Endangered Grizzly Bear Photo Thread

[brownbear932008]

No stories coming out of the unlimited units this year? Hadn't checked but are any of them closed yet?

 

[VOLhunter]

Only 1 reported in 500 and 1 ram from 501. All others are currently reporting zero. I guess they got all the big boys last year!

 

[520 Road Sow]

Only 1 reported in 500 and 1 ram from 501. All others are currently reporting zero. I guess they got all the big boys last year!

About 15 pages ago there was stories. Might even be able to pick out a ram that got killed.....

 

[Bluffgruff]

This is a good idea; however, I fear a lot of controversy over how old a ram is. As you know, a lot of these Gallatin and Beartooth sheep are timber sheep and as they get older their horns can collect sap making it really hard for anyone to accurately age them. There have been rams killed that I know for a fact are 10-12 and they’re on the kill report as 7. Everyone’s doing their best I’m sure but the kill report accuracy is somewhat dependent on who checks the ram in.

A great idea for a dall sheep, or even a bighorn hunt where the rings are easily distinguished (Breaks, etc).

That's kind of the point for a place with a lot of sheep. Make it hard to pull the trigger. Waiting period applies and ram stays with the state if tooth cementum comes up less than 8 or some number. Toss in a $1000 fine for good measure. Lots of people will get to say they hunted sheep in Wyoming/ Colorado/etc.

 

[MTGomer]

Y'all need to talk less and post more ram pictures. Who cares what @Gerald Martin thinks. Post em up.

Seems appropriate for the weather forecast.

 

[Southern Elk]

Seems appropriate for the weather forecast.

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Ata boy! Get us back on track.

 

[MTGomer]

Let's see some photos of UL kills from over the years!

 

[lonedave]

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Lightening the load!!

 

[shines@times]

@buffybr has a few mixed in this now 141 page thread. There is one just a few pages back with him and a dog that is awesome. I know Shines and Gomer have some here as well.

Don't forget Theat, our recent repeater!

 

[shines@times]

Hopefully, keeping this brief will avoid the wrath of our thread-topic monitor. If any followers of this thread want to see what nearly four additional decades does to a once young buck, check out my posting today, 2021 OCT 10, in Sunday Pic of the Day thread.

I'm echoing other contributors to this thread when I recommend: Do it now while you are young enough and the opportunity still exists.

 

[shines@times]

That’s a throwback camo pattern for sure.

You are correct geetar; but I think it was pretty effective for the conditions at time of year that I was able to hunt back then.

Do you see the parka in the photo below?

 

[shines@times]

It took me a minute but I found it.

Good going!

 

[arwhntr]

Looks like a 3rd harvest on the year coming outta 303

 

[Dan O]

It could get pretty rough in there in the next few days with the winter storm coming in 12 to 18 inches expected. Hope nobody has problems.

 

[OLDMANHNTR]

I did get a Billy. There is a bit of a story. I will get it up here in a day or 2. Send me a pm with your unit , I may have some very hot intel for you.

Congrats on the billy

 

[shines@times]

It could get pretty rough in there in the next few days with the winter storm coming in 12 to 18 inches expected. Hope nobody has problems.

It could also get quite interesting for those equipped with the proper gear and mindset.

 

[YoungGun]

Same can be said for good snowshoes. I had a cheapo pair that I tried using one year. Snapped one in half a couple hours from the truck. Made for a long and tiring hike out and effectively ended my hunt.

 

[recurveman]

that looks like negative fun......should create a great story!!!!!!

 

[Point Creep]

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Same can be said for good snowshoes. I had a cheapo pair that I tried using one year. Snapped one in half a couple hours from the truck. Made for a long and tiring hike out and effectively ended my hunt.

Isn’t there a road or a gas station nearby you can glass from?

 

[shines@times]

One of the few hunts where I wear an Avalanche Beacon.

That's a great shot, though for solo hunters an avalanche beacon is just dead weight (intentional double entendre).