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LTWLTuesday 5:00 pm INDEXFriday 2:00 pmSunday 11:30 pm Doubling Up ................................................................ 4 Wyoming Antelope with Cole Creek Outfitters.......................... 10 Tagged Out! By Louis Cusack The Alaskan Peninsula Bear Hunt................ 17 Whitetail Killers Product Review Nock Out Lighted Nock............................. 30Monday 10:30 am Publisher Gus Congemi, Live the Wild Life TVThursday 3:30 pmSaturday 12:30 am Art Director Jennie Knutson, JK Design Advertising Gus Congemi (914) 906-0785 Jennie Knutson (816) 703-8781 Reproduction, in whole or part, retransmission, redirection or linked display is prohibited without written permission of the publisher.Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

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By Gus Congemi I had an interesting Maythis year hunting for Turkey. Almost everyday that I went out with my bow I calledbirds in, the problem I was having was thatthey wouldn’t totally commit and come to mydecoys. I changed hunting areas, tried everyconfiguration, lone hen, hen and a jake, twohens, and nothing made a difference.The first week of the season proved fruitlessas I encountered many turkeys, I just couldn’tget the job done. I drew a New Jersey turkeytag for the 2nd week in May. I hoped that thechange in scenery would change my luck.www.livethewildlifetv.com 5 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

I live approximately 45 miles from the New I got in my blind under the cover of darkness.Jersey border, a half hour from the Pennsylvanian I waited until I heard the first gobble before Iborder, and 45 minutes from the Connecticut started sending out any calls. I wasn’t in theborder. Hunting in other states doesn’t really blind 45 minutes when a huge gobbler was atpresent much of an issue for me. We knew my decoy presenting me with a shot. I was kindwhere some birds were roosting in New Jersey, of surprised how quickly everything happened,so I set up my ground blind mid-day the day especially after the long week I had in New York.before I was planning to hunt in New Jersey. I tagged my turkey, gathered my gear, loaded up the truck and I went to the New Jersey check6 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

nerves started kicking in, I was thinking “Is this reallyhappening, is this bird coming in?” Within 20 minutes,I saw another huge gobbler cross the window in frontof my blind coming to my decoy. While he wasn’t in fullstrut, I didn’t waste any time drawing my bow, releasingan arrow sending him tumbling to the ground.After tagging my second bird and loading up the truck,I had a realization. This was the best day of Turkeyhunting I’ve ever had. station (the state requires all birds be 7 checked in at a check station). This monster weighed in at 24 lbs., with a on Pursuit and Wild channels. 10 1/8” beard and 1” spurs. Although he didn’t have the longest spurs (1” on one side, 7/8” on the other), this is by far the largest bird I have ever taken. Being only 5 miles from the New York border, I headed to another spot that I knew of in New York. After setting up, I got settled in the blind; still reeling from the hunt I had earlier in the morning. I took out my slate call and the first sounds I let out were answered with a thunderous gobble. That’s when thewww.livethewildlifetv.com Watch a new weekly episode of

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WYOMING ANTELOPE 15 Years with Cole Creek Outfitters By Gus CongemiSkylined in the distance, I could see a Buck 2012 #1 Antelope Gus CongemiAntelope making his way to the waterhole. After scanning the area, he makes hiscommitment to head to the water. This year,I was hunting from a Windmill stand, so theslightest movement could deter the Antelopefrom coming in to drink. As the antelope gotcloser, I could see that he was a giant - thebiggest I had ever personallyseen on stand at Cole Creek.As he lowers his head to take adrink at 27 yards, I lift my bowand draw my arrow. The trowits mark! The antelope ran 100yards and piled up.Back in 2012, a similiarexperience happened. Iharvested the WyomingOutfitters and GuidesAssociation’s #1 Antelope inWyoming. Incredible huntingopportunities are a repetitious scenario with Kelley Glause of Cole Creek Outfitters for the last 15 years. 10 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

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Buck Antelope - Gus CongemiWhether hunting from a windmill, permanentground blind, pop-up blind or spot and stalk,I have managed to harvest 14 Pope andYoung animals over the last 15 years. Thisis a testament to quality game managementand low hunting pressure, something that youcan count on when hunting with Cole Creekoutfitters.Besides the hunting, there is a beauty andhistory at Cole Creek of their land that keepscalling me back year after year. While onstand, I see the sunrise on the prairie, smellthe sage in the cool morning air as well asthe seeing other wildlife - Golden Eagles,Badgers, Coyotes and more - which makesthis hunt a memorable experience I look forward to every year. 1122 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

