"If you know, you know" is a pretty lame, overused expression, but it does encapsulate the feelings during a hunt. Writers and podcasters always try to put words to experiences, and we always fail. But we can connect people to their own memories and maybe in that light, the storytelling is successful. In this solo episode, I fumble to find words to recount the 26-hour brown bear hunt I was invited on over the weekend which culminated with me taking my first brown bear.

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