Denny, the rifles used were the Kimber held by Paul in the photos and my Remington 700 in 375 Ackley Improved. The Kimber is the plain Jane 375H&H. Both of us were using the same scope, a Vortex 1-4x24 Viper PST. And yes, the bear squared out at 9' with a small bit of change.
James, the skin will be turned into a closed-mouth rug and the skull will be cleaned by beetles, whitened, sealed and kept as trophy. It will probably be more of a "trophy" than the rug, really. I have a pretty large collection of bear skulls...
Thank you for the kind comments from the rest of you, even those coveting my crabs! The only way to have improved the trip would have been for Riley to come along...
I forgot to mention the first day we rolled into the bay and went to my usual favorite anchorage and the incredibly fine folks at the local lodge stopped by and asked how many people we had aboard and handed us a crab each! That was while I was actually setting the anchor!
http://www.quartzcreeklodge.com/uganik.htm
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