One of the great things about hunting with can make a difference in your success whenCole Creek is Kelley Glause’s knowledge hunting out of a ground blind.of the land and animals. He spends timewith every new hunter, explaining what to Harvesting a quality Antelope buck is bylook for in an Antelope Buck. Most people no means an easy task. You can count onare not knowledgeable on how to score an spending long hours on stand with drasticAntelope and although the scoring shouldn’t temperature changes. It can be in the 30’sbe the most important thing, the goal in any in the morning, and then rise to the mid-camp is to take mature animals. Also, his 90s during the day. Add to the frustrationattention to detail when placing his standshas helped me immensely in hunting otherspecies from a ground blind. Not only is he concerned with wind direction, but the travel pattern of the sun, keeping the hunter in the shadows as the day progresses, details like thatwww.livethewildlifetv.com 13 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

of being able to see long distances while profile broad head, one that is not as likelywatching a dominant buck in the distance lay to plane in the wind. Most of your shots atup and not come in to water for days. This Cole Creek will be between 18 and 30 yardshappened to me on one buck that I shot, I but a mature buck antelope almost alwayswatched him for three days, from dark to dark, comes to the water facing the ground blind.waiting for him to come in. Finally, on the That’s where patience comes in. If he doesn’tthird day, he followed a herd of sheep to the present a shot while drinking, I usually waitwater hole. Cole Creek is a working ranch, until he finishes. In my experience, antelopesso seeing sheep or cattle using the same water will almost always walk directly away from thehole as the antelope is not uncommon. water for a few yards, and then turn right or left, presenting a quartering away shot.An important factor about hunting inWyoming is that you have to contend with And to think,16 years ago, I wasn’t surethe wind. On days that the wind really picks that Cole Creek was a hunt I wanted to do.up, hunting out of a ground blind can help I was sitting in a whitetail camp in Illinois and I met two guys from New Jersey, Rich in steadying your bow hand. I like Manchur and Jack Dykstra. They first told me to shoot a heavier arrow with a low14 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

about the great hunting at Cole Creekin Wyoming. Being predominately awhitetail hunter, I wasn’t much interestedin harvesting an Antelope with my bow.Needless to say, they convinced me togo that first year, and I can’t thank themenough for starting a tradition that marksthe start of my fall hunting every year.2013 was the only year I missed goingto Cole Creek due to 42 days of huntingin Alaska for Live the Wild Life TV.Although I had a great time in Alaska, Imissed the Wyoming hunt and couldn’twait to book for September 2014.www.livethewildlifetv.com 15 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

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TAGGEDOUT!The Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear Hunt By Louis A. CusackTagged Out! For many generations old and new, these two simple battle ground were two such men. They always filled their tags.words have been used to announce the ending of a successful They were respected by others. Hunters reached out to them ashunt and as a young man growing up in South Louisiana hunting a source of information and they readily shared their knowledgewhitetail deer and turkeys with my father, I remember the with them. Members of our hunting group spoke of them likeadmiration others hunters bestowed on the hunter in camp that basketball fans would speak of Michael Jordon or football fansno matter what the season or circumstances, they always filled would speak of Larry Csonka, hailed for their success and liketheir tags and usually well before others. most good hunting stories, stretched a bit beyond reality.Mr. Sonny Brehamann, a tall dark Cajun who lived down the I looked up to these men. I wanted to be considered a part ofstreet from us and Paul Edwards, a lean Mississippi veteran of this elite group and I enjoyed my time spent as a card–carrying,Vietnam with a look that seemed to see everything around him, tag-filling member of this fine group of hunters. Today’s story,who won the admiration of others both in the field and on the however, is about the love of the hunt and the point many ofwww.livethewildlifetv.com 17 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

