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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

    Visited 8/25/2018 G_O_Moose took it to Ronalds House Utah - 699.68 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/25/2018 G_O_Moose took it to Pole Vault 1 Utah - .84 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/25/2018 G_O_Moose took it to Pole Vault 7 Utah - 695.9 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/25/2018 G_O_Moose took it to flyball catcher 2 Utah - 695.65 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 8/18/2018 G_O_Moose took it to Kenmore TPT – Sold! Washington - 4.61 miles  Visit Log
    Write note 8/18/2018 G_O_Moose posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Retrieved this guy from Pendulum by Degrees (GC15M2D) cache. Then made a log error. Hopefully I'll get it tidied up. We head back to Utah for new adventures tomorrow.

    Dropped Off 8/4/2018 TwoPonds placed it in Pendulum By Degrees Washington - 1,007.48 miles  Visit Log

    There have been Bear sightings in the area. Perhaps he'll get some company.

    Retrieve It from a Cache 7/22/2018 TwoPonds retrieved it from Pack 528 Den 6 Geocache Colorado   Visit Log

    Picked it up on our evening stroll through Majestic View Park. We plan to take it with us to Seattle.

    Dropped Off 4/14/2018 Spenny! placed it in Pack 528 Den 6 Geocache Colorado - 10.43 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 9/10/2017 Spenny! took it to Maggie May Colorado - 13.55 miles  Visit Log
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