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<blockquote data-quote="Playtimefun" data-source="post: 2799625" data-attributes="member: 103742"><p>Years ago... a friend and I came up with the brain storm that we were going to order consecutively numbered 454 Casulls (biggest and baddest you could buy at the time asides from a 475 Linebaugh which was complete custom made) and we were going to go to Alaska from grizzlies. We were all set to buy UNTIL we got the guide price. Well... that quashed our dreams on the bear hunt. </p><p></p><p>I used to live in Manitoba and I regret (but don't regret) not going for Polar Bear. At the time any manitoba resident could buy (over the counter) a polar bear license and go. But at the same time here... black bears are pretty much vermin. So you shoot them because fewer people are hunting them. My neighbour at my cottage shot 11 or 12 one year because either at his farm or one of the neighbours they were coming in and eating all the cat/fog food and you would walk into your garage or shed and there would be a bear sleeping there. He literally had a bear sleeping on the couch in his grain cleaning terminal office one day. </p><p></p><p>I surveyed in the northwest territory and Yukon in 96 and 97 and we had to have shooters with us the first year. Smallest accepted cartridge was a 7mm RM. From the instrument, the guy would walk 100 yards, then the Rodman was allowed to go another 100 yards max. All for a potential max 100 yard shot if necessary.</p><p></p><p>The one time I was exactly 32 feet short of a bear who was sitting at the lath we had to tie in just like a puppy dog. As we took turns rodding and surveying I call back on the radio. Hey you should this cute little bear. He's sitting like a puppy dog just looking at me. Back over the radio came... little??? How little?? Well then it dawned on me it was a cub.</p><p></p><p>I slowly backed up the hill. We called in the helicopter and it chased off the sow and cub. BUT... the sow and cub proceeded to walk down the cut line and used everyone one of our 3' lath as a mini scratching post. So we had to wait for her to move on down the cut line. Hustle up and re-set up the lath so we could sight in on it, then go back do our survey and then do it all over again at the next lath. The worst of it was if you didn't make it down the cut line to the next helicopter landing pad, you were spending the night in the bush. Well we wanted to shoot that sow sooooo badly!!!</p><p></p><p>Just before I went up there, a guy had climbed a tree but the grizzly climbed up enough to put a claw in his ankle and pulled him out of the tree. Literally played with him like a soccer ball. Then after he was done playing with him... just walked away. Asides from the ankle and some bruising no worse for wear.</p><p></p><p>And being in camp (fantastic food!!!) And having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom trailer. Walking down along the row of trailers (they were about 50 feet apart) and here walking the other way was a grizzly sow with 2 cubs. Obviously what I was carrying for a pee shooter was of little concern to her. They just kept on walking and so did I lol.</p><p></p><p>I (we were waiting at the helicopter for the survey crw to get there) and we seen a guy get bluff charged by a grizzly. Literally at about 5 feet away the bear shot to the side of him. The guy was wearing a Walkman NEVER SAW THE BEAR. Well Walkmans were banned on the site the next day!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Playtimefun, post: 2799625, member: 103742"] Years ago... a friend and I came up with the brain storm that we were going to order consecutively numbered 454 Casulls (biggest and baddest you could buy at the time asides from a 475 Linebaugh which was complete custom made) and we were going to go to Alaska from grizzlies. We were all set to buy UNTIL we got the guide price. Well... that quashed our dreams on the bear hunt. I used to live in Manitoba and I regret (but don't regret) not going for Polar Bear. At the time any manitoba resident could buy (over the counter) a polar bear license and go. But at the same time here... black bears are pretty much vermin. So you shoot them because fewer people are hunting them. My neighbour at my cottage shot 11 or 12 one year because either at his farm or one of the neighbours they were coming in and eating all the cat/fog food and you would walk into your garage or shed and there would be a bear sleeping there. He literally had a bear sleeping on the couch in his grain cleaning terminal office one day. I surveyed in the northwest territory and Yukon in 96 and 97 and we had to have shooters with us the first year. Smallest accepted cartridge was a 7mm RM. From the instrument, the guy would walk 100 yards, then the Rodman was allowed to go another 100 yards max. All for a potential max 100 yard shot if necessary. The one time I was exactly 32 feet short of a bear who was sitting at the lath we had to tie in just like a puppy dog. As we took turns rodding and surveying I call back on the radio. Hey you should this cute little bear. He's sitting like a puppy dog just looking at me. Back over the radio came... little??? How little?? Well then it dawned on me it was a cub. I slowly backed up the hill. We called in the helicopter and it chased off the sow and cub. BUT... the sow and cub proceeded to walk down the cut line and used everyone one of our 3' lath as a mini scratching post. So we had to wait for her to move on down the cut line. Hustle up and re-set up the lath so we could sight in on it, then go back do our survey and then do it all over again at the next lath. The worst of it was if you didn't make it down the cut line to the next helicopter landing pad, you were spending the night in the bush. Well we wanted to shoot that sow sooooo badly!!! Just before I went up there, a guy had climbed a tree but the grizzly climbed up enough to put a claw in his ankle and pulled him out of the tree. Literally played with him like a soccer ball. Then after he was done playing with him... just walked away. Asides from the ankle and some bruising no worse for wear. And being in camp (fantastic food!!!) And having to get up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom trailer. Walking down along the row of trailers (they were about 50 feet apart) and here walking the other way was a grizzly sow with 2 cubs. Obviously what I was carrying for a pee shooter was of little concern to her. They just kept on walking and so did I lol. I (we were waiting at the helicopter for the survey crw to get there) and we seen a guy get bluff charged by a grizzly. Literally at about 5 feet away the bear shot to the side of him. The guy was wearing a Walkman NEVER SAW THE BEAR. Well Walkmans were banned on the site the next day!!! [/QUOTE]
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