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Idaho Spring Bear hunt

Thanks guys. I feel really lucky that this all worked out after so long. Let's see...more details? I do euro work as a side business so I did the skull and I gave the hide (6.5 ft) to a friend in return for handmade holster. I used a 300 gr. Barnes bullet and got 100% weight retention. Then on...
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- Post #8
- Aug 2, 2017
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Idaho Spring Bear hunt

I haven't been around in awhile but I thought share a real good bear hunt I had this past spring. I chased this boar around for three years and I finally met up with him in person, with a muzzleloader in my hand last May. After the drying period he taped out at 20 0/16th good enough for B&C...
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- Aug 2, 2017
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Bear meat?

Bear meat is mild and lean if it's trimmed down to just muscle. I cut steaks from the backstraps. I cut roasts and steaks out of the hind quarters and burger and sausage the remainder of the animal.
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- Post #7
- Oct 2, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Utah Bull, with pictures :)

An awesome bull with friends...what more can you ask for? Congrats!
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- Post #75
- Sep 19, 2007
- Forum: Elk
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Back from RSA

Thanks Guys... Hntnhrd, They're good guys. They hunt hard and have fun. Moosie, It will be here before you know it. Where are you headed and with who?
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- Post #11
- Sep 9, 2007
- Forum: Other Hunting Locations
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Back from RSA

I got back last week from my first safari in the Limpopo Basin and Waterburg Mountains, where I hunted with a muzzleloader. I hunted with Cruiser Safaris and took 11 animals in 8 days, kudu, gemsbok, impala, wildebeest, warthogs, nyala, grey duiker, steenbok, waterbuck, blesbok. Cruiser's people...
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- Thread
- Sep 8, 2007
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Other Hunting Locations
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Offroad tires

I am gonna put the new Cooper STT's on my fullsized p/u next month. I got 60K out of my set of Discoverer's.
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- Post #20
- Jun 13, 2007
- Forum: Hunting Rigs - Truck Talk
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Bullet proof gemsbok

Excellent story...thanks for sharing the ups and downs. I glad to hear it ended up! He's A beautiful trophy.
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- Post #8
- Jun 10, 2007
- Forum: Other Hunting Locations
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Returned from my Hawaii Vacation.

Thanks for sharing IB...awesome trip with some great lookin' trophies.
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- Post #18
- Jun 5, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Elk Mount

Iv'e got a crate shipping cross country right now with Yellow Frieght. It isn't cheap, but so far they have handled me and my phone calls professionally. Hopefully, they treat my crate just as good, I'll know on thursday.
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- Post #4
- May 20, 2007
- Forum: Elk
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Took one down Monday night...

Nicely done...details please.
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- Post #3
- May 3, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Took one down Monday night...

Nicely done...details please.
- fairchase
- Post #3
- May 3, 2007
- Forum: 2007 Hunt Talk Trophy Room
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1 for the books !!

Congrats to your buddy. Not to mention size...he's just the color I'm looking for. Blacks are tuff to find in my woods.
- fairchase
- Post #4
- Apr 25, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Baiting

I've got at least one bear eating and tearing rotten logs at my bait sight...camera goes up this evening. Muley crazy, No guess here, but the word BIG comes to mind. Good luck y'all.
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- Post #14
- Apr 20, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game
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Baiting

Count me in...Bait out Sunday and I'll make my first check tomorrow.
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- Post #8
- Apr 18, 2007
- Forum: Other Big Game