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<blockquote data-quote="rpierce" data-source="post: 2635488" data-attributes="member: 20643"><p>Had an absolutely epic trip up in alaska. Huge shout out to the man Aaron DeRose with Dillinger River Outfitters, Peter Barela @Jordan_Whatley, and Kyle Ayres. You guys always go above and beyond. This one was for the books. I got to cross off my number one bucket list hunt since I was a kid. Coastal brown bear. First 5 days we had quite a bit of rain. My rain gear from CANIS performed awesome. Lightweight, comfortable, tough and kept me dry. The knee pads were a great feature on them as well since we were in rocky and gravely sand. I shot a huge male wolf the 2nd night at 75 yds. We saw some bears but the big one didn't stick around long enough to get a crack at him. 6 days into the hunt this bruiser stepped out a couple minutes after we got settled down into our hiding spot on the bank. He stepped out into the tall grass but we couldn't get a good read or shot on him since he went back into the alders pretty quick. We had seen he had a big pumpkin head on him and were pretty sure he was a shooter. As soon as he stepped out into the river at 150 yds a few minutes later we instantly knew he was a shooter. Jordan howled at him and he instantly turned towards us and stopped. First shot from the 300 Norma improved and 230 Berger's destroyed his vitals. The second shot wasn't necessary but was a good insurance policy. We got up to him and realized quick he was an ancient bear. Teeth worn down the the gums and only having one good canine tooth left. Scars all over this old warrior showed he'd had some serious battles in his day. The lady at the fish and game department told us she'd never seen a bear with teeth this worn down. We scored him at 28 1/8" skull and 9 foot 3 inches squared. Combine this with his age and he's truly a once in a lifetime trophy. We caught a pile of salmon as well and my fillet knife from Wayne Meligan performed flawlessly. Still amazed at how this trip turned out.</p><p></p><p>Rifle specs:</p><p>Borden Bigfoot w DLC</p><p>Proof Research 1.250 shank in 300 NMI</p><p>Tbac dominus sr suppressor</p><p>Manners eh1 w elite cheek piece</p><p>Hawkins DBM and accurate mag</p><p>Tangent Theta 3-15 marksman</p><p>MDT Lightweight Double Pull Bipod</p><p>230 Berger otm at 3000 fps w n568</p><p></p><p>link to youtube video [MEDIA=youtube]SpWu-Xk1CbA[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Huge shoutout to my amazing wife Jodi Pierce for allowing me to chase my dreams and holding down the fort at home.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]399850[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399851[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399852[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399853[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399854[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399855[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399856[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399857[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399858[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]399859[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rpierce, post: 2635488, member: 20643"] Had an absolutely epic trip up in alaska. Huge shout out to the man Aaron DeRose with Dillinger River Outfitters, Peter Barela @Jordan_Whatley, and Kyle Ayres. You guys always go above and beyond. This one was for the books. I got to cross off my number one bucket list hunt since I was a kid. Coastal brown bear. First 5 days we had quite a bit of rain. My rain gear from CANIS performed awesome. Lightweight, comfortable, tough and kept me dry. The knee pads were a great feature on them as well since we were in rocky and gravely sand. I shot a huge male wolf the 2nd night at 75 yds. We saw some bears but the big one didn't stick around long enough to get a crack at him. 6 days into the hunt this bruiser stepped out a couple minutes after we got settled down into our hiding spot on the bank. He stepped out into the tall grass but we couldn't get a good read or shot on him since he went back into the alders pretty quick. We had seen he had a big pumpkin head on him and were pretty sure he was a shooter. As soon as he stepped out into the river at 150 yds a few minutes later we instantly knew he was a shooter. Jordan howled at him and he instantly turned towards us and stopped. First shot from the 300 Norma improved and 230 Berger's destroyed his vitals. The second shot wasn't necessary but was a good insurance policy. We got up to him and realized quick he was an ancient bear. Teeth worn down the the gums and only having one good canine tooth left. Scars all over this old warrior showed he'd had some serious battles in his day. The lady at the fish and game department told us she'd never seen a bear with teeth this worn down. We scored him at 28 1/8" skull and 9 foot 3 inches squared. Combine this with his age and he's truly a once in a lifetime trophy. We caught a pile of salmon as well and my fillet knife from Wayne Meligan performed flawlessly. Still amazed at how this trip turned out. Rifle specs: Borden Bigfoot w DLC Proof Research 1.250 shank in 300 NMI Tbac dominus sr suppressor Manners eh1 w elite cheek piece Hawkins DBM and accurate mag Tangent Theta 3-15 marksman MDT Lightweight Double Pull Bipod 230 Berger otm at 3000 fps w n568 link to youtube video [MEDIA=youtube]SpWu-Xk1CbA[/MEDIA] Huge shoutout to my amazing wife Jodi Pierce for allowing me to chase my dreams and holding down the fort at home. [ATTACH type="full" alt="310443021_5014530128651560_7836344004116024895_n.jpg"]399850[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="310994182_5014530521984854_3757229311219174204_n.jpg"]399851[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="310258421_5014530555318184_4377219989928654731_n.jpg"]399852[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="310261810_5014531175318122_4546380079672976118_n.jpg"]399853[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="skull pic 2.jpg"]399854[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="skull pic 3.jpg"]399855[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="skull pic.jpg"]399856[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="wolf.jpg"]399857[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="tarp.jpg"]399858[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="310355215_5014530865318153_4999704628033332962_n.jpg"]399859[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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