;I took this big black bear
    while searching for a non-typical buck I had seen the evening before.</font></p>
    <p><font size="3">&quot;Silent as a ghost, he just appeared in the brush only 50 yards
    before me, I had a good clear shot and hit him through the shoulders. He roared, snarled
    and swatted down saplings.&quot; </font></p>
    <p><font size="3">&quot;I waited for 30 minutes before I went into the brush and rocks and
    found him. He weighed close to 350 pounds. It was a great hunt, I also took a nice bull
    Elk.&quot; </font></p>
    <p><font size="3">&quot;I always wonder though, if I hadn't shot that bear, I might have
    seen that non-typical buck. But, like my Dad said, a bear in the hand is better than a
    buck in the bush.&quot; </font></td>
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<p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>(800)381-5437</strong></font></p>

<p align="center"><strong>BackCountry, Inc.</strong><br>
<font size="2">PO Box 190<br>
26425 NE Allen Street, Suite 2<br>
Duvall, WA 98019</font></p>
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