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us reach where filling a tag becomes TAGGED OUT! set of challenges and we’re headed back toless important than experiencing the the land where if you don’t bring it, you don’tadventure, savouringfill their tags. have it and if something goes wrong, it’s all onI’ve always had a thirst for adventure and a passion for remote you! This is where the 40-foot waves are seenwilderness hunting and this adventure will take Mgrs. Ruth crashing across the bows of the boats on “The Deadliest Catch”,Cusack, my good friend Andrew Mueller and me to the southern slam against the shoreline and where the wind can blast you offend of the Alaska Peninsula on a quest for big, coastal brown the tundra. Our destination is the southern end of the peninsulabear. Andy’s looking to take his first brown bear and I am on the and we are excited for the opportunity to test our wit and ourhunt for a real trophy class bear. Mgrs. Ruth took a great coastal skills against the best and the worst Mother Nature has to offer.brown bear in the spring season of 2012 and she is tagged out Hunt Preparation:until fall of 2015. So for this adventure, she will be shooting acamera. Remote wilderness hunting in Alaska requires more than competence with a bow or rifle. The logistics of a hunt like thisHailed by some as the land of the smoking giants, the Alaska requires a lot of planning and my motto has always been: “PlanPeninsula is well known for its rugged beauty, a long list of active Your Hunt and Hunt Your Plan.”volcanos and home to some of the largest salmon runs and brownbear in the world. Each year, tourists travel to the peninsula from Hunt preparation begins almost a year prior to our departure,all parts of the globe to visit, fish, explore and hunt this beautiful where the logistics of getting gear, food and flights must bearea of our state and although it is only 350 miles as the crow coordinated well in advance to ensure that everyone andflies from our home, we’re just as excited to go there as any one everything arrives on location.of them! There are many ways to plan a hunt like this and one of our firstHunting brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula comes with its own decisions is route andwww.livethewildlifetv.com 19 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

cannot be checked as luggage. These items must be shipped via air cargo several weeks in advance and on these trips. I find the use of a hunt planner is an absolute necessity and I use a simple excel spread sheet to plan all of my hunts. I use it for everything from a check list, to a tracker, to an emergency contact list and over the years I have found that leaving a copy of the list with each party’s family members can be a great resource and source of comfort for those not joining the trip. There’s just something about a good plan that gives everyone a good deal of confidence, knowing that you have taken everything into consideration. Heaven forbid it is ever needed, but in a real emergency, providing a list with each person’s emergency contacts along with the flight service provider and emergency services contact information can become a life-saving necessity. The Hunt Our hunt begins on May 8th with the flight from Kodiak Island to our hunt location. It is a clear windy morning and just the scenery on the plane ride in is worth the price of admission. We arrive at our bay, where Roland makes a smooth landing intransportation to the field. We choose 2014 Alaska Peninsula the mouth of the bay and we are quicklyto route our hunt through Kodiak Float Plane Take off in off loaded and setting up base camp.Island via Sea Hawk Air which has anexcellent safety performance record high wind The Peninsula, which is well known for its costal winds and frequent storms, makes pickingand from airport pick-up to shopping the right base camp location as important asto transportation in the field, they run remembering to bring ammo. This could meana tight ship which provides excellent CLICK the difference between having a great huntservice. On Top of that, Roland and Joe and chasing your base camp down the beach. Iare great people and we simply love FOR usually do my best to find a flat location withflying with them. some sort of a wind break to protect our campWe’ll be using a base camp, VIDEO from the predominant wind directions, usually ainflatable raft/motor and bluff, mountain side or clump of alders. We findother bulky items which our spot and after a few branch trims, and tent20 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!



