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<blockquote data-quote="epags" data-source="post: 2222656" data-attributes="member: 105138"><p>Years ago I was in the military and stationed in Anchorage Alaska. In the days when residents only had to take a State conducted hunting class and there were no point system (oh, the good old days).</p><p>My buddy and I (a couple of neophyte hunters) had decided to hunt brown bear (not coastal brownies). </p><p>Firearms are Remington 700 30-06 with 220 grain commercial loads. </p><p>Drove way back into the interior and set up camp. The first day of the hunt we killed some ptarmigan so dinner was assured. Second day we awake to find we are in a cloud so scoping is out of the question. We (probably not to wisely) decide on doing a stalk and hope the clouds will clear. </p><p>Well into the morning I am glassing through the rifle scope and off in the distance I see a shadowy upright bear. Cannot make out the distance but seems like maybe 50 to 100 yards. </p><p>Again not thinking of what the bear might do to us if we get close and don't do a clean kill I keep edging forward watching the upright bear appearing to be sniffing for our scent.</p><p>The hairs on my neck are standing straight up as I wondered if this hunt was not a good idea but too late to quit.</p><p>As I am watching through the scope, the clouds lift and there less than twenty feet in front of me is a</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> six inch ground squirrel sitting upright on a boulder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epags, post: 2222656, member: 105138"] Years ago I was in the military and stationed in Anchorage Alaska. In the days when residents only had to take a State conducted hunting class and there were no point system (oh, the good old days). My buddy and I (a couple of neophyte hunters) had decided to hunt brown bear (not coastal brownies). Firearms are Remington 700 30-06 with 220 grain commercial loads. Drove way back into the interior and set up camp. The first day of the hunt we killed some ptarmigan so dinner was assured. Second day we awake to find we are in a cloud so scoping is out of the question. We (probably not to wisely) decide on doing a stalk and hope the clouds will clear. Well into the morning I am glassing through the rifle scope and off in the distance I see a shadowy upright bear. Cannot make out the distance but seems like maybe 50 to 100 yards. Again not thinking of what the bear might do to us if we get close and don't do a clean kill I keep edging forward watching the upright bear appearing to be sniffing for our scent. The hairs on my neck are standing straight up as I wondered if this hunt was not a good idea but too late to quit. As I am watching through the scope, the clouds lift and there less than twenty feet in front of me is a six inch ground squirrel sitting upright on a boulder. [/QUOTE]
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