And I don't mean girl scouts !
Went out yesterday for the first time this fall for black bears, didn't see any but took a pic of this guy in one of the berry patches. Lots of brown bears around here but haven't seen any in this spot before. You need a draw tag around here and I don't have one, but in a couple weeks I'm going after grizzlies in an open area.
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh271/chinook907/rszdbrwnbearhill.jpg)
way cool good luck on your hunt
Awesome! My dream hunt would be going after a brownie or grizzly.
:notworthy: :eek: :)
Thanks. Should be fun.
Thanks for sharing...what a piece of paradise! :)
Tim.....that is cool....good luck on the blackies and the griz....can't wait for the story and pic's..... :campfire:
Thats Cool,keep us updated on your hunt,Good Luck,
Kurt
Cool.
I'm assuming you're in the anchorage office?
wow!
Keep us updated and best of luck :thumbsup:
Good Luck! My AK hunts were cancelled this year because of my brother's schedule in the Army. Best of Luck to you!
Alaska is my dream trip--if I don't go soon I may never make it since I'll be turning 67 this October :eek: .
Tim,
Here's wishing you much success. Be sure to carry a good knife. :) Lin
Wait a second you title says little. That brownie does not look little to me. Aweseome pic and good luck.
Headed your way on the 27th for Black Bear. Hunting between Bear and Russian Mts. Are the Blueberries in bloom yet?
What Lin Rhea said,'cept take a short fat guy to carry your backpack just in case 'ole Griz is real hungry. That way, at least you will come home. Couldn't say much for the short fat guy, though.
Seriously, have a great season and best of luck.
wile e....yes they are. Atleast in the interior.
For some reason that looks like a berry patch I used to frequent. Any chance it's on the aptly named Bear Mountain?
Hey thanks for all the encouragement guys.
Akdan- I'm in Soldotna.
And thanks Lin, the knife you made is my regular carry now, proud to wear it.
Wile- blueberries are definitely ripe, but locally they are more patchy than usual.
Eids- nope, not Bear mountain.
do you carry a back up sidearm??
good luck..
Great spot,good luck,I would like to be there.
ridgerunner - generally not.
Keep the pictures coming..thats some beautiful country up there!!
Got out again over the weekend to a different area, most places locally this year they are not in the alpine much, plenty of feed for them at lower elevations. But the new area is looking good, saw one small brown bear, one large brown bear, 2 small black bears, and one very large black bear. I'm after the large one ! I watched him for 10-15 minutes feeding on berries, before he moved into the brush just before dark. He's what we call a belly-dragger; so big and fat you can hardly tell he has legs, and his belly seems to almost drag on the ground. Anyway, I'll be after him later this week. Heres a couple pics of him.
1st: thats him in the middle of the slope.
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh271/chinook907/rszdbdraghill.jpg)
and zoomed in a bit, still can't see his legs !
(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh271/chinook907/rszdbellydrag.jpg)
Hope you enjoy !
Waaa!!! I can't see a bear in the 1st picture!! Can you draw a red ring around it and post...lol
God bless,Mudd
PS: Maybe its best I don't go bear hunting...lol
(http://www.xup.in/pic,31195951/rszdbrwnbearhill.jpg) (http://www.xup.in/dl,31195951/rszdbrwnbearhill.jpg/)
(i hope its okay, if i use xup as a hoste since i do not have a photobucket account)
Good look with the brownies. :-)
Really cool!
Thank you fing!!!! That's awesome!!
If that's a little brownie, I'm not sure I'd want to go after a big one...lol
I really appreciate your setting this one up so old feeble eyed folks can see it too.
God bless,Mudd
Good luck and that is a huge blackie!
Good Luck.
Sorry if I'm a little ignorant, what is the difference between a brown bear and a grizzly?
I'm enjoying the pics.
They're the same species. But average size generally decreases as you get further from the coast, where salmon are more abundant. The records folks have a line drawn inland from the coast; inland of the line its considered a grizzly, coastal of the line its a brown. There's exceptions of course, in both the size of the bears and the abundance of salmon.