TAGGED OUT! and bear fence setups, antics of her two cubs, while Momma limbered-up for the trip to we are home sweet the beach. home and ready to Note: Brown bear boars will often kill a sow’s young cubs to force the sow back into estruses, where they will sometimes breed withbegin searching the area for bear signs. the very same boar that killed their cubs.We woke up early the first morning to clear skies and after a I spot a decent boar walking right across the bay and bearquick cup of Starbucks and a bowl of oatmeal we are headed up sighting #2 is on the board. We’re finding lots of sign and bears,the bay to scout the area. About two miles up the bay, we find a but not wanting to place all of our eggs in one basket, we packridge which offers a good viewing site and after a short climb we our gear to head to the coast to scout another location beforeare setup and glassing. tomorrow’s opener.I use three well known methods for hunting brown bears: Evening finds us on the edge of a bluff glassing a long strip ofglassing, glassing and more glassing! My theory is pretty simple: coastline where we have spotted fresh sign and we are not thereif you’re not glassing, you’re not hunting. We hike and cover long before a lone wolf steps around an outcropping walkinga lot of ground, but mostly just to go from one glassing area to in our direction. We setup to make a shot on him, but the wolfanother. catches us flat handed, scrambles up the bluff and passes in front of us in the brush without giving us a shot opportunity.Andy is the first to find a bear - a sow with two cubs; they are justabove us on the same ridge. She appeared to be just out of the What happens next is one of the most exciting hunting moments Iden and in no hurry to walk down to the beach, where defending have ever experienced.her cubs against aggressive boars looking to mate will become afrequent event. They provide us with a bit of entertainment for After several hours without any further sightings, we decide tothe next several days and we had a grand ole time watching the22 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

pack it up and head back to camp for a good meal and night’s Opening Morningsleep before opening morning. So far it has been a veryproductive day, but the tide is in and a leisurely walk down May 10th, the official opening ofthe beach to camp is not an option. It’s time for a little alder rb370 brown bear hunting seasonbusting which we all love and cherish about as much as walking finds us up early and back on ourbarefooted over a bed of hot coals. If you have ever walked a spotting ridge, excited about whatbear trail full of fresh sign through the alders, then you know this day will bring. Right off, we spotthat our pucker factor is on full puck! I have personally never mother bear again, along with herbeen to war, but several of my friends that have experienced two cubs basking in the sun and theboth will tell you that doing this and walking point in Vietnam is a little guys provide us with a bit more entertainment until we spotclose comparison. Needless to say I am on high alert when I drop a bear on a side hill way past the head of the bay. We spent thedown in creek drainage and there stands old Willy Wolf locked- rest of the day trying to get a better look at him, but he managedup and staring at me with less than 5 yards between us. He had to elude us.completely circled us and was walking in on the same trail wewere walking out on. I am not sure who was more surprised, him The next several days are spent looking at bears and hoping foror me, but he bolts, I rack my bolt and the war is on. I get a good an opportunity to place a stalk on one. Our entertainment crew has finally left the area for greener pastures, but with the comingshot at him as he scrambles up the far bank of the creek where of spring we are seeing lots of migratory birds, bald eagles andI am able to make a clean kill shot on him. One wolf down and we even get a visit from a very curious river otter. If you evertwo bears spotted and we are just getting started on what will be get a chance to watch these guys in their element you are in for aone of the best hunting trips we have ever made! real treat. This one spotted us up on our knoll and he climbed up to check us out. Quite entertaining!www.livethewildlifetv.com 23 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

On morning number five a bank of fog rolls in that is thick With the wind in our TAGGED OUT!enough to cut and eat for breakfast, but we opted for Mr.s. Ruth’s favour and the oldbreakfast burritos instead. After five days of sunshine, warmweather and tons of hiking, the little delay is a welcome break boar snoozing away,and we’ll soon find out that this late start was just the ticket forthe long long day we have in store for us. we get in single file to minimize our foot print and start hotAround 10:30 am, the fog is breaking enough to pick our way footing it from one piece of cover to the next. A method I likeback to our spotting knoll. We are not there long when I spot abear walking into an alder patch on a side hill up at the head of to use for a stalk like this is to have one person advance whilethe bay and the hunt is on! the other person (two in this case) watches, hopscotching fromWe could see the bear crawl into the alders, but with some of thefog still hanging around it is difficult to track his progress. After cover to cover, keeping an eye on the bear to ensure we do notglassing the edges of the alders for a while, we are convincedthat our bear is bedded up in them so we pack up and head after get busted. We manage to get within 150 yards of the bear andhim. We slip around the bay and after a mile and a half we spothim balled up in the alders having a little siesta. At this point, we setup on the edge of a creek bank to wait him out. The last thingare 600 yards from him and Andy is starting to get excited aboutgetting a shot on his first Alaskan brown bear. we want to do is to try and place a shot on him in the alders where placing a follow-up shot could be difficult to accomplish. As the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait, and sure enough here comes the old bruin walking out of the alders and offering Andy a great shot opportunity. Not one to pass up a good thing, Andy is already setup on his bipod and he places a shot right in the shoulder with his .375 H&H magnum dropping the bear on the open side hill.24 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

