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Pic of my big black bear

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07 June 2005, 04:55
machinistbutler
Pic of my big black bear

07 June 2005, 04:56
machinistbutler
Got him a while ago,tough old bear..Took six shots from an /06 ,220 gr silvertips..Actually ran out of bullets and had to get the hell out of there to get more..Scared as I have ever been..MaN did he have bad breath.
07 June 2005, 05:26
Doc
WOW!!!

Nice bear!

Your bullet was too big. Shoulda used a 180. LOL. I've never heard of 220 Silver tips.

Looks like he could weigh in the high 300's.

Where did you get him? Bait hunt? Spot/stalk?


Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns
07 June 2005, 05:27
Gringo Cazador
can't see your pic.

Tell us the whole story.............and would you use silvertips again Smiler


Billy,

High in the shoulder

(we band of bubbas)
07 June 2005, 05:29
Doc
I saw the pic, but after I edited my post, it didn't come back up. Sometimes you can hit refresh and it will pop back up. May depend on what website you used to upload it to.

I used to use imagestation but photobucket and hunt101.com seem to be better. I see that you used imagestation. Having problems with them lately. Maybe you should switch.


Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns
07 June 2005, 05:32
machinistbutler
hope this works better
07 June 2005, 05:34
Doc
Hey machinist, try going to photobucket and open an account for free, upload your image there and try to repost. I didn't get it again on your second go.


Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns
07 June 2005, 05:37
machinistbutler
do not have a clue why this will not show up,try again in a bit i guess..I would not use the silvertips again.even at 15 feet they did not seem to open up enough to cause the damage I wanted..I did not want him snapping and clawing at me at all and he did that and was doing that when I finally got my legs working to run away...Truck was about 400 yards away through the bush down a good slope and up the other side..Never ever only take a few bullets with me again,even with my 375 i carry a dozen or so..Hope to never need them ..this was my fault as well as I gave him a bad first shot and really pissed him off.he charged me when i found him the next day ..Big adrenaline rush..Just a black but man he could have chewed me good!!
07 June 2005, 05:44
machinistbutler
Try this again on photobucket
07 June 2005, 05:49
Doc
Well FWIW, I can see the pictures again now. I killed my little blackbear with that 180 Scirocco. Dropped it.

I always take 20 bullets with me.

MUCH BETTER WITH PHOTOBUCKET!!


Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my guns
07 June 2005, 05:50
machinistbutler
I think i weighed 240 when the pic was taken and the bear was a damned sight bigger than me,Not like the little one I shot two weeks ago!
07 June 2005, 05:51
machinistbutler
Thanks for the photobucket info,,I hooked up a scanner today for the first time ,I am on a roll!!!!
07 June 2005, 09:19
Frans Diepstraten
Good to see *somebody* is killing bears! Congratulations.

Frans


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07 June 2005, 09:31
machinistbutler
actually I got that one quite a while ago frans,,this years was justy a little blackie