2011 prairie Black Bear

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u_cant rope _the_wind
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2011 prairie Black Bear

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well last spring 2011 was a great bear hunt for me, short but sweet , lasted only 20 minutes
I went for a walk along the creek bank 3 miles south of town, and this guy showed up ,
so one well placed shot with a 550 grain paper patch from the quigley 45-110 and he dropped in his tracks,
bullet went clean through him at 200 yrds broke both front shoulders , double lunged him and centered his heart,
more luck then skill i believe,
we scaled him at the local feed lot scales, he weighed in at 538 LBS

his skull measured 22,78th inches
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Re: 2011 prairie Black Bear

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Nice bear! These rifles just flat work on game, don't they?

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u_cant rope _the_wind
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Re: 2011 prairie Black Bear

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Yup they sure do,
I,m hoping to git my moose this fall with the 45-110
got my fingers crossed
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Nice going, and nice bear. Like Clarence says, these rifles flat out work on game. If you put one of these bullets behind the shoulder of a moose, it is going to put him on the ground in short order. You're on a roll now, so keep it going. Congratulations. Shoot straight, rdnck.
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Re: 2011 prairie Black Bear

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Nice one.
Nothing like hunting with these rifles. Scoped rifle hunting does'nt compare anymore.
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When I was a grad student I went on a radio tagging trip with Gary Alt of the PA Fish & Game department. This was the early eighties. He was the resident black bear expert at the time. It was early March & at one place we pulled a sow out of her den that had eight cubs & all were healthy. The sow weighted around 175lbs. That den was in a cul de sac developement nearby some new construction. Gary said that with mild winters and good food supply the bears will migrate all the way into NJ & will probably become a nusance. He also said with all the food sources bears have the potential for great growth.

I guess he was right!!!
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I was born & raised in northwest Jersey, and when I was a kid { moved to Arizona in '83 } we NEVER saw any bear anywhere in any part of N.J. Damn, what a bruiser !!
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