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aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:11 pm
mikej
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by mikej » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:14 pm
nice bear , congrats to him
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Grizzly Adam
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by Grizzly Adam » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:26 pm
Nice hunt ... nice location ... nice boy ... nice hounds ... nice bear ... nice pics!
Grizz
mikej
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by mikej » Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:57 pm
what type of bear is that? a brown?
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aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:01 pm
Actually, it is a black bear. Idaho has many color phase bears: chocolate, blonde, cinnamon etc. You would have to look hard to find a black one like on the east coast.
Thanks for the compliments.
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by mikej » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:03 pm
aerostarp wrote: Actually, it is a black bear. Idaho has many color phase bears: chocolate, blonde, cinnamon etc. You would have to look hard to find a black one like on the east coast.
Thanks for the compliments.
so what would that be called then, cinnamon?
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aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:06 pm
The locals called it Chocolate. I have seen some Cinnamon bears in Northern PA that were brownish also but slightly lighter.
aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:07 pm
I just called it "Dead" and "Garrett's" !!!
mikej
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by mikej » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:08 pm
very nice no matter what its called, what did it weigh ?
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aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:10 pm
385. Pretty big for a spring bear just out of hibernation and especially in Idaho. They put on at least 100 more pounds before denning up in the Fall.
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by mikej » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:12 pm
aerostarp wrote: 385. Pretty big for a spring bear just out of hibernation and especially in Idaho. They put on at least 100 more pounds before denning up in the Fall.
big indeed
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aerostarp
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:12 pm
He shot it with his .243 Win. loaded with 100gr. Nosler Partitions which I reloaded for him before our hunt. Heck - I'm glad it wasn't much bigger.
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by Boo » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:28 pm
Your son is a lucky boy! Congratulations! What is with the dog beside the tree in the second picture?
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by aerostarp » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:31 pm
He looks depressed, doesn't he. I guess he is sad to see the action over and done with.