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Covered ~9 miles the other day and came across this guys sign. Judging by his tracks, probably a 9'+ brown bear. Tracks are very faint as they are on crusty ice in the sunlight, he had just crossed a large river. The pics aren't great but they turned out better than I thought. . This is a hind track, about all you can see is the hind pad. My glove is ~ 10.5" long for reference. .
And here's my glove again and a pic of his trail. Note how far it is from side to side from his left side tracks and his right side, and especially the length of his stride.
I'll be hunting them late this fall and would be well-pleased if this guy came by. .
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most people have no Idea just how much power is in every step these animals they are power packed creachers.
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That's impressive.From the width of his stride,that bear must be built like a tank.
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That's neat.....looks to be a real good one!!
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wish I had time I'd come down and be backup...I cant shoot again till this fall.
Hard to tell size by hind feet..but it sure has the appearance of a very nice bruin!
Heard of a few blackies out up this way....should be full bore when I get from thunderchicken madness.
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A week ago or so a friend spotted a den from a distance, wasn't sure if it was a brown or black bear den, or if the bear(s) were still in it. There were several trails leading from/to it in the snow. I checked it out a few nights later from a couple miles away and saw a small bear. Thought it was a small black bear, now we think it was a brown bear cub. . Pic a few nights before we hiked in, the den is the mud spot w/dirt rolling down hill from it, in center of pic.
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So we spent yesterday hiking/climbing in, hoping a black bear would be near that we could stalk, or that the den would be empty and we could check it out inside. . Ran into a number of these guys coming and going, season closed 3 weeks ago. He's the white dot kinda in the center. . . . Here's a closeup, a male rock ptarmigan, still all white except for some black tail feathers.
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It was kindof tough going, really steep and lots of snow, and a little dicey between the two. A little tuf finding the den as we needed to be right on top of it to find, as we hiked in above it, then over, then started coming down. . Here's a pic of a spot a bear dug out, near the den. Looks like a den but isn't, real shallow. Dark brown hairs in it, so uh-oh its some brownies and not a black bear...Tracks between it and the den we found later. .
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