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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2777354" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>I agree with this post in many ways…..one of which, shooting at long range.</p><p></p><p> My wife's last bear showed up in a very small opening on a timbered ridge right behind our camper while we were elk hunting.</p><p></p><p> While she was getting comfortable on her shooting sticks, I ranged the bear at 378 yards. I told her, "hold high on the shoulder"! Moments later her .338WM sent a 225 Barnes TTSX on it's way. The bear instantly collapsed, disappearing from view....and we were on our way up the ridge.</p><p></p><p> I got to the bear before my wife, observed the bear and called out to my congratulations with….."I got some good news and some bad news!" I answered her "what?" with……." The good news, a beautiful shot…..the bad news, you shot a baby"!</p><p></p><p> She got the bear she had wanted for a long time, a beautiful, fully "furred-out", jet black bear with a white blaze on the chest. The bad part, a young, small bear which was only 5' nose to tail!</p><p></p><p> She made a good shot, he made beautiful rug…..but it was a bit smaller rug than she would've liked.</p><p></p><p> Bears are very hard to judge, especially in timber/brush at distance! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2777354, member: 75451"] I agree with this post in many ways…..one of which, shooting at long range. My wife’s last bear showed up in a very small opening on a timbered ridge right behind our camper while we were elk hunting. While she was getting comfortable on her shooting sticks, I ranged the bear at 378 yards. I told her, “hold high on the shoulder”! Moments later her .338WM sent a 225 Barnes TTSX on it’s way. The bear instantly collapsed, disappearing from view....and we were on our way up the ridge. I got to the bear before my wife, observed the bear and called out to my congratulations with…..”I got some good news and some bad news!” I answered her “what?” with…….” The good news, a beautiful shot…..the bad news, you shot a baby”! She got the bear she had wanted for a long time, a beautiful, fully “furred-out”, jet black bear with a white blaze on the chest. The bad part, a young, small bear which was only 5’ nose to tail! She made a good shot, he made beautiful rug…..but it was a bit smaller rug than she would’ve liked. Bears are very hard to judge, especially in timber/brush at distance! memtb [/QUOTE]
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