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| 502.1 | | XCUSME::NEWSHAM | I'm the NRA | Mon Oct 09 1989 07:12 | 3 |
| Re 500 lb Bear....I assume he's still dragging it out of the woods...
Red
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| 502.2 | 606 in maine with a bow | SALEM::MACGREGOR | I'm the NRA/GONH/NAHC | Mon Oct 09 1989 09:10 | 6 |
| About two or three yars back a bowhunter in Maine got the state
record with one shot from his bow. 606 lbs. This had made the paper.
I don't know if I would have shot that with a bow unless I was right
on top of it. Even 500 lbs. I think the guy was able to drive within
50 yards of it though so it wasn't too bad of a drag.
Bret
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| 502.3 | why don't i ever get a road kill? | PNO::HORN | | Mon Oct 09 1989 15:41 | 8 |
| re: .2
must be nice to have a 50 yard drag!!! I shot a black bear this past
weekend and i had a 7 hour hike out of a canyon (in arizona) -- that's
7 hrs one way. but it was worth it. and i got a big bear with a
real nice fur.
scott
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| 502.4 | Congratulations | SALEM::MACGREGOR | I'm the NRA/GONH/NAHC | Mon Oct 09 1989 16:27 | 3 |
| .3 Congratulations! But aren't the long drags the most memorable?
How big? Now if I can just get mine in N.H. this weekend...
Bret
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| 502.5 | You're right!!! | PNO::HORN | | Mon Oct 09 1989 20:00 | 24 |
| .4 You are 110% correct....the long drags, lots of planning, ie. the
more that you put into it the more memorable and rewarding the hunt.
I guess that's why I always go for the gusto. that's also why I have
some record or near record trophies.
"How big?" I shot a 250-275 pound female and for Arizona that's a good
size. Especially with the dry spell that we have had the past year
(alot of the bears are real lean). One shot, 200 yards, with a .308
165 gr boat tail. Hit the right sholder, through the wind pipe and
lungs and exited out the left rib cage. I shot this bear in a
wilderness area. I've watched this bear for 2 years now and I
finally decided that if I was going to get it I was really going
to have to earn it. and I did. No trails, just a rocky creek bed
to hike on (and slip on). Beautiful canyon too. I shot the bear at
a little after 5pm sat evening while she was feeding on the prickle
pear fruit. slept there that night and hiked out the next morning.
By 11 am the temp was about 90 degrees (I got to my truck at 2:30pm).
the hide and meat that I packed out was just fine. It was a great
hunt.
sorry about this straying off from the main topic.
Scott
the next morning.
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| 502.6 | Congratulations | XCUSME::NEWSHAM | I'm the NRA | Tue Oct 10 1989 06:27 | 4 |
| Congratulations on a fine trophy. I'm sure it was worth all the
sweat and time that it took to take it back to the truck.
Red
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| 502.7 | Very Rewarding | SALEM::MACGREGOR | I'm the NRA/GONH/NAHC | Tue Oct 10 1989 08:54 | 4 |
| .4 I would be plenty proud of such a bear. Congratulations again
on a job well done. But then one should not look at it as a job
but a great pleasure and a rewarding experience.
Bret
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