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Congratulations! Great memories made. Thanks for sharing.
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Great story. Congrats to you guys.
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Does not get any better than that!
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Loved the story of hunting with your son. And using a classic pre-64 375 was icing on the cake. Congrats on the nice trophy and spending time with your son.
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Congratulations on a great hunt ,with the classic 375 H&H ! Where was the bear hit, and any chance you recovered the bullet? Thanks!
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Outstanding, don't know how it could get better did you guys eat fresh seafood everyday? So congratulations to the father, the son and the holy bear. Well done...mb
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Kenster: Did not recover the bullet. Tried to: while we were waiting for the plane to pick us up, I had some time, so went to work with a knife and saw: opened the body cavity and pulled out all kinds of stuff: could not find it: rather disappointed. However, the heart looked easy to remove so I did. There was a hole in it that sure looked like a bullet hole but not certain. Took the heart back to show Nathan: he'd never see one from a brown bear before but probably not many dig around trying to remove one. It was pretty large. Actually took a picture of it.
Magnum Bob: No seafood till we got back to Kodiak. Then went out for a fishfry.
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it really does not get any cooler than that. I love hunting with my girls, more about the memories than success, but it is the ultimate when a plan comes together. Nice bear, that is the one critter id love to have a crack at. Honestly, id probably take my pre 64 375 as well. Fat Betty or not, lol. Killed a bunch of elk with that caliber and never had one go more than 100 yards. Most are drt. Love stories like this
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Congratulations! What a great hunt and even better with your son.
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Congrats! Just out of curiosity, how would a stout-loaded 250gr bullet (Nosler or Speer) from a 35 Whelen perform on bears of this magnitude? I only ask because that's my largest rifle and I'd like to hunt up there someday.
Thanks, Dinny
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I took my brown bear with a 338-06 with 250 gr A Frame. He did not like it at all! The 35 W with the big bullet should do as well. Mine was at just under 100 yards and he did not go 100 yards.
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What a great time that must of been! Great pictures of you and your son. The beautiful bear is icing on the cake.
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Dan I think it is great you were able to hunt with your son. Being able to take a bear with a gun you have love for is just icing on the cake. Some of my best memories are from hunting with my dad. Killing my first animal, first time I was big and strong enough to offer to carry his rifle for him, the one and only time I ever saw him miss an animal and me being able to hit it. The last one I had to wait 40 years for but it was priceless!
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Congrats! Just out of curiosity, how would a stout-loaded 250gr bullet (Nosler or Speer) from a 35 Whelen perform on bears of this magnitude? I only ask because that's my largest rifle and I'd like to hunt up there someday.
Thanks, Dinny Small side track sorry. I can think of no less than six brown bears my father killed with a 35 Whelen. One old ornery boar was dropped in full charge at 20 feet with one shot. I believe the 35 Whelen is plenty for anything in Alaska. Dad owned a gun shop so I had access to anything I might want but my Whelen has been on every hunt but one for the past 40 years.
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congrats , i have a few Winchester model 70`s pre64 too even a 338 Win mag Alaskan still looks like new . good job on the bear hunt ! Pete53
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Congratulations on a beautiful bear and a great hunt with your son!
Lovely rifle. I recently acquired a pre64 375H&H. Think it might have been used to cull Buff in the Northern Territory, where I got it from. I could hunt Alaska without much prep and it couldn’t look any worse!
I need a good stock for it and it’s getting a good reblue.
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Congratulations on a beautiful bear and a great hunt with your son!
Lovely rifle. I recently acquired a pre64 375H&H. Think it might have been used to cull Buff in the Northern Territory, where I got it from. I could hunt Alaska without much prep and it couldn’t look any worse!
I need a good stock for it and it’s getting a good reblue. When you find that stock and get it all spruced up, start a thread on it. I'd love to see it..
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