Well Here We Go... Wish Me Luck...

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jgcoastie

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Well the day has finally arrived gentlemen!!! Bear season officially opens today!!! Too bad I have to work and I won't be able to go until this weekend, not to mention the fact that we still have a good bit of snow on the ground and nobody has seen any bears out and about, but hey; it's just the option of being able to go that I'm getting excited about!!! This will be my first year to hunt a Kodiak Brownie, and I cannot wait...

Wish me luck fellas, I'll need it... 30 days left in the season, the countdown starts now...
 
Thanks guys, I appreciate the good wishes. You bet I'll post pics if I get one...


You lucky guy! What is your weapon of choice for this hunt? Have a great hunt and I wish you the best of luck.
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My hunting buddy will use his Savage .300 Win Mag, I'll be using my Browning BAR MkII Safari in .30/06 Springfield loaded with 220gr SP's. I might wind up borrowing a .45/70 Guide Gun, but we'll see...
 
Work

Work, instead bear hunting. I don't know, I think I would have been feeling ill(cough,cough) "Skin this bear greenhorn, and I'll fetch you another"
 
I suspect they'll be out in force in a couple of weeks... All this late snow has pushed their hibernation clocks back a bit... Sure do hope it warms up a little soon... Kinda tired of snow/rain/sleet/ice in April... Seems like spring came a little earlier last year... I guess that's proof that global warming isn't all it's cracked up to be...
 
Is that the season for the island? I thought the season opened a week or two ago in other parts of the state. I have a friend in Sitka and he mentioned it.

Doug
 
Make sure you save the big one for me. Maybe next years season when I am up there you can show me where he is!!;)
 
Make sure you save the big one for me. Maybe next years season when I am up there you can show me where he is!!
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Hopefully he (his hide anyway) will be stretched out in the middle of my living room floor...:D
 
ohh there out their...some MAY be hybernating still but some are certinaly out and about cause there hungry!!
 
Update:

1. Go-to bear gun is now a Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe in .300 Wby Mag shooting 220gr RNSP's... It's shooting right at 1/2 MOA at 150yd zero.

2. Found where a decent one (9-10') is making his rounds... Maybe I'll get lucky tomorrow...
 
"Hopefully he (his hide anyway) will be stretched out in the middle of my living room floor..."

My ex-FIL had a buddy who'd gotten a nice black bear. Did the rug thing. His bird dog loved it.

Fleas.
 
Hi JPCoasties, whan you have time..

care to comment on suitability for using 7mmMAg (&bullet type) for bear??
Thanks.


Good Luck. :)
 
Art, my first wife really loved the Brownie rug in front of the fireplace.

OOPS! the thread is deviating, time to get back on course.
 
my first wife really loved the Brownie rug in front of the fireplace.
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If you think that was high-quality, try a polar bear rug.:)

Ah, yes. True luxury.

Too bad we had to sell it. My grandfather left more debts than assets after a few decades of hunting around the globe and some of the trophies had to be auctioned off.

Still have the skull, though...

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Good luck JG!
 
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