Welcome Back Woody!

Red Label · Post by **Red Label** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:22 pm

Woody Williams wrote:I've got a hernia operation coming up in a week. Then I'll be recuperating and waiting on deer season - October 1.

I'm game for ice out...next spring...

ALASKA AND THE YUKON WAS A BLAST..

More later..

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZs now....

Hope your trip was a great success....looking forward to your tales and pics.

I hope the operation won't curtail your bowhunting. If your Exomag proves too much, we will find a nice Vixen light for you.

Cheers,

Mikey Vee

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:53 pm

Woody,
Welcome back! Hope the trip was a good one!

CH · Post by CH » Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:14 pm

Hope your trip was excellant can't wait for the picture's.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:44 pm

I'm still figuring out this camera.

I took a tad over 750 pictures. You've got to love this digital....I wouldn't have taken near as many with 35mm film.

I've got a picture of a sow grizzly and her two year old cubs on her caribou kill in Denali. Of course this was taken about a 1/2 mile away. That is as close as the guide would let us get. I'm trying to figure out how to zoom in on it and post it.

I got a few others including moose, caribou, more grizzlies, and a bald eagle.

Lots of scenery and glaciers..

I'm still catching up on yard work and a few other details.

I'll get back on here soon..

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:06 am

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:24 am

Sorry about the pics fading out to Xs.

Hunt101 is down and I put these on imagestation and it comes and goes.

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:09 am

Thed pics are working now , look great. Cant wait fort the next 748 that you took.

Digger

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:02 am

Super WW

mdcrossbow · Post by **mdcrossbow** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:03 am

awesome Pic's WW, welcome back. Ya these digitals are sweet aren't they.

A.W · Post by **A.W** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:39 am

Great pics!!!

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:16 am

Awesome pictures Woody! Feel blessed that you've witnessed Mother Nature at work. I respect bears, especially Grizzly's.

Send more pictures, we all want to see them.

I hope you and your wife had a very pleasant holiday.

Grey Owl

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:21 pm

Zoomed a little tighter – thanks to Leo..

A sow and two cubs. One is behind momma

A third and much darker cub joins in..

Fred (will register soon) · Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:46 pm

A serious question: (I say that because I'm just a guest)
Is there a danger to be attacked from a bear while hunting from a tree stand?
I mean, what would you do if a bear is crossing your way?

(I ask that because I don't live in Canada and I know bears only from the zoo...

But even there they are very impressive to me...

)

PRB · Post by **PRB** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:05 pm

Welcome back. Could'nt you find the extra time to go down there and shove those bear to the side and salvage that antler rack ?

Great pictures.

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:50 pm

Hi Fred..

Yes, there are numeropus instances of black bears trying to get in a stand with a hunter. Most times it is simply curiosity, not really an attack..

"I mean, what would you do if a bear is crossing your way?"

I would hold my ground and talk to the bear. If that didn't work I would holler at the bear. Last resort I would shoot the bear. I woudl NEVER run from the bear.

Pineyriverbuck,

I don't think our tour guide would let me do that.

Good bull though. My guess is that the sow laid up in those willows by the bank and ambushed him.

When Leo gets my other pictures cropped (bless him) I'll post a pic of another good bull - alive. I've got a real good bull moose on film too.