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Author Topic: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...  (Read 3129 times)

Offline doug77

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #100 on: September 17, 2011, 10:19:00 AM »
Congrats  Steve O.

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #101 on: September 17, 2011, 10:43:00 AM »
Well done and extremly well told!  Thanks!
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #102 on: September 17, 2011, 11:04:00 AM »
Good hunt, good story, good pictures and GREAT analogy!
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #103 on: September 17, 2011, 11:19:00 AM »
Great story and pics! Thank you for taking the time to share with us.  I'll be rereading this thread tonight with my daughter.  She's my quiver caddy right now, and will love hearing your story.
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #104 on: September 17, 2011, 11:22:00 AM »
Steve O,  that was awesome!  Exactly the kind of phot pictorial I come to Trad Gang for..  Congratulations on your successes, and not just the bear.  Steve

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #105 on: September 17, 2011, 11:38:00 AM »
Steve just awesome buddy! Congrats to you and your family!
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #106 on: September 17, 2011, 11:56:00 AM »
Thanks for sharing Steve. Congrats!   :)

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #107 on: September 17, 2011, 12:05:00 PM »
Congrats to you Steve and all the hard work that goes into every hunt if prepared right.  Just like my Alaska trip, i was close but not close enough, a taste of the ice cream if you will.  Thank you for the pics and story you always provide.

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #108 on: September 17, 2011, 12:26:00 PM »
Great hunt and story steve. congrats!

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #109 on: September 17, 2011, 12:35:00 PM »
WOW i just went on my first bear hunt, thanks for taking me along.
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #110 on: September 17, 2011, 12:40:00 PM »
Thanks for sharing your hunt.

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #111 on: September 17, 2011, 12:42:00 PM »
Way to go Steve!

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #112 on: September 17, 2011, 01:01:00 PM »
A well told story for sure. Congratulations.
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #113 on: September 17, 2011, 01:12:00 PM »
Thanks for taking us along bro.  Blessings

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #114 on: September 17, 2011, 02:29:00 PM »
All around AWESOME!!!

As far as renting out "the mule".....1ST dibbs for baiter and bear skinner in my camp!

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #115 on: September 17, 2011, 03:40:00 PM »
Great thread SteveO, thanks for taking us along.
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #116 on: September 17, 2011, 04:46:00 PM »
Great story, photos, bear but more important putting your thoughts of your family in front of everything.   As dad would say, good job.

Couple of things.  Did the bear bother your cameras?  I had to build a cage for mine.

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #117 on: September 17, 2011, 04:52:00 PM »
That's awesome, nice job!!!
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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #118 on: September 17, 2011, 05:06:00 PM »
Jon, thanks to a great PBS friend, I had bear safes for my camera.  They would have been destroyed.  I have a lot of close up photos!

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Re: A Perfect Michigan Bear Hunt Courtesy of TallTines and Abowyer...
« Reply #119 on: September 17, 2011, 06:14:00 PM »
Thanks I have been following this thread avidly since you started it.

I also really appreciate your attitude to the hunt, in that the kill is not all there is to making a hunt great.
Like you at the end of a successful hunt I have that same joy, sadness, relief thing happening.

Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

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