Author Topic: My biggest bear so far (Read 14941 times)

BGhunter · « **on:** October 05, 2012, 12:44:40 AM »

I ended up with an unexpected day off wensday, so I hit the woods. In the morning I located an apple orchard that was getting hit hard so decided to sit on it that night. This bear waited till the last half hour of shooting light before showing up. I knew he was big because his belly looked like it was only about six inches from touching the ground when it was standing there but when I walked up on him after he expired, he just kept getting bigger the closer I got. He measured out six foot five inch's from tail to nose.

steeleywhopper · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2012, 01:08:36 AM »

Thats a Jim Dandy bear ya got there!

NWBREW · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2012, 01:10:33 AM »

Very nice bear. Congrats

RadSav · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2012, 01:23:12 AM »

They don't get much better than that

Looks like he has a pretty good noggin on him too.

mkcj · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2012, 01:23:17 AM »

That is a great bear. Looks like he has a nice hide on also.

Lunchbox1981 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2012, 02:37:36 AM »

Congrats, he's a biggin. Do you have anymore photo's of him?

Maligator · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2012, 02:44:11 AM »

He's a bruiser alright!!!

Congrats!!!!

Gutpile · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:02:21 AM »

Wow!!!! Thats thing is a PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

billythekidrock · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:08:53 AM »

Quote from: Gutpile on October 05, 2012, 05:02:21 AM

Wow!!!! Thats thing is a PIG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PIG! Was my first thought as well.

Congrats.

boneaddict · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:14:21 AM »

Wow, what a trophy. Beautiful to boot.

JohnVH · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:23:10 AM »

awesome job!

h20hunter · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:26:24 AM »

Okay....no joke that looks like a 400 lb'r to me. That thing is massive. Nice job. How in the hell did you get him up on the truck?

combs338 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:27:04 AM »

Great bear. That thing is a brute!!

Heartsblood · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:40:09 AM »

Quote from: h20hunter on October 05, 2012, 08:26:24 AM

That thing is massive. Nice job. How in the hell did you get him up on the truck?

My first thought as well...

stickbuck · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2012, 08:58:24 AM »

Nice work! That is an awesome bear for sure.

shanevg · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:05:21 AM »

That's definitely a big one! Congrats!!!

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:11:40 AM »

This is one of those picture where the truck is actually ten feet behind the bear, right?

What a huge animal. Congratulations, man.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:51:40 AM »

That is a masher!!!! Make sure you have the skull score scored after 60 days of drying and enter it in the heads contest for this year!!!

DRENALINJUNKIE · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:55:07 AM »

Awesome bear!!

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BGhunter · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:19:08 AM »

Yeah, it wasn't the easiest thing to get him to the truck. I only had to drag him fifty yards to the road
but it took me over an hour. I honestly could only budge it a foot at a time. Luckily there was a ditch next to the road and I was able to back my truck down into it and when I lowered my tailgate it was level with the ground, otherwise I would never been able to get it in the truck by myself.

h20hunter · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:20:42 AM »

Good thinking......any idea what your bear weighed? Hanging weight or live?

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:21:26 AM »

Giant

mdme3006 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:25:43 AM »

Thats a great Bear, good job.

3nails · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:29:11 AM »

That things a beast! Pretty expensive bullet if you are thinking rug.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:37:40 AM »

Looks like someone finally connected with one of those big c-post bears.

Huntbear · « **Reply #25 on:** October 05, 2012, 10:39:12 AM »

Damn nice Bear!!!!

Will be cool to hear the skull measurement...

klikboom · « **Reply #26 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:13:16 AM »

What caliber rifle did you take him with? That is a doozy.

FSTaxidermy · « **Reply #27 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:28:47 AM »

What a toad! nice work on the load job

X-Force · « **Reply #28 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:31:54 AM »

Man that thing is massive! GREAT Bear!

johnnyaustin44 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:35:12 AM »

Wondering if you were gonna put him up. masher bear Kurt. congratz

bearhunter99 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:41:46 AM »

What a pig, congratulations!

saylean · « **Reply #31 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:44:11 AM »

Very nice!

Austrian Hunter · « **Reply #32 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:48:21 AM »

That is one hell of a nice bear. Congrats!!

BGhunter · « **Reply #33 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:59:07 AM »

shot with a 270 and the butcher wouldn't weigh it before being skinned

Ripper · « **Reply #34 on:** October 05, 2012, 12:18:23 PM »

WOW! Congrats to you, that is a toad!

h20hunter · « **Reply #35 on:** October 05, 2012, 12:22:50 PM »

What was your hanging weight at the butcher. My bear was 125 bone in with an estimated "on the paw" weight of about 250. Your bear looks way bigger than mine.

Atroxus · « **Reply #36 on:** October 05, 2012, 12:27:44 PM »

Congrats! That's a nice looking bear. Looks like lots of meat sitting there.

BullMagnet76 · « **Reply #37 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:09:12 PM »

Great Bear Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Machias · « **Reply #38 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:21:54 PM »

What a TOAD of a bear, congrats on a super nice WA bear.

RadSav · « **Reply #39 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:43:23 PM »

Quote from: h20hunter on October 05, 2012, 12:22:50 PM

What was your hanging weight at the butcher. My bear was 125 bone in with an estimated "on the paw" weight of about 250. Your bear looks way bigger than mine.

We found that to be quite true at 50%. When guiding on the coast we tried to take clients bear to the Bubblebee plant to have them weighed before gutting when possible. After removing the hide, head and guts they would be very close to half the weight. Though late season bear with a good 2" layer of fat would mess up that calculation. But heck, padding the numbers on those bear never led to any complaints

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #40 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:13:18 PM »

Good bear for sure ...good job !!

ouchfoss · « **Reply #41 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:31:15 PM »

WOW! Congrats! I bet that will be good eating too considering its been chowing on apples.

Kc_Kracker · « **Reply #42 on:** October 07, 2012, 07:15:02 AM »

nice!

400out · « **Reply #43 on:** October 07, 2012, 07:31:15 AM »

that thing is unreal!

oldleclercrd · « **Reply #44 on:** October 07, 2012, 08:30:33 AM »

Good sized bear for sure!

Greenhorn · « **Reply #45 on:** October 07, 2012, 08:45:43 AM »

Wow, what a bear!

hornhunter1987 · « **Reply #46 on:** October 07, 2012, 12:57:10 PM »

now thats a bear! way to go

rem/sav300 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 08, 2012, 01:01:09 PM »

That thing is a monster!! congrats on the bear!!

Wea300mag · « **Reply #48 on:** October 08, 2012, 02:45:47 PM »

Sweet!!! Very nice bear, congrats.

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