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Title: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on July 18, 2005, 03:16:00 AM: At nearly impossible odds I drew one of Alaska's best brown bear tags for this fall on Unimak Island!!!! The season opens Oct. 1 and I intend to be there with my little sticks in hand!

My buddy Charlie who backed me up on my first hunt on Chicagof may come up but if he can't make it I may have to track down one of my ole' buffalo lovin' mates from the deep south....any guesses who that might be?

I had a reasonably full fall planned before this tag appeared. I've worked too much the past two years anyway and time for a break!
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Post by: Joseph on July 18, 2005, 03:20:00 AM: Congratulations!! Joseph
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Post by: O.L. Adcock on July 18, 2005, 11:53:00 AM: Congrats Steve, I hope to get the chance some day!...O.L.
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Don Thomas on July 18, 2005, 10:38:00 PM: Steve -- I tried to reply to the e-mail you sent but it bounced back. leaving for Oz. pick a spot. Don
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Post by: Aussie Stickbow Hunter on July 18, 2005, 11:29:00 PM: Congrats Steve!!! It should be a great hunting experience.

Jeff
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Post by: lone hunter on July 19, 2005, 07:21:00 AM: My congrats also Steve. What type of equipment setup do you plan on using for your hunt?
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on July 20, 2005, 01:29:00 AM: I have hunted Chichagof Island twice for brownies and had very close calls and carried a 66# osage selfbow with cedars tipped with damascus tradepoints made by our favorite Tradgang knife maker, Doug Campbell and yours truely. I will probably use a laminated longbow on this trip (I build my own), I have a 66# one that is a likely or an old battle worn veteran of 64#, RRA cedars as always, and either a 190 grain Ribtek or DC tradepoint.
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Post by: BadKarma on July 20, 2005, 08:47:00 AM: Get a bigun. Good luck and good hunting.
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Post by: AkDan on July 20, 2005, 04:55:00 PM: laminated longbow? Is that mine you're shooting, haha. GL and keep me posted if you need a cannon toter ;)

is that a packet of honey in your pocket or............. ah never mind :D
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Post by: Ak willy on July 20, 2005, 06:09:00 PM: Hey Steve,
Thats great. I've been following your adventures.
I wish you all the luck needed.
If I can do anything, don't hesitate to contact me.
I'm just over in the valley...Palmer area.
Bill
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Post by: Doug Campbell on July 23, 2005, 09:32:00 AM: Yep Karen's gonna start callin you "Bear bait" instead of "Shark bait" ;)
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Post by: John/Alaska on July 23, 2005, 04:05:00 PM: congrates - keep us posted. Should be a fun one.
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: One eye on July 26, 2005, 08:09:00 PM: Congrats Steve. Good luck!

Dan
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Post by: Steve H. on July 26, 2005, 11:35:00 PM: My buddy Charlie Rock from MO is coming up to keep me outta trouble. I sent a deposit check to the main guy that flys hunters to Unimak out of Cold Bay. There should be late season salmon runs at that time so I was pleased to find that out as I enjoy hunting on fish streams.
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Post by: AkDan on July 27, 2005, 12:06:00 AM: jeez and here ya had my hopes up. So much for my honey stash
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Post by: Bigfoot on August 20, 2005, 06:26:00 PM: Good Luck, Steve.
Still using your GREAT bow with good results.
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Tuttu on September 01, 2005, 01:19:00 AM: Good luck on the hunt. I also put in for Unimak. It was my first year to put in for the island. May be 20 more years and I might draw. Keep us posted.

Chuck
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on September 01, 2005, 01:34:00 PM: Wow, I just realized only 1 month to go until Brown Bear time! I already had a full schedule before I drew this tag and so far my partner are 3 for 3 tags. We'll definitely let everyone know how this goes. I noticed on my license that I have tag 002 so I musta been the second name pulled. But first I must go hunt moose!
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Post by: Rick McGowan on September 01, 2005, 05:40:00 PM: No idea, WHO would it be?
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on September 28, 2005, 02:55:00 AM: Packed and ready to go, leave early in the morning. My buddy Charlie Rock is already in Anchorage. Back in two weeks, knock on wood.....
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Post by: Aussie Stickbow Hunter on September 28, 2005, 03:41:00 AM: All the best with your hunt and take care.

Jeff
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Post by: Canyon on October 04, 2005, 04:34:00 PM: Steve I missed the last post so now I won't feel bad that you didn't answer my PM. Hope you're doing well... Can't wait to hear the story when you get back.
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Post by: Chad Lewis on October 04, 2005, 07:40:00 PM: Yeah, I'm hoping he nails one. That boy is on a roll this year already. Would this be a topper!
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Post by: AkDan on October 11, 2005, 02:26:00 AM: well are ya back yet??????? Eagerly awaiting some news!
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Post by: Donald Clark on October 31, 2005, 09:09:00 AM: Any luck? What happened?

Don
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Post by: kyle on November 01, 2005, 12:38:00 PM: anyone heard from him?
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on November 01, 2005, 01:36:00 PM: He musta got eaten by a bear!

I was considering doing a play-by-play sorta thing but been swamped lately.

Just the brief version for this samll group and may still do a expanded version with pics later. The hunting was very lame and this from the area that should have been premier. Saw 2 legals bears (non-sow/cubs) in 11 days plus a couple more in the pre-season and on fly days.

The fox hunting was good, the beach combing was great, and the artifact finding was outstanding including discovery of a human mass grave eroding out of the bank.
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: String Cutter on November 13, 2005, 04:49:00 PM: I don't know if I would call it lame???? Most of us will go our whole lives and never set eyes on a grizzly in the wild..... Must really be something to see.....
Title: Re: Unimak Island Brown bear: I DREW!!!
Post by: Steve H. on November 26, 2005, 03:09:00 AM: Pretty lame when you compare it to seeing 60 bears in 10 days with numerous stalks like I have seen on my previous two hunts in non-draw areas.
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Post by: Longbeard on December 16, 2005, 01:28:00 PM: Congrats Steve,

Still shooting my White Bison here in WV, but not as much as I used to. Wishing you the best on this trip and want to hear the details when it's all said and done. Shoot straight and keep 'em sharp.

Kent