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TAGGED OUT!Now’s when the work begins but not before the ever vigilant Mrs. yards of the tent! Walking towards the head of the bay, we areRuth reminds us that we have only one chance to capture this hunting and from this point forward nothing less than this old boymoment in pictures and video. Over the years I have learned will do. We spend the rest of this day glassing and hoping we can(ok, I’m trying already!) that taking the time to get great quality get a glance of this big old bruin. Unfortunately, Lady Luck didpictures to capture a memory of a lifetime is as important as any not shine on us this day and we find where his tracks head all theother aspect of the hunt, and with a -1.7 foot tide at 10:17 and way into the drainage at the head of the bay, so we plan to spend03 sec pm (who’s counting? LOL!) We have plenty of time for the next day working beyond the bay and looking at new country.pictures, skinning and a bush lunch before making the trek backto camp. We begin early the next morning, putting in 12 miles with a lot of glassing time in search of Big Foot, but just like the legend ofIf you’ve ever tried to reposition a 900 lb. brown bear on a side The Boggy Creek Monster we believe he is, he vanishes without ahill, you know what a task this can be and once moved these guys trace.have a tendency to go where they will, but Andy and I managedto get him into position for pictures and skinning. Once pictures Walking out that night we spot a bear across the bay andare taken, we begin the 2-hour chore of skinning and packing our although he is a really good bear, I decide to pass on him. As webear up for the 4-mile hike back to camp. We finish in time for a round the corner, we bump into yet another bear. This guy’s onbite to eat, a cup of coffee and evening siesta of our own before our side, but the wind is not in our favour and he winds us aboutwe begin the trek back, arriving back at camp in the dark at 1 the same time I spot him. Like many good sized boars he’s used toam, tired and happy from a great day in the field. owning his territory and he only climbs about 50 feet then locks up and turns to check us out. About this time, we’re all scratching We must have slept a lot harder than we thought our heads wondering why we’ve been walking all day only to because the following morning we woke to find the discover two great bears waiting on our return and we spend the largest set of bear tracks I have ever seen within 10 next hour stalking, watching and taking pictures of them. By now26 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

