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Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? #18907003 11/07/23
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OP colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,133 Colorado Springs, Colorado	Love to see some with pictures of course! Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

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Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18907192 11/07/23
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wyosteve Campfire Member W Joined: Apr 2022 Posts: 376 Wyoming	Friend and I were up there in May and we each got nice bears. Haven't tried to figure out how to post pics on this site though.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18907290 11/07/23
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T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,240 Likes: 11	Not much of a report for me….shot this interior(ish) bear while sheep hunting. 4-5 yers old, according to the ADFG biologist who checked him in. Nothing special but I won’t pass up an interior bear.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18907548 11/07/23
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79S Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,501 Alaska valley trash	I wonder how the kodiak hunters are doing those that started hunting on 25 October their 15 days ends tomorrow. Originally Posted by Bricktop Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? T_Inman #18907586 11/07/23
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johnn Campfire Regular J Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,766 Garden Island	Originally Posted by T_Inman Not much of a report for me….shot this interior(ish) bear while sheep hunting. 4-5 yers old, according to the ADFG biologist who checked him in. Nothing special but I won’t pass up an interior bear. Berry bears, even the brown ones, can be good eating. For those without thumbs, it's s Garden fookin Island, not Hawaii

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Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18907673 11/07/23
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dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,104 Kodiak & AZ	They killed a few in town NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18907675 11/07/23
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dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,104 Kodiak & AZ	There were still fish in the 25th NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? johnn #18907830 11/07/23
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T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,240 Likes: 11	Originally Posted by johnn Originally Posted by T_Inman Not much of a report for me….shot this interior(ish) bear while sheep hunting. 4-5 yers old, according to the ADFG biologist who checked him in. Nothing special but I won’t pass up an interior bear. Berry bears, even the brown ones, can be good eating. He was gorging on blueberries, so I took the backstraps. Tastes no different to me than any other wild game. Pretty good.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18908117 11/07/23
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OP colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,133 Colorado Springs, Colorado	Nice! Jealous, plan to go back and hunt Kodiak in a few years. Elk next year, unfortunately missed this season due to a surgery, but went well Thank you for sharing! Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18908694 11/07/23
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memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,955 Winchester, WY USA	The bears haven’t checked-in yet! 😉😂 Sorry ……I couldn’t stop myself! ☹️ memtb Last edited by memtb; 11/07/23. You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

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Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18908899 11/07/23
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rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,489 Alaska	Wet and cool and windy most of the time. Typical peninsula fall weather. Bad weather getting worse. 4 clients and all 4 killed bears. A couple of them glad to shoot and get back to normal weather. Did not kill anything huge but one bear was 9 foot 10 inches which isn't bad. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18909255 11/07/23
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OP colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,133 Colorado Springs, Colorado	That's huge! Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18909290 11/07/23
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TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,184 Likes: 1	My buddy went to his usual spot in Unit 17 and stayed the month of September like he usually does. Saw one bear the whole month move through the valley in an inaccessible area. He generally stays the month and kills his 2 a year with several opportunities. He’s thinking the ADFG bear cull was effective even though it took place quite a ways from his area.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? rost495 #18909298 11/07/23
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ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,237 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by rost495 Wet and cool and windy most of the time. Typical peninsula fall weather. Bad weather getting worse. 4 clients and all 4 killed bears. A couple of them glad to shoot and get back to normal weather. Did not kill anything huge but one bear was 9 foot 10 inches which isn't bad. Unless you mistyped that number, a bear that size must be bigger than 95% of bears killed in a year. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? TheKid #18911103 11/08/23
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T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,240 Likes: 11	Originally Posted by TheKid My buddy went to his usual spot in Unit 17 and stayed the month of September like he usually does. Saw one bear the whole month move through the valley in an inaccessible area. He generally stays the month and kills his 2 a year with several opportunities. He’s thinking the ADFG bear cull was effective even though it took place quite a ways from his area. I spent 2 weeks in 17A moose hunting this year and didn’t see a single bear, nor any sign of one. Even with 2 moose carcasses in the area. I was a bit surprised. One exception of course was a small(ish) brown bear eating trash out of a dumpster near Dillingham.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? T_Inman #18911212 11/08/23
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OP colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,133 Colorado Springs, Colorado	Wasn't there a brown bear culling operation in 17? Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18912952 11/08/23
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dennisinaz Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 13,104 Kodiak & AZ	I had a 3-year-old try to sneak up on me a couple of days ago at the airport when i was waiting for a float plane.i banged the side of the truck and he took off. Shat himself when he left. Mostly corn. I think a coastie is baiting deer... NRA Benefactor Member Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? dennisinaz #18913023 11/09/23
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Swamplord Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,050 Likes: 3 Alaska	Originally Posted by dennisinaz I had a 3-year-old try to sneak up on me a couple of days ago at the airport when i was waiting for a float plane.i banged the side of the truck and he took off. Shat himself when he left. Mostly corn. I think a coastie is baiting deer... Can't be... coasties don't have the time, it's dark after the cracker circle jerk is over "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants".

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18913388 11/09/23
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OP colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,133 Colorado Springs, Colorado	Ok I have to ask, "What is a coastie?" lol Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18914122 11/09/23
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Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,634 Anchorage, AK USA	USCG member Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18916946 11/10/23
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las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	How about fishing? "The water is cold and there ain't no damned fish!" The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? ironbender #18922462 11/12/23
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rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,489 Alaska	Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by rost495 Wet and cool and windy most of the time. Typical peninsula fall weather. Bad weather getting worse. 4 clients and all 4 killed bears. A couple of them glad to shoot and get back to normal weather. Did not kill anything huge but one bear was 9 foot 10 inches which isn't bad. Unless you mistyped that number, a bear that size must be bigger than 95% of bears killed in a year. We usually can kill a 10 foot square bear and over every season, usually at least one or more. 9 foot isn't bad. 9.5 feet is time to seriously think about shooting. Have a client that has a 10 foot plus that comes back waiting on an 11 foot or better bear quite often. Sad to say has not happened. I cannot claim a 10 foot bear yet for a client. My mentors best is 10 foot 10 or 11 inches IIRC. Honest squares not pulled and tugged and stretched. I think anyone should be happy with 9 foot and over. IMHO.. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? colorado #18934997 11/17/23
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las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK	It's not too late- they are still out. Mauling on Hidden Lake Trail. Guy got between sow and cub. All survived. The guy can now wear a Captain Crunch badge. Last edited by las; 11/17/23. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: Where are all the brown bear hunting reports? las #18935210 11/17/23
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ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,237 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by las It's not too late- they are still out. Mauling on Hidden Lake Trail. Guy got between sow and cub. All survived. The guy can now wear a Captain Crunch badge. I heard they were fishing in the middle of lots of brownie tracks and scat. Both unarmed. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

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