Direwolf131@Smugmug: Battle scarred Joe commands an unambiguous respect!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Nowhere near the size class of "Big Unit," Bazooka Joe is no less a commanding presence upon the field of the bears, he'll probably go to den in November just at, or just over the 500 lb mark!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Battle scarred Joe commands an unambiguous respect!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Large breeding male(Bazooka Joe)using an oak tree as a scratching pole!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe uses the oak tree as an aid to either leaving some scent or scratching an itch, either way the photo does no justice to the epic back and forth...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe uses the oak tree as an aid to either leaving some scent or scratching an itch, either way the photo does no justice to the epic back and forth...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Or perhaps it was just an itch after all!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Or perhaps it was just an itch after all!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Battle tested(and scarred)Bazooka Joe takes a time out from courtship ritual to hit an itch!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Large mating boar & sow, likely toward the end of their courtship...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Large mating boar & sow, likely toward the end of their courtship...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: As you can see, battle scarred cannot be overstated, Joe's head is a mass of scars...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: An even better look at Joe's heavily scarred head still does no justice to the extent of his battle scarring...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: The battle scarred visage of "Bazooka Joe" marks him as a long time breeding male!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: The battle scarred visage of "Bazooka Joe" marks him as a long time breeding male!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Large boar(Bazooka Joe)
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Furiously scratching against the lone oak dead center in the field of the bears...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Furiously scratching against the lone oak dead center in the field of the bears...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe
Direwolf131@Smugmug: 500 Plus pound class Bazooka Joe
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe looks awesome in B/W...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Furiously rubbing against the field of the bears lone oak tree...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Close-up of battle scarred, 400 + pound Bazooka Joe
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Close-up of battle scarred, 400 + pound Bazooka Joe
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Close-up of battle scarred, 400 + pound Bazooka Joe
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Close as you get to Bazooka Joe!
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe In B/W
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe In B/W
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe rubbing his scent into the oak tree...
Direwolf131@Smugmug: Bazooka Joe rubbing his scent into the oak tree...