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Willi

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Sep 4, 2003, 5:41:05 PM9/4/03
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I was walking back to my vehicle yesterday when I saw what I thought was
a Newfie or a large Chow bunny hopping through the tall grass toward the
stream. People are careless/illegal with their dogs as there are always
posters mentioning lost dogs on the trailhead posts. I gave the dog a
whistle, it bounced two more times, then sat down on its hunches, turned
and looked at me. It wasn't a dog but a Black Bear with a twig hanging
out of its mouth. It watched me while I watched it. It seemed
unconcerned about my presence as it started munching berries that were
growing along the stream.

http://crystalglen.net/Fishing/090403.htm


I generally see about one bear every couple years here in Colorado. I
ran across bears at streamside the last two times I was out fishing.
This at streams miles apart. Those streamside berries must be very
appealing right now.

Willi
gol...@frii.com

Jim Ray

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Sep 4, 2003, 6:16:52 PM9/4/03
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Pretty cool, as long as it doesn't decide to change its dietary intake from
berries to Willies!

Jim Ray
(who likes seeing bears from a distance)
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Wayne Harrison

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Sep 4, 2003, 6:49:23 PM9/4/03
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"Jim Ray" <ji...@mcfeelys.com> wrote in message
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> Pretty cool, as long as it doesn't decide to change its dietary intake
from
> berries to Willies!


hilarious, but tragic if it came to pass... :)

wayno


licker

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Sep 4, 2003, 7:52:26 PM9/4/03
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The berries is a very important part of the bears diet at this time.  He will eat every one he can get in his mouth.  He is preparing for the winter, where he will become dormant.  The berries help put fat on him he needs to survive the winter.  Although they are classified as carnivores, black bears are actually omnivorous, eating many types of plant and animal material. Grasses, green leaves, and other plants are eaten by black bears in the spring after they emerge from their winter dens. Summertime provides them with various berries, fruits, and insects. In fall and early winter, acorns and other nuts are especially sought after in order to build up fat reserves for the winter.
 
Sarge

Jeff Miller

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Sep 4, 2003, 8:49:03 PM9/4/03
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aw c'mon...it's your charm, and charmed life, willi. those are
magnificent, wondrous beasts. i consider it magic to see them...

jeff

Stan Gula

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Sep 4, 2003, 8:56:50 PM9/4/03
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slenon

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Sep 4, 2003, 9:04:43 PM9/4/03
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> I generally see about one bear every couple years here in >Colorado. I ran
across bears at streamside the last two times I >was out fishing. This at
streams miles apart. Those >streamside berries must be very appealing right
now.
>
> Willi
> gol...@frii.com

Where in CO, Willi.

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Tim J.

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Sep 4, 2003, 9:15:22 PM9/4/03
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"Stan Gula" wroteet...

> <etc></etc>

Shouldn't that read <etc><b><u>etc., etc.</u></b></etc>?
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Tim
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George Adams

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Sep 4, 2003, 9:34:19 PM9/4/03
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>From: "Tim J."

>> <etc></etc>

>Shouldn't that read <etc>etc., etc.</etc>?

In light of recent posts shouldn't it be <et>et ., et .</et >??


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

licker

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Sep 4, 2003, 9:40:32 PM9/4/03
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rw

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Sep 4, 2003, 10:32:49 PM9/4/03
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When I saw the subject line "outing," Willi, I first thought it was
something you were revealing about Fortenberry. :-)

Owen Lowe

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Sep 5, 2003, 4:04:14 AM9/5/03
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In article <TjP5b.7648$rb3.1...@twister.southeast.rr.com>,
"Wayne Harrison" <wa...@triad.rr.com> wrote:

> hilarious, but tragic if it came to pass... :)

yeah, they'd likely have to shoot the bear. ;)

Dave LaCourse

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Sep 5, 2003, 12:55:22 PM9/5/03
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Barnard writes:

>When I saw the subject line "outing," Willi, I first thought it was
>something you were revealing about Fortenberry. :-)

Or you. :-)

rw

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Sep 5, 2003, 1:07:56 PM9/5/03
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Or wayno. :-)

Guyz-N-Flyz

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Sep 4, 2003, 9:36:04 PM9/4/03
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Or John
Paul........................................................................
.............................................................George and
Ringo?

Op --No, not me!--


Clark Reid

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Sep 6, 2003, 4:42:01 AM9/6/03
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Too F*&(%^G Cool... glad we don't have em, here, but so damn cool all the
same....

--
Clark Reid
http://www.dryflynz.com
Umpqua Designer Flytier


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riverman

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Sep 7, 2003, 11:26:16 AM9/7/03
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"George Adams" <georg...@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
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> >From: "Tim J."
>
> >> <etc></etc>
>
> >Shouldn't that read <etc>etc., etc.</etc>?
>
> In light of recent posts shouldn't it be <et>et ., et .</et >??
>
>

<body>
I don't understand one bit of that.
</body>

--riverman


George Adams

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Sep 7, 2003, 7:42:30 PM9/7/03
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>From: "riverman"

>> >Shouldn't that read <etc>etc., etc.</etc>?
>>
>> In light of recent posts shouldn't it be <et>et ., et .</et >??
>>

>I don't understand one bit of that.

