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Great story, Art! And, GREAT bear! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hard to believe that was 9 years ago!
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Yeah, it was that long ago! Had not realized it had been that long either...
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That would be a trick..grin.
Nice bear and cool story guys. Hope the taxidermist treats you well... It is at Knight's and I seriously hope they do a decent job... Jeff is still on the bubble for a rug versus life-size. Really? You're more a gambler than me.
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Knight's has done some good work, but they have done some pretty schitty stuff, too... But the bear is not mine, so I just sit back and let Jeff do the worrying...
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What a hunt...thanks for sharing the pics and story. Those big bears are a tremendous trophy. I remember the first time I saw a full size mount, I was just a kid but never cease to admire how big they really are.
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Art, great hunt. Not sure there is a good time to advertise an A-Bort! wink How did it fail?
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Trigger group rusted to "frozen" condition with the wire link looking like the problem again. The weather was bad and the saltwater was right there...
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Say it isn't so.  
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Awesome story Art and congrats to the lucky hunter as well.That was one hell of a last day.
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Dean It was a bit of an attention grabber!  art
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Super story. Great pics too. Brings back some good memories. For the record, Rick Bin did not kill any bear. I simply stood there with Scott (hiya pal) while Art pole-axed it with one 270-grainer through the front shoulder and into the vitals, which made it hit the ground hard and right-now, and tremble away the last of its life. Art graciously convinced me the sonofabitch-was-coming, even though it wasn't (  ), and since I was the designated backup, I deferred to experience and let one fly into the trembling furball just on principle, which caused it to tumble spectacularly ass-over-teakettle down the hill for what I remember to be at least a hundred yards. And I'd do it again, too. What a trip! Both of them. Big congrats! Big Kudos to all!
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Having just returned - and recovered - from spring hunts of my own just across the Shelikof, I tip my hat to Art for sharing photos and telling a great story.
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Great article and pics! That picture Dog Ear Mountain is beautiful.
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Cool story and that's a cool area.
I spent a few days with the Pingree's after I shot my bear in the Sturgeon unit.
Fantastic people who live in one of the wildest, untouched places I've ever been.
Pretty remarkable and I enjoyed spending some time at the lodge and with their family.
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Cool story and that's a cool area.
I spent a few days with the Pingree's after I shot my bear in the Sturgeon unit.
Fantastic people who live in one of the wildest, untouched places I've ever been.
Pretty remarkable and I enjoyed spending some time at the lodge and with their family. Have to say the Pingrees are classy folks... Between dropping off crabs and watching out for us they proved their generosity... the rest is just pure, down to Earth, good. I am assembling a small package for them that required a little wait for things to arrive... I suspect they will be surprised as they undoubtedly think they "did nothing."
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Super story. Great pics too. Brings back some good memories. For the record, Rick Bin did not kill any bear. I simply stood there with Scott (hiya pal) while Art pole-axed it with one 270-grainer through the front shoulder and into the vitals, which made it hit the ground hard and right-now, and tremble away the last of its life. Art graciously convinced me the sonofabitch-was-coming, even though it wasn't ( ), and since I was the designated backup, I deferred to experience and let one fly into the trembling furball just on principle, which caused it to tumble spectacularly ass-over-teakettle down the hill for what I remember to be at least a hundred yards. And I'd do it again, too. What a trip! Both of them. Big congrats! Big Kudos to all! Aside from simply standing there you also carried the hide, wrapped around your shoulders past another brown bear, jaws-aclacking, with an unknown relationship to the recently deceased bear... And telling the live bear to "bring it on!" I still laugh about that every time I think about it!
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Having just returned - and recovered - from spring hunts of my own just across the Shelikof, I tip my hat to Art for sharing photos and telling a great story. Yeah, we were close enough a good bear could swim either way... I am sure you can relate to our relief in realizing the bear was spined and reduced to two-wheel drive...
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Incredible trip! And, thank you Rick and Art for the memories. That was a tough year, but all's well that ends well. You are two very good friends and again, what an incredible adventure! Oh, and "COUGAR, COUGAR on the beach!" Super story. Great pics too. Brings back some good memories. For the record, Rick Bin did not kill any bear. I simply stood there with Scott (hiya pal) while Art pole-axed it with one 270-grainer through the front shoulder and into the vitals, which made it hit the ground hard and right-now, and tremble away the last of its life. Art graciously convinced me the sonofabitch-was-coming, even though it wasn't ( ), and since I was the designated backup, I deferred to experience and let one fly into the trembling furball just on principle, which caused it to tumble spectacularly ass-over-teakettle down the hill for what I remember to be at least a hundred yards. And I'd do it again, too. What a trip! Both of them. Big congrats! Big Kudos to all! Aside from simply standing there you also carried the hide, wrapped around your shoulders past another brown bear, jaws-aclacking, with an unknown relationship to the recently deceased bear... And telling the live bear to "bring it on!" I still laugh about that every time I think about it!
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Dude! Thanks for the opportunity to once again post this!!!! ![[Linked Image]](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/24quarts/cougartag.jpg)
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Jeeze- and Art sort of castigated me for bringing up the subject (Hillside blacktail) only a year after the fact...
Rick ain't never gonna live that one down.
Not if we can help it anyway.
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