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one of the nurse's husbands was up on his treestand for over 30 hours at the end of last week

this fellow came in; he used his marlin 45/70 and put 4 rounds of what I think were factory 405 loads into him

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he stayed in the tree, called his son on the cell, and after a few hours they went looking and they found him piled up and stiff nearby

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they hauled the meat and hide out with a four wheeler; estimated 'curb weight' about 1000 pounds.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: That's a real dandy....

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Very nice!
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High in a tree sounds like the smart place to be with that bruiser lurking below.

Wow!

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Yes, anything that walked away after 4 rounds of 45-70 warrants calling out the QRF. That paw :shock:
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If that was his first time up close and personal with a bear that size he did very good with his composure I think.

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hayabusa wrote:If that was his first time up close and personal with a bear that size he did very good with his composure I think.

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I think that was his first grizzly but he has gotten black bears before.
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Good hunt. Congrats! 30 hours in a tree stand? THAT would have done me in!
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Griff wrote:Good hunt. Congrats! 30 hours in a tree stand? THAT would have done me in!

me too !! patient man.
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Even up a tree the sight of something THAT Big, will no doubt get your knees knocking. Wow.
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If I shot one that big I may have stayed another thirty hours in the tree before coming down. Nice bear though.
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I would like to have had a crack at him and hopefully inside of 25 yards !

That Ranch Dog 460-425GC pushed with a good load of H322 or the BRP 462-465GC again pushed with H322 just might be the ticket to his demise DRT !

But then again at 25 yards or less my first shot is going in his cranium !
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That is a big bear. I don't know how it compares in size to the typical Grizzly, but we don't have bears around the Dallas area. To me, that is a real trophy. It took 4 shots from a .45-70 and still moved away, that is some amazing toughness.
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hfcable wrote:one of the nurse's husbands was up on his treestand for over 30 hours at the end of last week

this fellow came in; he used his marlin 45/70 and put 4 rounds of what I think were factory 405 loads into him

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he stayed in the tree, called his son on the cell, and after a few hours they went looking and they found him piled up and stiff nearby

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they hauled the meat and hide out with a four wheeler; estimated 'curb weight' about 1000 pounds.
Nice bear. I wouldn't think anywhere close to a thousand pounds though? Is that an interior grizzly or a black bear? Hard to tell from the pics. What kind of measurement on that hide?
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interior grizzly .... about 60 miles from anchorage.

as to weight, i don't know, but it is a 'scientific fact' that they can continue to gain weight for weeks, if not years, after being killed. :lol:
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piller wrote:That is a big bear. I don't know how it compares in size to the typical Grizzly, but we don't have bears around the Dallas area. To me, that is a real trophy. It took 4 shots from a .45-70 and still moved away, that is some amazing toughness.
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BlaineG wrote:
piller wrote:That is a big bear. I don't know how it compares in size to the typical Grizzly, but we don't have bears around the Dallas area. To me, that is a real trophy. It took 4 shots from a .45-70 and still moved away, that is some amazing toughness.
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Great that you got the meat, hide and claws and stuff. For me just getting away from that thing alive would be more than enough.
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While I have great faith in 405 Greenbox, I'd have prefered one of Garrett's finest, or a BTB .45 cal PileDriver 525 grain with a max load of H322, or, equivalent....
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BlaineG wrote:While I have great faith in 405 Greenbox, I'd have prefered one of Garrett's finest, or a BTB .45 cal PileDriver 525 grain with a max load of H322, or, equivalent....
me too. I have some handloads with 400 gr at approx. 2000 fps....that would have been my choice.
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Now that truly deserves the word "awesome!"
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Chuck 100 yd wrote:
BlaineG wrote:
piller wrote:That is a big bear. I don't know how it compares in size to the typical Grizzly, but we don't have bears around the Dallas area. To me, that is a real trophy. It took 4 shots from a .45-70 and still moved away, that is some amazing toughness.
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I'd stay in a tree for 30 hours with a monster like that lurking below even WITH 4 rounds in him. Sometimes 4 rounds just pisses off the bear, even more if shot placement not right. :o
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