I have had a good look at both bears and I convince myself that and for his service to our communities. He was a great guy toneither is the bear I am looking for, so I give them both a pass. visit with and treated us with courtesy and professionalism.May 16th the final day of our hunt begins like every day so far Radios: Remember, it is against state regulations to use any radiowith clear skies and warm sunshine. We usually bring enough communication to assist in stalking or hunting big game animals.goodies for a special meal celebration on at least one night of ourhunt and tonight being the night, Mr.s. Ruth hangs back at camp Now that the troopers are gone and since we are back in camp,to dig for little neck clams at low tide, a treat we are all looking Andy starts gathering wood for the grill while Mr.s. Ruth and Iforward to. work on cleaning the clams she dug at low tide. It’s celebration time and collectively we grill New York Steaks, steam fiddle headsWith Mr.s. Ruth staying in camp, I break out the two way radios and sauté’ little neck clams for a feast as good as anything youand leave one with her in case of emergency, which comes in will ever find in any 5 star restaurant!handy a few hours later when she gets a visit from The AlaskaState Troopers. They had spotted Andy’s bear, salted and drying That evening, stuffed to the gills, we work our way back to thein the sun, so they land their super cub on the beach by our camp. glassy knoll for my final shot at filling my tag. We end our lastThe next thing I know, Mr.s. Ruth’s calling us on the radio and day of the hunt by placing a stalk on a boar that is workingTrooper Joe Wittkop is asking if we would like to have our bear the head of the bay. He’s another fine specimen, with a goodand wolf sealed. Heck Yeah! So we beat feet back to camp where hide and colouring but I opt to spend some time enjoying thethey check our license, registration permits and seal our trophies, opportunity to watch him and walk away in hopes that he willsaving us a trip once we return home. Heck, what more could you be around next season and all the bigger for me having let himask for? We would like to thank Trooper Joe Wittkop for his help walk.www.livethewildlifetv.com 27 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. Supporting Information Unit 9 RB370 Hunting Requirements and Conditions:Our pick-up morning begins, like every day we’ve experiencedthis hunt and like the ride out, the plane ride back to Kodiak is 1. SEASON DATES: May 10-May 31filled with sunshine, clear blue skies and beautiful scenery. 2. OPEN AREAS: Unit 9 3. BAG LIMIT: one (1) brown bear, cubs and females with As I sit back with Roland at the helm, I have plenty of time to cubs may not be taken. Hides and skulls of brown bears reflect back on our hunt and even though my bear tag filled count taken in the permit area must be sealed within thirty = 0, if helping a good friend take his first brown bear, spending (30) days of the date of kill.time with Mr.s. Ruth on the Alaska Peninsula and ten days of 4. Successful hunters must report online, by mail or in great weather does not add up to a trip of a lifetime. Well then, I person to the ADF&G office in King Salmon within guess my calculator must be broken! ten (10) days of the date of kill. 5. Unsuccessful hunters and those who did not hunt must If there’s one sure thing in the world that you can bet your 401k report within fifteen (15) days of season end. Mail to: on, it’s that if the Good Lord is willing, we’ll be back come the fall Po Box 37, King Salmon, AK 99613-0037. King of 2015. Salmon ADF&G phone: 1-907-246-3340 6. This permit is non-transferable and must be carried in Seeeeee Yaaaaa! Louis A. Cusack the field while hunting. 7. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT: If you fail to report, you will not be eligible to receive any permits (Drawing, Tier II, and Registration, including Tier I Nelchina caribou) during the next regulatory year. In addition, your name will be turned over to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers for enforcement action. Brown/Grizzly Bear Hunting in Alaska Alaska has an estimated 30,000 brown bears state-wide. In 2007, about 1,900 brown bears were harvested in Alaska. Of that figure, about 700 were taken by Alaskan residents and roughly 1,200 (or 67 percent) were taken by non-residents. Bear hunting seasons are held in both spring and fall in some areas but only in fall in other areas. It is illegal to kill cubs and females with offspring. Non-resident brown bear hunters are required to have a guide or be accompanied by an Alaska resident who is a relative. Brown and grizzly bears are classified as the same species, Ursus arctos. Brown bears on Kodiak Island are classified as a distinct subspecies from those on the mainland because they are genetically and physically isolated. The term “brown bear” commonly refers to animals found in coastal areas, and brown bears found inland and in northern habitats are often called “grizzlies. Like black bears, brown bears vary widely in color. Brown bears can range from dark brown through light blond.28 Click and Like LIVE THE WILD LIFE today!

Brown bears are larger than black bears and have a more Brown bears eat a variety of foods including berries, grasses,prominent shoulder hump, less prominent ears, and longer, sedges, horsetails, cow parsnips, fish, ground squirrels, and rootsstraighter claws. Both the shoulder hump and the long claws of many kinds of plants. Brown bears are capable predators ofare adaptations related to feeding. The long claws are useful in new born moose and caribou, and can also kill and eat healthydigging for roots or excavating burrows of small mammals. The adults of these species. Bears also consume garbage in humanmusculature and bone structure of the hump are adaptations for dumps, as well as all types of carrion.digging and for sprinting to capture moose or caribou for food. Brown bears are found throughout Alaska except on the islandsDespite their bulk, bears are surprisingly fast and agile. south of Frederick Sound in south-eastern Alaska, the islands westA bear’s weight varies with the season. Bears weigh least in the of Unimak in the Aleutian Chain, and the islands of the Beringspring or early summer. They gain weight rapidly during late Sea. Except for breeding pairs and females with offspring, bearssummer and fall and are waddling fat just prior to denning. At are typically solitary creatures and avoid the company of otherthis time most mature males weigh between 500 and 900 lbs bears.(180 – 410 kg) with extremely large individuals weighing as Tracks: Brown bears have a larger track size. Toes are squeezedmuch as 1,400 lbs (640 kg). Females weigh half to three- together with little or no spacing and do not form an arc.quarters as much. Bear hides are prized by hunters but the meatof a brown bear is generally considered unpalatable and huntersrarely eat it.www.livethewildlifetv.com 29 Watch a new weekly episode of on Pursuit and Wild channels.

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