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Brown bear down. #7264396 05/14/21 07:48 PM 05/14/21 07:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	It is really nice to pull-off a ten day hunt on the second day. Saw another shooter that was quite a bit bigger than this 9' 01" bear, but the wind was wrong to do a stalk, and he was going away from us. Needless to say, my hunter was extremely happy. I've got to crop that shadow out of the picture of me. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264402 05/14/21 08:08 PM 05/14/21 08:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,465 Idaho B bearcat2 trapper
bearcat2 trapper B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,465 Idaho	Very nice!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264403 05/14/21 08:09 PM 05/14/21 08:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,465 Idaho B bearcat2 trapper
bearcat2 trapper B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,465 Idaho	Two different guys?

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264420 05/14/21 08:48 PM 05/14/21 08:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	^^^^^ First picture is with my hunter, second is of me and bear from a different angle. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264425 05/14/21 08:51 PM 05/14/21 08:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,510 Moved to Fbks, Ak. M martentrapper trapper
martentrapper trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,510 Moved to Fbks, Ak.	Green score?

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264438 05/14/21 09:07 PM 05/14/21 09:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak nooksack trapper
nooksack trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak	Very nice coat, good looking bear Waggler! This one's from DMB. 27"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264465 05/14/21 09:46 PM 05/14/21 09:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,064 Wasilla AK HFT AK trapper
HFT AK trapper Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,064 Wasilla AK	Good looking bear waggler! Congrats on a successful hunt! nooksack thats a good looking one as well!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: martentrapper] #7264612 05/15/21 02:59 AM 05/15/21 02:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by martentrapper Green score? 27 8/16 "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: nooksack] #7264613 05/15/21 03:01 AM 05/15/21 03:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by nooksack Very nice coat, good looking bear Waggler! This one's from DMB. 27" Love those claws, awesome bear. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264790 05/15/21 10:44 AM 05/15/21 10:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 86 Eagle River, AK T Trailblazersteve trapper
Trailblazersteve trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 86 Eagle River, AK	Great job waggler. Looks like Cold Bay country. Here is our biggest, daughter shot, 9’10”.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264829 05/15/21 11:21 AM 05/15/21 11:21 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska broncoformudv trapper
broncoformudv trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska	Great looking brown bears everyone! Waggler I really like that light coloring of your clients bear. You don't seem to run across many that size that light.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7264901 05/15/21 01:15 PM 05/15/21 01:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	Waggler, is that terrain as difficult to get around in as it looks? Great bears, everyone! Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: alaska viking] #7264998 05/15/21 04:37 PM 05/15/21 04:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by alaska viking Waggler, is that terrain as difficult to get around in as it looks? Great bears, everyone! Brutal. I was in a four seater plane flying across that country once with a couple of guys from a big state in the lower 48; the two guys both about three hundred pounders. They were chuckling about how easy that flat terrain was going to be to move around in; little did they know. Thankfully they were not my clients. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265127 05/15/21 07:40 PM 05/15/21 07:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK	Heck it's even difficult to fly over it !! Mean As Nails

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: white17] #7265194 05/15/21 08:50 PM 05/15/21 08:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 675 Webster County W.V matt trapper
matt trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 675 Webster County W.V	Would love to hear the stories about these bear. Not just these, but some of your guys more memorable ones. They are on the bucket list, but we will see. By the time I save up enough, might be too old. Live each day as if it were your last. We know not at which hour it will come. Life is too short.Tell your loved ones each day how much you love them

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265280 05/15/21 11:22 PM 05/15/21 11:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	My first encounter with similar ground was west of Illiamna, caribou hunting. Drop hunt, and no 'bou around camp, but day 3 I spot a bull about 2 miles away. Piece of cake. Got the bull, but learned a terrible lesson. The rest of the trip was spent hunting within 1/4 mile of camp. Last edited by alaska viking; 05/15/21 11:22 PM. Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265288 05/15/21 11:32 PM 05/15/21 11:32 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,880 Mn N nightlife trapper
nightlife trapper N Joined: May 2008 Posts: 3,880 Mn	Beautiful bear Waggler, while any Large bear is an awesome creature that one is beautiful as well ï¿½Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.ï¿½ â€• Robert A. Heinlein

