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[theycallmemud]

Depends on where in WY he’s hunting. Some of that state has a ridiculous concentration of Griz, in which case I would absolutely not leave the Glock at home


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Griz or no griz I take the glock when I'm bow hunting. Even started packing it while rifle hunting. I saw alot of cats when I was in colorado. One was staring at me 40 yards away in the dark, when I was shuttling my meat away from the buck I shot. All I could see was it's eyes shining from my head lamp. I yelled, it ran. But all the bushwacking I had to do to get back to the atv, there was no way I could get my rifle unshouldered in time. Ever since than I bring a pistol. And I'm pretty good with it.

 

[theycallmemud]

I personally know three people who have had to shoot griz now.


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Dude! What the hell? 7 grizzlies walking the same trail. That is crazy.

 

[theycallmemud]

That video is nuts 7 grizzlies hanging out together?

 

[C Bow]

I am sorry I said that but I am probably a little older than you and I understand your feelings my last hunting trip for sheep griz walked by tent every night along river I brushed tracks out every day only to find new tracks every morning I feel like I will get struck by lighting or win the lottery before I get eaten by griz

 

[theycallmemud]

I am sorry I said that but I am probably a little older than you and I understand your feelings my last hunting trip for sheep griz walked by tent every night along river I brushed tracks out every day only to find new tracks every morning I feel like I will get struck by lighting or win the lottery before I get eaten by griz

No problem, i hunt solo majority of the time. it's just for piece of mind really. I know the odds of being attacked by any predator are way low, but with that I have been chased my a moose before. Only a muzzleloader in hand.

 

[C Bow]

I hunt solo as I am 68 years old and will hit 69 in September I love the time alone

 

[Jake Larsen]

That video is nuts 7 grizzlies hanging out together?

Yea. Pretty wild. This was greater Yellowstone area. If you think about reproduction rates, in some of these concentrated areas it can happen in a hurry. In a given basin, If there’s two sows that each have triplets (not uncommon), in three years there are 8 good sized griz.


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[theycallmemud]

I hunt solo as I am 68 years old and will hit 69 in September I love the time alone

I sure hope I'm hunting at that age, that's awesome. I turn 38 this year, this will be my first back pack hunt. I fill alot more tags hunting alone, it's pure business for me when im alone.

 

[C Bow]

Next year for my 70th I am going back to the Unlimited area in Montana for a couple weeks cant wait

 

[theycallmemud]

Yea. Pretty wild. This was greater Yellowstone area. If you think about reproduction rates, in some of these concentrated areas it can happen in a hurry. In a given basin, If there’s two sows that each have triplets (not uncommon), in three years there are 8 griz.


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And we still can't hunt them.. Well, I'm not hunting any where near those areas, won't do it alone. I'm sure the elk hunting is great, up to the moment you have to break one down.

 

[Jake Larsen]

Next year for my 70th I am going back to the Unlimited area in Montana for a couple weeks cant wait

Beautiful country. I’m lucky enough to live right by it.


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[C Bow]

I have a friend that killed the last legal griz in Montana the year before they closed the season. He now lives in Ennis Montana he lived in NC then.

 

[Jake Larsen]

And we still can't hunt them.. Well, I'm not hunting any where near those areas, won't do it alone. I'm sure the elk hunting is great, up to the moment you have to break one down.

It certainly adds a layer to the experience haha. Gotta think about what you’re doing and make good decisions. Wise to not go solo honestly. I’ve done it, but the timelines just get really challenging solo. Also hard to be heads up when you’re wrestling an elk on the ground solo, not to mention the overall effects of extra fatigue.


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[C Bow]

If someone don't believe in God he needs to visit the Beartooths Then he will know there is a God

 

[theycallmemud]

It certainly adds a layer to the experience haha. Gotta think about what you’re doing and make good decisions. Wise to not go solo honestly. I’ve done it, but the timelines just get really challenging solo. Also hard to be heads up when you’re wrestling an elk on the ground solo, not to mention the overall effects of extra fatigue.


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The wrestling of the elk doesn't make it easy to look over your shoulder that's for sure, and the walking through the woods back and fourth with blood soaked pack and clothes is a real thing too. Maybe even in the dark?

 

[Jake Larsen]

The wrestling of the elk doesn't make it easy to look over your shoulder that's for sure, and the walking through the woods back and fourth with blood soaked pack and clothes is a real thing too. Maybe even in the dark?

There’s that for sure haha. The biggest issue IMO is the time and effort it takes to get the animal broke down and meat away from the carcass and hung in a place you can glass before approaching. The reality of that process solo is just tough. Solo, it’s many hours, and you’ll be physically exhausted. That’s before a pack out even begins. The longer it takes, the more likely a bear catches the scent and starts heading to that carcass. Bears are highly territorial, so it’s unlikely they’d directly challenge you while you’re still on the carcass, but the second you leave, now it’s theirs. If you return, you’re gonna have a serious issue. That means leapfrogging/shuffling game bags/quarters whatever distance is required in such a way that once you leave the carcass, you never return to it. The extra time in proximity to the carcass is just extra risk.


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[theycallmemud]

There’s that for sure haha. The biggest issue IMO is the time and effort it takes to get the animal broke down and meat away from the carcass and hung in a place you can glass before approaching. The reality of that process solo is just tough. Solo, it’s many hours, and you’ll be physically exhausted. That’s before a pack out even begins. The longer it takes, the more likely a bear catches the scent and starts heading to that carcass. Bears are highly territorial, so it’s unlikely they’d directly challenge you while you’re still on the carcass, but the second you leave, now it’s theirs. If you return, you’re gonna have a serious issue. That means leapfrogging/shuffling game bags/quarters whatever distance is required in such a way that once you leave the carcass, you never return to it. The extra time in proximity to the carcass is just extra risk.


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I've been doing that exact same process on every animal I've had to qaurter. In places I've never even seen a black bear or sign of them?? And solo. I know how hard it is. ITS HARD asf. Maybe I'm being a little too bearanoid. It just always made sense to me, until now lol, maybe I'm working to hard lol

 

[Jake Larsen]

I think it’s good practice, even if it’s not absolutely critical. The consequences are just more likely to be higher when in griz country. It’s all about stacking the odds in your favor instead of against you.

That being said, a black bear boar cut in on the blood trail and beat Ryan Lampers to a bull he shot a couple years ago, and charged when he approached. I can’t remember if he sprayed or shot it, maybe both.


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[theycallmemud]

I agree. I will continue to do it. Never seen a bear in a fews areas I've hunted often, pretty low densities, but I'm sure when I do see one it probaly going to be a tank. I've hunted over bait for bears in idaho, it's crazy how fast they find that bait once it's put out.

That's a scenario I never thought of happening. Not if I ever seen lampers carry spray?

 

[Jake Larsen]

I agree. I will continue to do it. Never seen a bear in a fews areas I've hunted often, pretty low densities, but I'm sure when I do see one it probaly going to be a tank. I've hunted over bait for bears in idaho, it's crazy how fast they find that bait once it's put out.

That's a scenario I never thought of happening. Not if I ever seen lampers carry spray?

Was a couple years ago. Those guys carry guns sometimes as well. I think it depends on where they’re going.


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