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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (117550)	12/18/2000 4:44:59 PM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

There is talk of a Canadian Moose hunt among a few of us scheduled for next fall.....I'll keep you posted if you have an interest..... If it happens, I'll be heading out from Pittsburgh..... SHootie

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (117550)	12/18/2000 4:54:25 PM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I hear that black bears are not to be triffled with - contrary to some popular impressions that only grizzlies are a problem. Alaska is magnificent - you should at least see it if you think it might appeal as a place to live. Some say it is the summer mosquitoes that keep the population down and not the winters.

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (117550)	12/18/2000 6:07:16 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<I was hiking the GW National Forest once, and walked up on a Black Bear. >> My mother's third cousin and her one armed husband were the first civilians to drive the Alcan highway to Alaska. They took a motorhome (this was in the 50s)pulling a Jeep. They had 2 spares for every tire on the ground and carried 100 gallons of "emergency" gas. They had permission to film on Kodiak Island. Regulations at that time required them to take two armed soldiers for protection. One night a Kodiak/Grizzly/Brown came into camp and was tearing up supplies. Instead of letting the soldiers shoot the bear she started walking up to it, cussing it out. Ran that bear out of camp. In those days the bears hadn't been exposed to people. I hear on Kodiak now a shot during deer season is a bear call.

To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (117550)	12/18/2000 9:43:54 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 769670

Well, most bears aren't worth eating. Especially the salmon-eating ones. We pack a 375 H&H on the job here. It's a pain. I'd rather have a pistol, even though they are inadequate for grizzlies. The main thing is keeping your eyes and ears open and making a lot of noise so they can get out of the way. There are a ton of bear stories. Maybe I should start a board for 'em. Darn maybe I will. Here she goes: Subject 50458 Alaska moose are a lot bigger than the ones down south. I saw the biggest one ever shot in a full mount, and it was awesome. I've never shot one but the guys I know who have say they'll never do it again that far from their boat or rig. I've packed elk out many times down south, and moose are sometimes twice as heavy. I know upstate New York well. Worked there in the sixties. Maybe we'll talk some more on the bear story board.