A little bit of Kodiak
Jan 12, 2018 15:16:22 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
These pictures were taken on a trip to Kodiak, Alaska. The rush you get from being up close and personal with the largest land predator on Earth in its natural environment is impossible to describe. We were much closer to the cubs than we were to the boar. Their mothers were very tolerant. The water is the Pacific Ocean.
Curious but Apprehensive
Largest boar we encountered
Cubs doiong what cubs do best - playing
Jan 12, 2018 15:21:11 #
TheShoe wrote:
These pictures were taken on a trip to Kodiak, Alaska. The rush you get from being up close and personal with the largest land predator on Earth in its natural environment is impossible to describe. We were much closer to the cubs than we were to the boar. Their mothers were very tolerant. The water is the Pacific Ocean.
Nice series.
The closest I want to get to one of those is looking at it's picture.
Jan 12, 2018 15:31:41 #
You said curious but apprehensive. Was that you or the bear. Nice set.
TheShoe wrote:
These pictures were taken on a trip to Kodiak, Alaska. The rush you get from being up close and personal with the largest land predator on Earth in its natural environment is impossible to describe. We were much closer to the cubs than we were to the boar. Their mothers were very tolerant. The water is the Pacific Ocean.
Jan 12, 2018 15:36:29 #
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Jan 12, 2018 16:13:57 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
kerry12 wrote:
You said curious but apprehensive. Was that you or the bear. Nice set.
I wasn't too apprehensive. I was in a skiff about 5 yards off shore and the cub was under a bunch of overhanging bushes 5 yards from the water. Its mother was so worried about us that she didn't even look up from her fish about 50 yards to the cub's left. The bears were protected where we were and the experienced mothers knew we were not a threat.
Jan 12, 2018 16:23:10 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Jay Pat wrote:
Wow!! Congratulations on your trip!
Were you in a boat?
Pat
Were you in a boat?
Pat
Yes, a small RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat, for the uninitiated) piloted by a licensed Alaskan guide. We did go ashore at places and were within 15 feet of bears at times. We arrived right in the middle of one of the 7 salmon runs that happen every summer, so the bears were preoccupied.
Jan 12, 2018 17:10:50 #
Jan 12, 2018 17:12:15 #
TheShoe wrote:
Yes, a small RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat, for the uninitiated) piloted by a licensed Alaskan guide. We did go ashore at places and were within 15 feet of bears at times. We arrived right in the middle of one of the 7 salmon runs that happen every summer, so the bears were preoccupied.
I hope you post more!!
Pat
Jan 12, 2018 17:35:08 #
TheShoe wrote:
These pictures were taken on a trip to Kodiak, Alaska. The rush you get from being up close and personal with the largest land predator on Earth in its natural environment is impossible to describe. We were much closer to the cubs than we were to the boar. Their mothers were very tolerant. The water is the Pacific Ocean.
What a trip! Glad you went and jealous I didn't.
Good shooting to you.Jan 12, 2018 19:32:34 #
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Jan 12, 2018 23:02:10 #
TheShoe wrote:
These pictures were taken on a trip to Kodiak, Alaska. The rush you get from being up close and personal with the largest land predator on Earth in its natural environment is impossible to describe. We were much closer to the cubs than we were to the boar. Their mothers were very tolerant. The water is the Pacific Ocean.
It looks like they are giving you stink eye. lol What a Adrenalin rush that must have been. Thanks for posting.
Jan 13, 2018 03:59:40 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
Plymouth34 wrote:
It looks like they are giving you stink eye. lol What a Adrenalin rush that must have been. Thanks for posting.
I am sure that was what the boar was doing. In the last picture, the cub in the water was looking to see what its sibling on land was going to do. Predictably, when it glanced away, the one on the bank jumped right on top of it.
Jan 13, 2018 04:04:32 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
d3200prime wrote:
What a trip! Glad you went and jealous I didn't. Good shooting to you.
Good shooting to you.Thanks. You are not nearly as glad as I was. It was a great trip.
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