Merry Christmas From All The Bears!

biteme7951 said:

Merry Christmas Bear!

And thanks for all your posts, I am learning a ton from them. I hit a grand slam with your Prime Rib Instructions last weekend  The family said this will now replace ham for our traditional Christmas dinner! (no argument from me)

Barry

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Thank you Barry,

I'm glad it was a big hit with your family---Can't beat it around here either!

Bear

And thanks to all you guys for the very kind words & wishes.

Bear

papagreer said:

Merry Christmas to you John and your family. The bears look awesome and I love the pic of the black bear attacking the carved one! Incredible! Hope you and yours have a happy and healthy one.

Chris

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Thanks Papa,

That picture is my favorite.

My buddy who has that little bear cub told me it was attacked twice before, but those attacks were at night. Then about 6 months later, he called me and said, "Wait until you see the pictures I got for you !" It was during the day that time, and he actually got pictures. I had to get that one fixed by another friend, because my buddy got so excited, he forgot to turn the flash off, and it had a big reflection from the window he took the picture through. That's why that one is a bit blurry. The original had a big white thing to the right of the tree & bear (looked like a rearview mirror). Last I talked to him, he said that little carving has claw marks across both shoulders, his heels are chewed up, and he has one big fang mark on his butt, about 1/2" deep. He has to touch it up every year.

BTW: That bear is in Potter County, PA----Near Coudersport.

Bear