand is a bear hunter extradoraire. He’s taken several PA bears and usually passes on some every year. He’s also taken several bears in AK with me. Here is a good bear he took while he was helping me try to fill a doe tag. He’s already field dressed at this point, a fat bear!
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Great Pictures
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Looks like some good times.
Bear hunting is a blast in my book. I had fun hunting bears last fall with some guys from our church, we got three bears. I'm thinking about going back to Montana this spring. Hunting bears up there is never wrong. The guys I hunted with last fall, are talking about doing another hunt for bears this coming fall.
Have a great day.
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Some outstanding photos and awesome bears... Great..
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Nice bear and pic. I wish I could get after them this spring, but it won't be happening this year. Bears skunked me 3yrs ago in MT and it's about time for a rematch; hopefully soon. It's all about timing...this spring might be a bit later than usual with heavy snowpack. Normal prime time for most of Montana seems to be from May 10th through the 20th. I was there in prime time, but the local that was giving me a hand said I was about week late. Green up was a bit early that year. Hard to plan for that 27 driving hours away. I do plan on giving them a go again though. PS- I totally dig your pics, especially your hats. I've always wondered how you became a Tigers fan?
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Nice bear and pic. I wish I could get after them this spring, but it won't be happening this year. Bears skunked me 3yrs ago in MT and it's about time for a rematch; hopefully soon. It's all about timing...this spring might be a bit later than usual with heavy snowpack. Normal prime time for most of Montana seems to be from May 10th through the 20th. I was there in prime time, but the local that was giving me a hand said I was about week late. Green up was a bit early that year. Hard to plan for that 27 driving hours away. I do plan on giving them a go again though. PS- I totally dig your pics, especially your hats. I've always wondered how you became a Tigers fan? You need to have alternate game plans. NW Montana always greens up in front of SW Montana. Sometimes by as much as two weeks. If you're too late there, go to the later greening areas, or the other way around. My dad was a Tigers fan....kinda rubbed off on me...
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Thanks for the info, I will keep that in mind for my next trip. Might just pick the week to hunt and wait to narrow down the area closer to time.
I'm a Cards fan for much of the same reason, but also grew up 2.5hrs from the stadium making it a bit easier to be a fan. I will say I'm a big fan of Miggy!
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Thanks for the info, I will keep that in mind for my next trip. Might just pick the week to hunt and wait to narrow down the area closer to time.
I'm a Cards fan for much of the same reason, but also grew up 2.5hrs from the stadium making it a bit easier to be a fan. I will say I'm a big fan of Miggy! You probably don't remember the 68' World Series, Tigers-Cards. Bob Gibson's heyday....pals and I listened to the games at school on transistor radios...
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As much as I want to be in, I might be out for the first time in over 20 years. I had rotator-cuff repair 2 weeks ago, and hoping to be able to master my .223 left handed by late May. I usually spend 30+ evenings a spring hunting MT black bears so it will be a tough spring if I cannot get out.
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As much as I want to be in, I might be out for the first time in over 20 years. I had rotator-cuff repair 2 weeks ago, and hoping to be able to master my .223 left handed by late May. I usually spend 30+ evenings a spring hunting MT black bears so it will be a tough spring if I cannot get out. I'll carry you on my back....;) Or pull you up the mountain in a game cart....
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I think I'll be able to walk fine, it's the shouldering a rifle that might not be ready yet.
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