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265431 05/16/21 09:00 AM 05/16/21 09:00 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,844 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,844 Frazee, MN	Very nice bear. Beautiful country.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265679 05/16/21 03:35 PM 05/16/21 03:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	My hunter sent me a few more pictures. We can glass about 25 square miles from our glassing knob. All the pale colored ground is very difficult to traverse. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265694 05/16/21 04:06 PM 05/16/21 04:06 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,349 western mn B bucksnbears trapper
bucksnbears trapper B Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,349 western mn	Stunning bears swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265790 05/16/21 07:36 PM 05/16/21 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	What's the ladder for? Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: alaska viking] #7265809 05/16/21 08:11 PM 05/16/21 08:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by alaska viking What's the ladder for? We often spot bears from our knob that are five miles or so away; out on the flats. Once we start stalking them and are down to the same level as the bear it can be nearly impossible to then see them. As we work up or down stream toward the bear we will occasionally set up the 10 foot step ladder on the creek bank to get some elevation in order to spot the bear we are stalking. I shouldn't be giving away my secrets. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265895 05/16/21 10:29 PM 05/16/21 10:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,352 Interior Alaska smalltimetrapper small greenhorn
smalltimetrapper small greenhorn Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,352 Interior Alaska	Awesome bears, guys! I love the spring claws.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7265911 05/16/21 11:08 PM 05/16/21 11:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	I had a hunch that might be the case. I can't imagine packing a brownie hide in that country. Bad enough here on tide flats. Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7266105 05/17/21 10:08 AM 05/17/21 10:08 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK	Looks like a cold ride in that boat !! Mean As Nails

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7266290 05/17/21 04:21 PM 05/17/21 04:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT Ryan McLeod trapper
Ryan McLeod trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT	Originally Posted by waggler Originally Posted by alaska viking What's the ladder for? We often spot bears from our knob that are five miles or so away; out on the flats. Once we start stalking them and are down to the same level as the bear it can be nearly impossible to then see them. As we work up or down stream toward the bear we will occasionally set up the 10 foot step ladder on the creek bank to get some elevation in order to spot the bear we are stalking. I shouldn't be giving away my secrets. I carry a small trampoline for that same purpose If you take care of the land the land will take care of you

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7266829 05/18/21 10:32 AM 05/18/21 10:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK	Eskimo blanket toss has the same source..............looking for whales offshore Mean As Nails

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: white17] #7266840 05/18/21 10:42 AM 05/18/21 10:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by white17 Looks like a cold ride in that boat !! Not too bad with the right gear. The strange thing though is that it doesn't matter what time of year it is in that region, I pretty much wear the same gear; even during the summer fishing season while gill-netting. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7266907 05/18/21 12:32 PM 05/18/21 12:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,168 McGrath, AK	I know in the fall I would wear more in the boat in september/october than I do in February on the snowmachine ! Mean As Nails

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7266971 05/18/21 01:59 PM 05/18/21 01:59 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska broncoformudv trapper
broncoformudv trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska	Great sunset pic of you driving the boat. Carrying the ladder or a trampoline is a great idea. Never hunted anything that flat before.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7267099 05/18/21 06:06 PM 05/18/21 06:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT Ryan McLeod trapper
Ryan McLeod trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT	I was just joking about the trampoline btw If you take care of the land the land will take care of you

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: broncoformudv] #7267491 05/19/21 05:56 AM 05/19/21 05:56 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho J James "Minka"
James "Minka" J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho	Originally Posted by broncoformudv Great sunset pic of you driving the boat. Carrying the ladder or a trampoline is a great idea. Never hunted anything that flat before. Did he say "flat"? lol Jim Forum Infidel since 2001 "And that troll bs is something triggered snowflakes say when they dont like what someone posts." - Boco

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: James] #7267756 05/19/21 12:44 PM 05/19/21 12:44 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska broncoformudv trapper
broncoformudv trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 771 Anchorage, Alaska	Originally Posted by James Originally Posted by broncoformudv Great sunset pic of you driving the boat. Carrying the ladder or a trampoline is a great idea. Never hunted anything that flat before. Did he say "flat"? lol Jim Guess "flat" is a relative term. How about lack of elevation? I am used to hunting other areas of Alaska and utilizing hills or mountains for spotting game, or hunting by boat along the coastline.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7280504 06/06/21 01:07 AM 06/06/21 01:07 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,574 MT S Slick Pan trapper
Slick Pan trapper S Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,574 MT	Ryan? How do you carry a trampoline when you go bear hunting?

