FRIDAY, DAY 7, LAST DAY: GEORGE CHECKED GATES CREEK AND THE BEAR OR BEARS HAD NOT COME BACK. JIM WENT AND GOT THE CAMERA AT RIVER#2, BUT ONLY THE 2 JUVENILE BEARS THERE. SO, BACK TO RIVER#1 FOR THE LAST HUNT. GOT SET UP BY 7:15 P.M., AND SAT UNTIL 12:30 A.M., NOTHING SHOWED UP. I HEAD BACK HOME LATE SATURDAY (TODAY AS I TYPE THIS).

A GOOD HUNT, NO KILL, BUT NONETHELESS A GOOD HUNT, WITH GOOD FRIENDS, AND NO REGRETS ON PASSING ON "LUCKY" ON DAY 1. I WAS GEORGE'S GUEST, AND HE IS PROBABLY FAR MORE DISAPPOINTED THAN I ABOUT NO KILL.

"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.