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The Pacific Northwest #7718953 05/07/13
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,327 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 OP Campfire Kahuna
OP Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,327 Likes: 9 Oregon	I thought you all might enjoy some photos from my morning bear hunt here in Oregon. I was packing the 99F in 358. Looking at the photos you can see why I prefer the lightweights! No sightings this morning, but I spotted a very large black bear here two days ago. I tried predator calling this morning with a fawn bleat to no avail. Nice day to be out as we had BIG thundershowers last night, so deer were out in abundance this morning. Photobucket is screwing with me, sorry for the sideways photos! They're right in photobucket but all won't transfer over correctly. Foggy on the hike in and at the first stand. The fog lifted a bit later in the morning. [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC00021_zps1504b404.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC00022_zps1b1cbab3.jpg[/img] Last edited by Fireball2; 05/07/13. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

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Re: The Pacific Northwest Fireball2 #7718989 05/07/13
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,777 Likes: 1 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,777 Likes: 1 Eastern Nebraska	Beautiful pictures, gorgeous country. I'm jealous.. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

Re: The Pacific Northwest Fireball2 #7718991 05/07/13
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,063 Likes: 6 In the woods... RAS Campfire Outfitter
RAS Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,063 Likes: 6 In the woods...	Looks like a place I could live. Just about the right number of people. "...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.

Re: The Pacific Northwest Fireball2 #7719333 05/07/13
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker
steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA	FB Looks lush. Very nice area you have there to hunt in. "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: The Pacific Northwest steve99 #7719355 05/07/13
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,454 Stuart,FL billy336 Campfire Regular
billy336 Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,454 Stuart,FL	um, where's the rifle? Long Live The Judge Thinking of moving to Florida? Don't........

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Re: The Pacific Northwest billy336 #7719372 05/07/13
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 166 usa T TR405 Campfire Member
TR405 Campfire Member T Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 166 usa	Great pics thanks!

Re: The Pacific Northwest TR405 #7719383 05/07/13
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 806 THE VILLAGES V velcro Campfire Regular
velcro Campfire Regular V Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 806 THE VILLAGES	Nothing like the Catskills where I use to hunt. I,d be lucky to get a shot off more the 50ft. Really beautiful country out by you. Living in the Land of Sunshine & No Basements "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian" Semper Fi The Old Corps Era of the M-1 Garand�

Re: The Pacific Northwest Fireball2 #7719568 05/07/13
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9112 Campfire Member 9 Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 231	Fireball, You have several of us green with envy.......for the beautiful country.....and the .358. Good luck next outing and thanks for the great pics.

Re: The Pacific Northwest 9112 #7719610 05/07/13
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,502 Likes: 1 Victoria, Australia J johno Campfire Regular
johno Campfire Regular J Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,502 Likes: 1 Victoria, Australia	Beautiful country, really beautiful Roy. Hey a little aussie math for ya. Fog + Bear + heavy cover = bye bye fireball Johno

Re: The Pacific Northwest johno #7719899 05/07/13
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,584 upstate NY J JeffG Campfire Tracker
JeffG Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,584 upstate NY	Very nice Roy! Is that your foot path, or the bear's? "...One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All" JeffG

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Re: The Pacific Northwest JeffG #7720213 05/07/13
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,594 Dillsburg, Pa B Bearschlayerx2 Campfire Regular
Bearschlayerx2 Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,594 Dillsburg, Pa	That looks eerily similar to where I bear hunt in Clinton County Pa. At least that's what it looked like in 1984 when I shot my first bear. It was logged in 1983. Now its really thick and grown up with rhododendron. Makes excellent bear hunting , but no more 300+ yard shots. I shot my second bear in 2006 walking to the stand I was in when I shot the first one. First bear was about 275 lbs live weight shot at about 325 yards (measured with a rangefinder much later)with a ruger tang safety 30-06. Second bear shot at 26 big steps with a west German mark v weatherby in 270 weatherby magnum. That is a good looking area there Fireball. If it looks good, you'll see it If it sounds good, you'll hear it If it's marketed right, you'll buy it But...If it's real, you'll feel it Kid Rock

Re: The Pacific Northwest billy336 #7720504 05/07/13
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,327 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 OP Campfire Kahuna
OP Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,327 Likes: 9 Oregon	Originally Posted by billy336 um, where's the rifle? Whoops! Next time! Found another large bear this evening way up high about 45 miles from home. Don't know if I'll get to chase that one or not... _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: The Pacific Northwest Fireball2 #7720638 05/08/13
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,288 Tennessee Skidrow Campfire Tracker
Skidrow Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 7,288 Tennessee	Looks a lot like Western Washington only with more sunshine. Go tell the Spartans,Travelers passing by,That here,Obedient to their laws we lie. I'm older now but I'm still runnin' against the wind

Re: The Pacific Northwest Skidrow #7723077 05/08/13
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,046 Likes: 1 North of Bonners Ferry ID. deerstalker Campfire Outfitter
deerstalker Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 14,046 Likes: 1 North of Bonners Ferry ID.	fireball if i didn't love it so haere in idaho your pictures would make me homesick. go get the blackie and show us pics. i cheat with a apple orchard in my front yard but that only works with fall bears.good luck. the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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