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Author Topic: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear  (Read 9249 times)

Offline Gatekeeper

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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #180 on: May 28, 2009, 09:15:00 AM »
Great story Steve and a fantastic looking bear! This is a hunt very few people will ever experience. Congratulations and thanks for putting in the time to share your hunt with us.  :clapper:
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #181 on: May 28, 2009, 09:16:00 AM »
The look in your eyes says it all, you my friend are the real deal.
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #182 on: May 28, 2009, 09:33:00 AM »
Steve's Excellent Adventures...  :thumbsup:
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #183 on: May 28, 2009, 09:36:00 AM »
Your generosity in sharing your time and your hunt is very much appreciated! Thank you!
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #184 on: May 28, 2009, 09:50:00 AM »
Steve, Thank you so much for sharing an awesome adventure. As a hunter who just dreams of hunting Alaska and Griz I too felt like I was there. Great pics. Great story telling. Thank you again!
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #185 on: May 28, 2009, 10:04:00 AM »
That is an archery adventure to remember!  Well done, Steve.
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Offline Jack Shanks

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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #186 on: May 28, 2009, 10:16:00 AM »
Congratulations Steve!!!!!!!!!

I've been away from here for quite a while and just now read your thread. Yours and Walt's accounts brought back some fond memories from my Brown bear hunt in 05. Without a doubt the most adrenaline filled hunt I have ever been on. If I die tomorrow I will feel my hunting dreams complete because at least I had the opportunity to hunt for those great bears once in my life.
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #187 on: May 28, 2009, 10:18:00 AM »
Steve,
Congratulations on the bear.  You done good, real good!

Once again, thanks for the help and for taking us along.
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #188 on: May 28, 2009, 10:27:00 AM »
Excellent thread    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #189 on: May 28, 2009, 10:33:00 AM »
I hope to see myself in your shoes a few years from now  :)
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #190 on: May 28, 2009, 10:46:00 AM »
Steve, Thanks for the great story, you can hunt with me anytime!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :archer:    :clapper:
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #191 on: May 28, 2009, 11:00:00 AM »
Awesome story Steve!!! Congratulations on a well earned trophy! I think most people who are into hunting with traditional equipment would agree that it is not the size of the critter that counts but the size of the experience ... and by those standards, your's was a whopper!
        Dan
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #192 on: May 28, 2009, 11:01:00 AM »
Very well told and very entertaining.  Thank you for sharing. Congrats.
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #193 on: May 28, 2009, 11:23:00 AM »
Wo! That bear might have died of old age as long as it takes you to tell a story! (kidding) Heck of a story too & no word out of place.
Beautiful carnivore at close range with a bow? Rattle the T-bags a bit? Hard placed to figure an encore. Thanks for taking us along on this great adventure.
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #194 on: May 28, 2009, 12:17:00 PM »
Congrats  :thumbsup:  thanks for sharing your hunts..enjoyed every minute of it
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #195 on: May 28, 2009, 01:04:00 PM »
Steve, I love how you told the whole story, it wasn't just a one year hunt, but many.

A solo, longbow hunt, in Alaska, for Brown bear!!! sounds like heaven to me.


I don't think you where solo, you took all of us with you LOL thanks
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #196 on: May 28, 2009, 03:30:00 PM »
That's it! I am moving to Alaska!!!!
AWSOME STORY!!!
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Offline Steve H.

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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #197 on: May 28, 2009, 04:24:00 PM »
Someone above asked about the bear's age.  I am guessing that this was the first year she was kicked out on her own so that should put her at 3 1/2 years.  Most two year old cubs are larger and that probably has to do with mama securying their spot at the dinner table.  ADF&G seals bears from many areas and when they do so they pull a small tooth for dental cementum aging.  They provide the results back to the hunters so I expect sometime several months from now I will know the bear' age for sure.

The taxidermist that I left the bear hide with for tanning said it is not unusual for sows to never get very large.  On a quick examination of her teeth also leads me to believe she was fairly young.
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Offline Steve H.

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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #198 on: May 28, 2009, 04:26:00 PM »
Thanks for the comments everyone.

Bob @ Helle:  A viking was used to skin her head and paws, an awesome blade for sure.

DW:  Let me know if you need HI help.  I have done the BI x3; Kauai' x3, and Molokai' x1.

Mark U.:  You are too old to adopt unless it was as an uncle or sumpthin'!

Jack:  WOW, you REALLY are a WRB, lol!
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Re: May 2009: SOLO Alaskan Brown Bear
« Reply #199 on: May 28, 2009, 05:04:00 PM »
Walt and Steve, thanks for sharing your bear hunting stories.

Steve you got this 70 year old guy all excited!!!
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