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

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Owner:
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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

    Visited 8/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to A Day In the Park (Big Cottonwood Creekside) #2 Utah - 2.31 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to PEANUTS - SALLY Utah - 701.38 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to How far can you see??? Utah - 5.17 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 4/20/2019 G_O_Moose took it to It's a "BUG-GER" Utah - .98 miles  Visit Log

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    Visited 4/20/2019 G_O_Moose took it to "REDWOOD BUG" Utah - 8.59 miles  Visit Log

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    Visited 2/22/2019 G_O_Moose took it to Hello, Is It Tea You’re Looking For? - #23 Utah - 701.15 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 1/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to Farrel-McWhirter Letterbox Washington - .1 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 1/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to 99% Mainstream Washington - 1.02 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 1/17/2019 G_O_Moose took it to Minor Offset Cache Washington - 693.75 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 1/17/2019 G_O_Moose retrieved it from Plum Crazy #7 - The Shining - a former TB Hotel Washington   Visit Log

    accidentally dropped this guy in the cache so I'm retrieving him having him head down the road with me.

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