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I think the wifey did just that...grins

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bhtr

Bender,

I've told you this in person but will now make it public. Your site is less than 3/4 of a mile from mine. Watch yer azz!

You do know that I'll back you up anytime though, eh...

bhtr

Dennis,

You met Larry in person and (prior to that) on the phone. He was the first fella I tried to get ahold of. The Trooper "brown shirt" is a good guy that I've helped in the past...we are lucky to have these guys and are well served. S'now problemo here...

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bhtr

Joel,

I really, really, really feel your pain. I'll call my fedx contact and ship a couple up there for ya...grins



Matt,

I've taken a shine to the A-frames. They are wicked accurate in my winny. It will shoot close to the 22 250 some days.

As to your hypothesis on population...I'm with ya brother


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bhtr

yes...

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Las,

I fear for you, man. There are several more deck bears headed your way. That's the part I'm most furious about. The teenagers will probably get into trouble down about where you live...or a boar will get them. They are old enough to make it on their own but might have some bad habits gleaned from momma.

Watch your backside...

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bhtr

ps. I thought it was 250 to 300????

Just reading your account of the day made my heart beat a bit faster...WOW

Nice to have you here telling us about it. Seems you and las seem to be having a Beary interesting spring.

Every once in awhile a guy gets an experience that reminds him how good it is to be alive and in one piece!

The fewest rounds I ever have on me is around 15 for sheep hunting. I've had folks raise their eyebrows about that and for the most part I'd have to agree with them that I'm hauling needless weight around.

Still I've had to witness a bou finished off with a hatchet, I'd sure hate to try that trick on a bear.

glad you're okay bearhuntr, the name seems to fit even better now. (grin)

I know how far apart our spots are and am quite aware of your attitude and willingness, and will say it's a comforting thought.

Randy almost had it right about your name! I should PM rick and make a special request for a screen name change for you..........to Bearhuntd

bhtr

I suspected everything would be OK...but you never know. I'm guessing the teeth marks on the stand, the witnesses's accounts, and the rest of the party hanging around, sorta clinched the deal .

I've never had one that close, trying to bite me or otherwise. I'm fairly certain that when they do get that close, there is only one appropriate reponse .

You heard anything from George on the other deal? I've been out of the loop, travelling, and haven't talked with him for a while.

DN

I saw in the paper today where the reporter said you were using "large bait" (donuts), and Larry recommended using smaller bait.

I have this lovely mental image at about 10 feet of one of my deck bears stretched out flat on his belly, his head shoved as far through the gate pickets as he could get it, tongue lapped out about 8 inches to get that very last sunflower seed.........

I shoulda cracked that glass door enough to get the camera out!

If you guys are where I think you are, your bait site is only about 8-10 miles - an evening's stroll for a bear. Those could even have been the same bears as on my deck, and in my yard, heading out to make the most of moose calving.

I expect those cubs will make their way back down to the river when the fish start showing in a few weeks, and likely make a nuisance of themselves.

Too bad about Mom - bad decision, on her part, but what's a guy to do?

You see Ward's letter in the paper today? He was a jerk long before he got fired from State Parks.

Bearhuntr, Just read the story tonight. Sounds exciting, wish i was there. I was a little confused about the small bait comment. When the cubs came in the first time they where shoving food down so fast one of them choked it up. Mabey thats what he meant, we dont want to gag a bear. Mark, we really need to go to Homer this week. I was drawn for a free halibut trip on friday the 31st but gave it away so we could go bear hunting sometime during the week.

Wow, great story!

I thought YOU WERE my huckleberry that night...grins

bhtr

I think you guys just made up the whole thing - dirty undies and all!

It's all true bender. I wish I had my video camera with me. We had originally wanted to film a bow scene but that never worked out. I left the camera at home that day because I was going to shoot. The part I would have liked others to see was just how fast a fat momma brown bear can move, an silently I might add. She went from 15 feet away from the stand to 14 feet up the tree in a little over one second. If you count one onethousand one, Thats when she would be in the tree. Amazing huh? Huntr was sitting down and had time to stand up quickly and that was it. she was at the stand before his barrel was pointed down. It makes a guy wonder how he would ever stand a chance if man and bear where on the ground at the same time with the bear getting first sight.
I read the letter in todays paper written by Walt Ward. I hope to bait, study and choose just the right bear to harvest. No cubs, no sows, You know all the things that a bait station allows a true hunter to accomplish. Then when I shoot it I am going to name it my Walter bear.
Hunters can study and choose the correct bear to harvest kinda of like shoppers can choose to shop or not shop at the store of there choice. Thats what I'm going to do.

I'm with Mike. You guys are making it up. Everyone knows adult brown bears can't climb trees.

On the other hand, I've never seen anything about their jumping ability.

I have seen a couple examples of quick, however. One was a BIG bear we were watching flip rocks, one pawed, up on a hillside, several decades ago near Fox Creek on the Resurrection Trail. Suddenly her head popped up, and in nothing flat she dove into a patch of hemlocks some distance off, only to reappear with a set of cubs.

Later that afternoon we went up there - we estimated she'd covered over 100 yards in less than 4 seconds. Some of those rocks she was casually flipping for voles or pikas (we think) weighed a good 300 pounds. It took 3 of us to lift them, and not easily.

I'm with Mike. You guys are making it up. Everyone knows adult brown bears can't climb trees.

I guess they can jump pretty good, though.

I have seen a couple examples of quick. One was a BIG bear we were watching flip rocks, one pawed, up on a hillside, several decades ago near Fox Creek on the Resurrection Trail. Suddenly her head popped up, and in nothing flat she dove into a patch of hemlocks some distance off, only to reappear with a set of cubs.

Later that afternoon we went up there - we estimated she'd covered over 100 yards in less than 4 seconds. Some of those rocks she was casually flipping for voles or pikas (we think) weighed a good 300 pounds. It took 3 of us to lift them, and not easily.

I wonder just how big a pile in the shorts Walt thinks it takes to make it "sporting".

(Answer: he is an "environmentalist", has probably never shot a bear, has certainly never tried hunting them in thick coniferous forest, nor has he, like me, ever run a bait station. I, at least, know how much work it must be, having slopped a few hogs, and regularly hunting moose back in.

You master-baiter guys just have at it- I don't want a bear that bad - I generally take mine incidentally to floating a river, or up caribou hunting in the alpine country. At least I can see what's coming at me a little quicker!

I'm with you las, I laugh at people that say baiting is too easy.

I'm inclined to think it's too much work. Spot and stalk works for me, but I'm not crazy about bear meat so rarely hunt them.