Hello,

just to let you know that my Partner shot one lovely color phased.

shot at around 100 meters. used a 270 win with a 150 grains round nose core lokt.





yourself trying to guide .... to my defense +24c is a little too much, after an (hike), in Yukon




the famous bear . nice boar. she wanted a colored phase and she got what she wanted.

Very nice!

Good looking bear.

Smoker bear, congrats to the lucky lady.

Now that's a nice colour to send to the taxidermist

I bet your that was a chance encounter rather than a trophy hunt

Right ?

Nice bruin!

Nice looking bear. What was the skull measurement?

Superb bear!

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Originally posted by Skyline:
Nice looking bear. What was the skull measurement?

Kelly,

skull is still in the freezer we had a long and warm summer didnt want to bother the neighbours ...

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Originally posted by londonhunter:
Now that's a nice colour to send to the taxidermist

I bet your that was a chance encounter rather than a trophy hunt

Right ?

we use the meat so yes it was an encounter as any of our hunts ...

trophy was measured last night and it was an honest 17 13/16 after all meat removed wont make the book but our book for sure ...

finally got the age from the biologist and it was a 7 years old male.

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Originally posted by medved:
finally got the age from the biologist and it was a 7 years old male.

Heck Phil that's not bad, only a couple of years. Game departments are strapped for cash these days and using outside labs is not cheap. I know where I live they dropped doing the aging on black bears because they just can't afford it. They already had quite a few years of aging results and the stats were pretty consistent, so I guess they figured it was something they could drop and save a few bucks.

Things are getting so bad that game wardens have to drop patrolling for a period of time in order to save enough fuel credits in the budget to be out in full force during the rifle deer season or the opening week of walleye fishing.

Sadly, it is not going to get better. There are way too many negative forces impacting the ability to fund fish and game departments in many places, especially those with low population bases and vast areas to cover.

Nice bear Phil

Hope I have the opportunity one one of those in August in the Mountains. Saw one in 2010, but did not shoot !

Morten

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Originally posted by The Norwegian:
Nice bear Phil

Hope I have the opportunity one one of those in August in the Mountains. Saw one in 2010, but did not shoot !

Morten

berries are on the good side you will have your chances for sure Morten.