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!

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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 5/4/2017 MikeAndJuli took it to Extra! Extra! Colorado - .3 miles  Visit Log

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    • Event near this Tb Maybe this bug can make it to this event - since it's so close to where this bug is right now...
    Visited 5/4/2017 MikeAndJuli took it to Muggles Will Stair At You Colorado - 45.25 miles  Visit Log
    Grab It (Not from a Cache) 5/4/2017 MikeAndJuli grabbed it   Visit Log

    Picked up this track able at the coffee event on May the Fourth!
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/16/2017 seaserpent888 retrieved it from Sunset City Gulch Colorado   Visit Log

    I usually don't pick up travel bugs, because I know life will make it difficult for me to get it passed along. But since this one doesn't seemed to have moved very much, and there is a local event coming up where I can trade him, I will make sure he gets moved to a new loving home fairly soon.
    Discovered It 7/10/2016 'Merica discovered it   Visit Log

    Just getting around to finally logging some trackables I discovered with K9Jayhwak, OF Erad and a couple of others. Thanks for sharing.
    Discovered It 7/3/2016 GhostSoldier discovered it   Visit Log

    Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
    Discovered It 6/4/2016 k9jayhawk discovered it   Visit Log

    Discovered it. Thank you for sharing.
    Discovered It 6/4/2016 OF-Erad discovered it   Visit Log

    Spotted in the cache at the last cache of this trail today!
    Discovered It 4/22/2016 dkcraig discovered it   Visit Log

    Saw in sunset gulch cache. Great place for a bear.
    Dropped Off 5/27/2015 $rustyjones$ placed it in Sunset City Gulch Colorado   Visit Log
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