Gang,

This has been an extremely interesting (I got in trouble at work for laughing) forum, I feel fortunate to have finally found it. Since Blain hasn't refuted age, lets all assume that enters into the equation. I've not hunted bears of any kind so I'm no expert, but common sense would say follow Thaninator's (experienced bear hunter) advice. Thaninator if you can combine some halibut and salmon fishing with a griz hunt I'm coming up. We can pick through scat for Blains remains.

As a guy who trained for UFC fighting I'll take Blain's challenge. Anybody have a video camera and insurance for that matchup? Ha ha ha. I'll take all bets, too. Maybe I'll make enough to pay for the above mentioned trip.

No seriously, thanks for the yucks and this all goes back to the threads on other forums regarding the lack of commmon sense in the youth of today.

Stealthy, its always good to see a poster who looks for data/resources and keeps an open mind.

Happy hunting, be it phonebooks or bears, and "Uncle" Than let me know about the trip possibility.