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    A "beary" unproductive hunt

    I was out swinging away in a meadow that seemed promising when he decided to take his afternoon stroll through my hunt zone. Did not even care that I was there!
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    Elite Member Digger_O'Dell's Avatar
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    Looks like you were having a "Bear" of a day!
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    I hope he filled in his holes.

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    Looks like some trouble bruin there. Great pics!
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    ouch, these puns are bear-ly tolerable!
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    very cool to see such a great animal , how close was he to you when he decided to "bear" it all so to speak ??
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    He was about 15 feet from me when I first noticed him. Scared me a little........that's actually the smallest bear I've seen up here in my 14 years dwelling amongst them.

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    I've always heard that real detectorists dig with their bear hands,,,,,
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    I can't "bear" these puns any longer!!

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    These comments are ursine!
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    Better a bear than a cougar.
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