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Geocaching Logo Travel Tag "Old Mose" The Grizzily Bear,Geocaching Logo Travel Tag

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Owner:
$rustyjones$ Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, May 22, 2015
Origin:
Colorado, United States
Recently Spotted:
In 'Sparky'

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Colorado Gizzlies were Big!This trackable is in memory of "Old Mose" The Grizzily Bear."Old Mose" was called "King of the Gizzilies" He could weigh up to 1500 pounds and could stand at 10 ft. 4in. tall. "Old Mose" has the reputation of being the largest and oldest bear criminal of Fremont County,Colorado. He reportedly killed 3 men and over 800 head of range stock. "Old Mose" was killed in May 1904 by Mr. James Anthony and Wharton Pigg. The book "Old Mose" which details life in the west and the ongoing hunt for the "King of the Grizzilies" was written by James E. Perkins. The bear skin rug of "Old Mose" is now at the University of Califorina, Berkeley. Cataloged as MVZ# 113385. May the legend of "The Bears" live on!

About This Item

Grizzily Bear with a Geocaching Logo Travel Tag & name tag "Old Mose". Other Grizzly Bear trackablles on the roam. "Old Ephraim"- TB6ZBHQ    "Old Silver"- TB5YFYK    "Old Sachem"- TB6ZAP1

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    Tracking History (15648.7mi) View Map

    Dropped Off 5/10/2020 TNFLYINGCAT placed it in 'Sparky' Colorado - 13.58 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/10/2020 TNFLYINGCAT retrieved it from Pecking Order Colorado   Visit Log

    Actually found it a few days back and failed to log - my bust but it has a new home now.

    Write note 4/18/2020 Hawaii_50 posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Didn't see any travel bugs.

    Discovered It 3/1/2020 Kerewin0430 discovered it Colorado   Visit Log

    Spotted at an event sometime in the past few weeks - cleaning up my phone photos! Thank you for sharing.

    Dropped Off 2/22/2020 TheBrecks placed it in Pecking Order Colorado - .42 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 2/22/2020 TheBrecks took it to MAG-LITE Cache Colorado - .29 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 2/22/2020 TheBrecks took it to Could it be Magnetic? Colorado - 1.32 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 2/21/2020 TheBrecks took it to Mr. Watson-Come here... Colorado - .68 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 2/21/2020 TheBrecks took it to Lions and Penguins, oh My!!! Colorado - 8.51 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 2/17/2020 TheBrecks took it to Happy Christmas (War is Over) Colorado - .74 miles  Visit Log
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