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Wonder what caliber handgun he was carrying. Why would anyone carry a handgun on a guided hunt.....??? Having a handgun in the tent is nice, but that is rare on a guided hunt.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Wonder what caliber handgun he was carrying. Why would anyone carry a handgun on a guided hunt.....??? Having a handgun in the tent is nice, but that is rare on a guided hunt. It might be handy to finish off yourself if the bear gotcha.
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Bear was shot 11 years ago, I thought it was more recent than that. Still doesn't take away the fact that this is one beast of a bear. Goliath was taken in May of 2022 .... the bear pic on their Facebook cover is from 2011, two different bears Well crap, my bad. That outfit kills some big fuggin bears by the looks of it.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Bear was shot 11 years ago, I thought it was more recent than that. Still doesn't take away the fact that this is one beast of a bear. The post above indicates that Goliath was shot May 2022. Regardless of when it was shot it’s a beast and something that I dream of someday hunting. 👍 I have similar sentiments, but you got there first Aces.
Carry what you’re willing to fight with - Mackay Sagebrush
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Wonder what caliber was used?
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Glad they are up there and not down here.
Imagine if they walked around Yellowstone like the buffalo, and the loony bunny huggers tried to go hug one ?
Thanks for the pics
Let him grow, Shoot a doe !
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Glad they are up there and not down here.
Imagine if they walked around Yellowstone like the buffalo, and the loony bunny huggers tried to go hug one ?
Thanks for the pics That would be a good way to get rid of them!
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"Big" is an understatement.
That bear dwarfs big bears!
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Wonder what caliber handgun he was carrying. Why would anyone carry a handgun on a guided hunt.....??? Having a handgun in the tent is nice, but that is rare on a guided hunt. WTF is wrong with carrying a handgun ? I'd never pay a guide who wants to disarm me on my hunt , fu ck that
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Wonder what caliber handgun he was carrying. Why would anyone carry a handgun on a guided hunt.....??? Having a handgun in the tent is nice, but that is rare on a guided hunt. WTF is wrong with carrying a handgun ? I'd never pay a guide who wants to disarm me on my hunt , fu ck that I've always carried a handgun and it has paid off multiple times.
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Wonder what caliber handgun he was carrying. Why would anyone carry a handgun on a guided hunt.....??? Having a handgun in the tent is nice, but that is rare on a guided hunt. ? I'd never pay a guide who wants to disarm me on my hunt , fu ck that Nothing "WRONG" with it, just don't see the point, unless the goal was to use the handgun as a primary harvesting tool. Could even be rationalized if the hunter was primarily using a bow and arrow to harvest. I fail to grasp your statement of Guide wants to disarm you, given the you would likely have a rifle. I actually guided a Dall Sheep hunter who every day packed his rifle and a "TWO GLOCKS" one under each armpit (shoulder holster).
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Nice bear, congrats to all involved.
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Curious why he packed two glocks on a sheep hunt, model, caliber. Worried about bears? Hoping to get in range of sheep? Worried about meth heads?
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Just curious - did they age him?
Wondering if he was a genetic freak, lived long, ate well, all of the above, etc.
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Just curious - did they age him?
Wondering if he was a genetic freak, lived long, ate well, all of the above, etc. If he was harvested where I suspect, it is a very restricted area to hunt. There is essentially near zero hunting pressure. So the bears have a fair chance of getting old and therefore large.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Most of us that have been guideing brown bears for decades have killed some huge bears,, there are some outfits that always add a foot and some make an almost 9' into a 10+ with ease. That's why trophy size is measured on the skull measurments! Here's a Shuyak bear that we could have called 11' but layed out he was 10'3". ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/c8iWxAr.jpg)
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Most of us that have been guideing brown bears for decades have killed some huge bears,, there are some outfits that always add a foot and some make an almost 9' into a 10+ with ease. That's why trophy size is measured on the skull measurments! Here's a Shuyak bear that we could have called 11' but layed out he was 10'3". Gotta measure the hide on the diagonal!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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