Filled My Grizzly Tag

[Spuddge]

I didn't post this earlier because I wanted to have the compulsory inspection done and be in "legal possesion" of the bear, anyways that's done, so here's the story and pics. I got this guy on the same day I got my moose, (see "my 2009 moose thread") so it was quite a day. Not much of a story to this one, just driving down the road and there he was eating blueberries up on an embankment... BANG....flop. Not a very big grizzly, we paced him off at a little under six feet, sure had a big head and feet though. If you're wondering how we got him in that pose, he's a little rigored:-D. We tried the tenderloins the next night and they were awesome, his belly was full of berries, it looked like jam and smelled like blueberry pie. Thanks again to Jay and Joel for the help! Here he is.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/2009_Grizzly.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15109&ppuser=4926)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/2009_Grizzly_2.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=15110&ppuser=4926)

[bowhunterbruce]

sweet combo ,i sure hope the mrs and i can conect on our moose/grizzly draws the same way.what region were ya in?
oh ya and congrats
bruce

[MIL720]

nice bear...cool pose

[lip_ripper00]

Great color! nice going.

[Spuddge]

sweet combo ,i sure hope the mrs and i can conect on our moose/grizzly draws the same way.what region were ya in?
oh ya and congrats
bruce

Yep it was a great day, it was region 7:21.

[killman]

Wow great job. Keep this up and your hunting season will be over before Sept gets here!:grin:

[Blainer]

That's a fine looking bruin.
Sounds like you just had a spectacular hunting trip,some may say a Trip of a Lifetime.
Good on ya!

[doubled]

You are one lucky SOB.

[shaner338]

Great job!!! Hoping to have that kinda luck myself this year..:) Congrats!!!!

[gbear]

Congrats on your grizz! Nice color to him.

[hunter1947]

Nice bear ,way to ,will look very nice on your wall.

[whitetailsheds]

Very nice Spuddge, congrats! Thanks for posting...

[d6dan]

Now thats what you call a perfect day!,Spuddge. That bears going to make a nice rug for ya. Beautiful color hide, silvertip. Congrats...

[plumbob]

Souds like a great day,what a combo.Congrats

[sillybear]

Nice Bear!!! great trip! Cangratulations!

[325]

Great bear....I love the look of fall grizzlies. He'll look awesome on your wall.

[Steeleco]

That would be one hell of a full mount just as he sits. Well done, and thanks for the note on the table fare, one of these days I'd like to try some myself.

[BlacktailStalker]

Nice bear !
Looks like he just wants a scratch under the chin :lol:

[835]

quite a convieniant pose for a nice photo! I like it

[shantz]

Awsome bear your having a hell of a year. Congrats

[sapper]

You're going to need a huge freezer - moose and bear! And fall is not even here yet.
Congrats.

[Mik]

Sounds like a great hunt, Congratulations.

[Buck Skin]

great job:mrgreen:

[Bear Chaser]

Nice bear. I can't wait to find mine this fall.

[Spuddge]

Comment not worth quoting!!

When you finally get an LEH, pay $80.00 dollars for a tag and have only 3 more days left in your hunt, you take what you can get :lol::biggrin:!

[TherealSLYFOX]

Well done dude yah if I'm on my way to a slide and mister grizzly is walking down the road it's getting shot anyways keep up the good work

[tufferthandug]

Sounds like we had a similar day for sure! Congrats on the G-bear!!!! My new favorite animal to hunt!

[steepNdeep]

Sounds like a great hunt! Beauty lookin' bear. It must have been exciting for you. Have you seen many grizz before?

For field judging, they say that often young grizz have dark legs and grizzled backs. As they get older most get more uniform in color. When a bear has that contrast it is a sign to double check the size. Even sitting way back there, you look bigger than that grizzer... :wink:

[Spuddge]

Sounds like a great hunt! Beauty lookin' bear. It must have been exciting for you. Have you seen many grizz before?

For field judging, they say that often young grizz have dark legs and grizzled backs. As they get older most get more uniform in color. When a bear has that contrast it is a sign to double check the size. Even sitting way back there, you look bigger than that grizzer... :wink:

He definately is not a big griz, that's for sure . Like I said we paced him off at little under six feet (I'm only 5'7") so we're probably close to the same height. The fellow who did the inspection on him said he had big teeth for having a small body. Anyways the important thing is he was a legal shooter.

[steepNdeep]

Shoot whatever whatever makes you happy. I know how hard it is to field judge bears and thought that it was good info when I heard it... Is that what you expected when you walked up to him?

[Spuddge]

Shoot whatever whatever makes you happy. I know how hard it is to field judge bears and thought that it was good info when I heard it... Is that what you expected when you walked up to him?

He certainly looked bigger from a distance. We did see another griz a couple of days earlier about 2 hundred yards from our camp :eek:, he had the same coloring but was a fair bit bigger, he disappeared too quickly to get a shot at.:icon_frow

[steepNdeep]

I guarantee you that EVERY bear hunter has experienced ground shrinkage before... IMO, they are the hardest animals to judge.

[Ambush]

He certainly looked bigger from a distance.

You got a tag, you got a grizzly. You gotta be happy!! And a beauty moose as a bonus.
Sounds like a trip that most would gladly take.

Congratulations.http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[ButcherBoy]

Nice bear good that you got one

[Wolfman]

Niiiiiice coat on that feller :grin:



Wolfman