A lame attempt at humor based on the letter dropping (Stev(e)) thread that was
active at the time.

Warren

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Sep 7, 2003, 9:11:34 PM9/7/03
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dav...@aol.comPirate wrote...

No doubt Dave! After that picture of the moth and
"pwetty" flowers, I am starting to wonder about Ol'
Stevo. The scary part is he actually knew them by
name..... <bseg>
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Warren
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Warren

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Sep 7, 2003, 9:13:58 PM9/7/03
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jl...@mindspring.com wrote...

> aw c'mon...it's your charm, and charmed life, willi. those are
> magnificent, wondrous beasts. i consider it magic to see them...

I agree. Especially when looking at them through my
rifle scope. <g>
--
Warren (who really wants a bear skin for the wall or the
floor)

rw

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Sep 7, 2003, 11:57:01 PM9/7/03
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Warren wrote:
> dav...@aol.comPirate wrote...
>
>>Barnard writes:
>>
>>
>>>When I saw the subject line "outing," Willi, I first thought it was
>>>something you were revealing about Fortenberry. :-)
>>
>>Or you. :-)
>
>
> No doubt Dave! After that picture of the moth and
> "pwetty" flowers,

Lobelia. :-)

I really like gardening. People tell me I have a green thumb. You should
see my rose garden in California.

I guess it's all part of my "macho Idaho cowboy act." :-)

Jeff Miller

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Sep 8, 2003, 7:39:08 AM9/8/03
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oh jeezus... well, there's a rich dotcom'er who owns about 20,000 acres
in hyde county, nc. for a mere 20k a year, you can be among the 10 or
so furriners allowed to hunt his property. plenty of bears...last year,
even a girl killed a bear on the land. there is no honor in the bear
hunts i've heard about in nc... they get a bunch of dogs to chase the
bear to exhaustion or up a tree, then go in and shoot it. thedogs are
the true and admirable hunters in that bit of business.

the black bears i've seen in the wild are incredible-looking animals,
making a living in difficult places. they lift my spirit whenever i'm
lucky enough to see one (not to mention my adrenalin). i'd be more
satisfied taking a good photo and putting it on the wall. with your
camera skills, one day i hope you feel the same. now, as for
ducks...well, i know a particularly good cooker of duck breasts, and you
can have all the duck skins and feathers... <g>

jeff

Warren

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Sep 8, 2003, 5:39:34 PM9/8/03
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jl...@mindspring.com wrote...

> oh jeezus... well, there's a rich dotcom'er who owns about 20,000 acres
> in hyde county, nc. for a mere 20k a year, you can be among the 10 or
> so furriners allowed to hunt his property. plenty of bears...last year,
> even a girl killed a bear on the land. there is no honor in the bear
> hunts i've heard about in nc... they get a bunch of dogs to chase the
> bear to exhaustion or up a tree, then go in and shoot it. thedogs are
> the true and admirable hunters in that bit of business.

I think they call that "illegal" out here. No dogs or
bait allowed. Personally, I think what you described
should be called "poaching" since it is much akin to
shooting animals in cages. Definitely no honor in those
types of hunts.

> the black bears i've seen in the wild are incredible-looking animals,
> making a living in difficult places. they lift my spirit whenever i'm
> lucky enough to see one (not to mention my adrenalin). i'd be more
> satisfied taking a good photo and putting it on the wall. with your
> camera skills, one day i hope you feel the same. now, as for
> ducks...well, i know a particularly good cooker of duck breasts, and you
> can have all the duck skins and feathers... <g>

They are neat looking. I have never hunted them before
but I need to get at least one. Sometimes they are even
considered pests out here because they get into people's
bird feeders, garbage cans and such in search of food.
Of course I imagine we have many more of them out here
than you do in NC so that could have something to do
with it.

I have kind of felt sorry for the bears over the last
couple of years. Several years of drought and their
forage base in the mountains is very low. They have
been coming down the creeks and rivers in search of
berries and ending up in the middle of town. I have
seen 3 in my yard this summer and don't even want to
imagine how many have passed through that I haven't
seen. We are finally starting to get some rain and
should be getting some for several days if the weather
people finally guessed right, but it is too little, too
late. It just didn't seem right hunting them this year
since I am imagine they are damn near starving plus
having to dodge all of the fires so I didn't get a tag.
I'll wait until spring and see.
--
Warren

Wayne Knight

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Sep 11, 2003, 12:04:18 AM9/11/03
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"Jeff Miller" <jl...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>
> ducks...well, i know a particularly good cooker of duck breasts, and you
> can have all the duck skins and feathers... <g>
>

Tell me when and where? CDC for everyone!

Wayne K.
(bought his fed duck stamp last week!)


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