Have you ever seen a herd of brown bear?

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13 November 2008, 09:05

Kabluewy

Have you ever seen a herd of brown bear?

I was told this picture was taken from the air off Kodiak in September this year. They are feeding on a dead whale.

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13 November 2008, 15:37

DMB

Great pix. Thanx for posting it.
I understand the pilot who took that pix said there were about the same number of bears on the hillside as there were in the water.
That whale must have scented the entire area to have all of those bears show up.

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13 November 2008, 17:30

Dr. Lou

Wow! I can't wait to get moved up there. If everything works out as planned, I should be up there in March. I think I'll apply for my drivers license when I am there in December to get the residency clock started. Lou

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13 November 2008, 20:50

BrettAKSCI

Amazing! I'm moving to Kodiak in a few months and I can't wait to see those bears! Any idea what part of the island?

Brett

Dr. Lou,

Are you moving to Kodiak?

Brett

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15 November 2008, 02:37

llamapacker

Can you imagine trying to hunt on the "other side" of the ridge at this time? There wouldn't be a single bear to be seen!

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15 November 2008, 18:17

DMB

quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Lou:
Wow! I can't wait to get moved up there. If everything works out as planned, I should be up there in March. I think I'll apply for my drivers license when I am there in December to get the residency clock started. Lou

Lou,

All ya gotta do is arrange for a dead whale to make the scene, and you got it made..

Don

16 November 2008, 07:46

.366torque

quote:
Originally posted by DMB:
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Lou:
Wow! I can't wait to get moved up there. If everything works out as planned, I should be up there in March. I think I'll apply for my drivers license when I am there in December to get the residency clock started. Lou

Lou,

All ya gotta do is arrange for a dead whale to make the scene, and you got it made..

Don

With some of the monster rifles being made for some of the members here, I don't think it would be hard to have that arranged!

17 November 2008, 11:08

akperrydog

If you shoot a bear off of a whale carcass would there be an extra charge from the taxidermist for smell removal??????

18 November 2008, 01:42

AKsheephunter

That pic has been going around for a while now. i believe it was taken from Rolands Beaver of "Seahawk Air".

18 November 2008, 07:06

Dagga Boy

That's quite a photo. I wonder how the guys who've spent days looking for a bear feel. I'm sure some of them have wondered if there was a bear left on the island at times.
And you're right akperrydog, that has to be a special kind of stink.

18 November 2008, 09:33

Omnivorous_Bob

Now the question you have to ask yourself is, how many bullets do you have with you?!

I was glassing a brown bear about a mile away from the beach near a rotting seal carcess once, and when he got straight down wind it was like someone flipped a switch as he turned and came at a dead run.

Bob

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01 January 2009, 07:59

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I have seen 56 bears at one time within 400 yards when sockeye are running.
they truly are experts at locating easy sources of protein.

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