2016 Hunt Talk Bear Hunt

[MinnesotaHunter]

Off we go back to the same drainage as last night to find the black Volkswagen that eluded us yesterday. Hopefully the new route will be more productive and less treacherous. Time will tell. Looking forward to the rest of you guys showing up over the next 24 hours!

Sooooo......you get first shot this year? Good luck, hopefully someone will be on the board tonight!

 

[Ben Lamb]

I expect you all to have these bruins mapped and waiting for us late arrivals.

 

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I swear the clock on my cubicle wall just started going backwards...

 

[jryoung]

Just hit the ground in Seattle. Jason and I have a short layover and flight to Spokane where we pick up the bear shaggin wagon. Then a short drive to camp. I can smell JR's cooking already.

Uhhhh, Ed, not sure how they do it in Minnysoda, but I think it's a crime to shag bears.

 

[Ben Lamb]

 

[MN Public Hunter]

I am bring red chili, (gluten free) green chili, (gluten free) sweet and sour meatballs, 2 gluten free cakes, and a gluten free cornbread for the group Hopefully I catch enough fish to make some gluten free fish chowder.

mmmmm, green chili !

 

[JLS]

I swear the clock on my cubicle wall just started going backwards...

Shoot it before it goes back any further.

 

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Shoot it before it goes back any further.

 

[noharleyyet]

Gonzo!

 

[RobG]

You guys need something to listen to on the trip there... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T4SaNuxZO8

 

[JLS]

LOL hit it again Randy, I think it's still ticking a bit.

You guys have fun. Take your sunscreen, it's supposed to be warm.

 

[jryoung]

Bears have been spotted, no bears have died, we ate mushroom and steak and washed it down with coors light....where's the kegerator?

 

[Kaitum]

....where's the kegerator?

Sitting in the back of a truck in Missoula so the beer can warm to a nice English ale cask temperature.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Who brought the Eagle Rare? That is my fave!

 

[backsmasher23]

Hopefully radio silence means heavy packs!

 

[Ben Lamb]

Wheels up at 2 PM. Hope to be in camp by 7 with a fresh keg of Tartanic from Blackfoot. Very much looking forward to this!

 

[Sytes]

Made it to camp Yesterday afternoon just in time to say hello, etc before the group headed out for last evening's yogi hunt. I packed up after a brief chat with the local guru's and planned to pack in a simple camp for a night or two...

Well, I have officially knocked myself out of this year's hunt, in record time! With our trusted medical team out to punch their tags, figured best to call it a trip and head back. CT scan early this morning (1 am) showed no improvement to my noggin - dang it! Thought for sure a wack to the head like that would have cleared some of the junk... I contemplated hanging out a bit longer, maybe tough it out... though figured, at best, I'd have one heck of a headache and a swollen eye (confirmed)... After hearing the word "concussion" back at camp, well the days of bucking up is chalked up to a time of the past.

I have gone round and round over the best story to tell... "Yogi kicked my ass!" to... "A griz chased me down a hill and I bit it!"... In the end, while traversing down a clear cut area, one foot caught onto another or onto the ground / branch I somewhat remember the impact with something, (think maybe the head handle of my trek pole(?)) and well, I came to a few seconds later and figured time to hike back to the truck...

Back at the truck, snapped a pic to evaluate my hillside sucker punch @ approx 1930hrs:

Best to everyone at camp! Need to see some bear pics, soon!

 

[warmer]

Looked at the middle picture and thought "why are they standing around with their hands in their pockets when there is a nice warm fire in the background?" Then it hit me, "their standing around the Bar!"

 

[Ben Lamb]

Dang it Sytes. Was looking forward to meeting you.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

Sytes, A thousand years from now they will dig up your grave and they will say "Look at the Scars and Broken bones, this man must have been a Mighty Warrior!" LOL John