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Judd, answer up you wrestling SOB.

This was my biggest Sitka, made book in 1985. My last day of hunting in Alaska was November 10, 2008 and I had a bigger buck at 25 yards and let him walk. I was on the ferry the next day south and I thought that was the way sheit should end.










I miss the Sitka Blacktails

I want to do the Sitka thing. Are the bear infested stories true?

Its all good... I'm probably the friendliest guy around until someone flips me shiit... Its gtg.

Define bear infested.

Where we were it was only black bears. That said, the bear in this pic (3 legged) charged a guy that worked for me. Paul and I went out the next day and found it and skinned it out. It was a 5 1/2 boar, 18 inch skull, 3 legs and no fat and it was October. Looking to make an easy meal out of the guy that worked for me.

I had read (dangerous, I know) something about "dinner bell bears", stating when the grizzlies heard gunshots they knew there was fresh meat on the ground. Maybe I have that confused with Kodiak?

Kodiak, yes, SE Revilla/POW islands, no.

Gotcha.

They got guys that snare em up there? Timber companies will snare em round here, one will show up every now and again missing a paw

I've got an Afognak elk tag this year....boy oh boy.

Considering the area I was in, the only one I knew running snares was me and that was for wolves.Never found a leg.

That said, my guess is a DSMF shot his leg off. It weren't but 1/2 mile from salt.

Some private property up the hill from town, not five miles out. No pics the woman I lived with at the time took everything she could carry and get in a car while I was out cutting firewood. My photos went with her, we lived across from the school bus yard. My daughter lives in Chehalis.

Musta been up middle Fork rd area. I actually live closer to Onalaska than Chehalis but it’s considered a Chehalis address. Where’s the daughter work?

That is the area off the middle fork road. Kristin is married and if she works she hasn't said so to me. Watch out for hot rod Toyota's she drives like Indy all the time!

Copy I live over on the North Fork, over the ridge from middle Fork. I’m sure I’ve seen her runnin around pretty small area, born here, been in Chehalis 43 years...

I lived in Centralia, Chehalis and Ilwaco from 1986 to 1989. Loved it but getting a worthwhile job was impossible, moved back to Texas and went to work in the oilfield. It's about that time again, every two years or so I head up there to see her and get some fishing done. Do the Steehead still run up the Chehalis river? The Salmon up the Wilapa? Do you still have to dodge the bears while fishing for them? Last time I was up there sure were a lot of places you couldn't access like I could in the 80's. Heck maybe I should see about getting a bear tag and a deer tag.

Oh ya, late August Kong’s start running. Steelhead start in the Chehalis around January through April. I take the last week of August off and fill up on salmon down willapa bay outta Raymond, bout a hour north of illwaco. Hit me up when ya come, I’d like to have ya out to the hollar and shoot the shiit....

Sounds good to me, I'll see if I can pull it off.

You really need to have me out to shoot one of those! I'll even use schit bullets and a non-dialing scope. I'll bring the cheap beer, dip, and info for your elk tag in MT...

Are the bad in rut?