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7280746 06/06/21 12:42 PM 06/06/21 12:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon Y yukon254 trapper
yukon254 trapper Y Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon	Really nice bears! I messed up on a real big interior bear this spring. Been after him for two years. The mistake was all mine. do unto others as you would have them do unto you www.grizzlycreeklodge.com

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7285893 06/14/21 12:20 AM 06/14/21 12:20 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,538 fayette,al. G grisseldog trapper
grisseldog trapper G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,538 fayette,al.	Great Bears y’all

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7287034 06/15/21 02:14 PM 06/15/21 02:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 103 Alaska, USA trapperbobs trapper
trapperbobs trapper Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 103 Alaska, USA	Unit 13 caribou hunt last august 25 9/16ths a little south of the line for grizzly.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7287190 06/15/21 07:38 PM 06/15/21 07:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	I curious about the summer coat on those August bears. That one looks pretty well covered, was it as good as it looks? Does it still show evidence of rubbing, or has the hair grown out enough? Those busted teeth always amaze me; can't imagine how they do that. I'm not very familiar with that unit, but that looks like a big bear for what I would expect there. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7287258 06/15/21 09:03 PM 06/15/21 09:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	Looks like hair, no underfur. Flat, as it were. I see them like that, here. Big one. Nice! Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: alaska viking] #7287440 06/16/21 02:45 AM 06/16/21 02:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State W waggler OP trapper
waggler OP trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,194 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by alaska viking Looks like hair, no underfur. Flat, as it were. I see them like that, here. Big one. Nice! Kind of my thoughts too, but the belly looks like it's fairly well covered with nice long hair. Most summer bears I've seen (not many) seem to have really weak bellies that require dark spray paint to make them look decent; this one looks nice. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7289053 06/18/21 01:47 PM 06/18/21 01:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 103 Alaska, USA trapperbobs trapper
trapperbobs trapper Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 103 Alaska, USA	Real good bear for this area, I was pleasantly surprised with the hide, yes it will be flatter but it is well covered. His back half is wet as he almost went down in the water but i think real good hair for this time of year.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7289235 06/18/21 06:23 PM 06/18/21 06:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT Ryan McLeod trapper
Ryan McLeod trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT	Cousin BAM got himself a nice grizzly a day after I got mine If you take care of the land the land will take care of you

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7289431 06/18/21 10:36 PM 06/18/21 10:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska A alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored"
alaska viking "Made it two years not being censored" A Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,514 juneau, alaska	Nice! Still snow? Made it almost 3 years without censor!

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7289438 06/18/21 10:48 PM 06/18/21 10:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT Ryan McLeod trapper
Ryan McLeod trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT	That was may3 If you take care of the land the land will take care of you

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7292630 06/24/21 02:07 AM 06/24/21 02:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 336 Homer, Alaska, USA W Wolverine Hunter trapper
Wolverine Hunter trapper W Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 336 Homer, Alaska, USA	Congrats on all the bears. Fun to see. Hopefully I will be trying for my first brown bear on Kodiak this fall.

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: Ryan McLeod] #7295137 06/27/21 11:45 PM 06/27/21 11:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon Y yukon254 trapper
yukon254 trapper Y Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,421 Yukon	Originally Posted by Ryan McLeod Cousin BAM got himself a nice grizzly a day after I got mine Real dandy Ryan. Is that a Henry rifle he is using? do unto others as you would have them do unto you www.grizzlycreeklodge.com

Re: Brown bear down. [Re: waggler] #7295186 06/28/21 06:02 AM 06/28/21 06:02 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT Ryan McLeod trapper
Ryan McLeod trapper Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,273 NWT	Browning BLR. If you take care of the land the land will take care of you

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