Biggest Bear ???????????????

[seansfire]

Really new to hunting and never been after a bear at all but i was wondering what the biggest bear weight wise you have heard of or seen in washington taken with a bow ?

Also , is it recommended to hunt one out of a tree stand when using a bow or off the ground ? What kind of terrain / alttitude would be good to look in ?

[boneaddict]

hear of is one thing and weighing is another.    A 300 pound bear is a really nice bear in Washignton.  A 400 pound bear is a giant.   Anything bigger than that is USUALLY myth.    There is an occasional monster that has been "cropping" up.   the average nice  bear is probably 150-200 at best.   

[boneaddict]

any style of hunting depending on what you like will work.   Its generally most effective to spot and stalk unless you are on a trail to or from a food source.  Baiting is illegal.   Bear are where the food is, ESPECIALLY this time of year.

[Seabeckian]

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/01/kitsap-hunter-bags-a-bear-of-a-story/

I'm sure you heard about this bear taken between Silverdale and Seabeck. It was shot about 15 minutes from my parents place. One of those giant mythical bears that are an extreme rarity.

[BOWHUNTER45]

yeah when I 1st saw that bear I was thinking photo shopped but it is a true giant ...just look at that things head 

[mountainman]

600# central washington bear taken the 14th of October

[Biggerhammer]

600 is a Frikn monster!

[mountainman]

Methow bear. My buddy had him hanging at 318# clean. Add 150-175# conservedly for the head, hide, paws and tallow, 16-18% for viscera and you have one big bear. killed several in the 500# + range, but none this big! A toad!

[boneaddict]

killed several in the 500# + range

[50CalJim]

Thats a Whopper!   

[mkcj]

My son shot a bear last year in Winthrop that hanging at the meat locker weighed 226 pounds. Which I have been told would put the bear at 425-450lbs the skull is 20 1/8. I had never seen a bear that big before and don't think we will top it.

[mdbuck5x5]

killed several in the 500# + range

 

[mountainman]

Seen several this size. but WAY back in there! Too far to pack...but hell...thats how they get that big!

[101521]

500...lol!

[mountainman]

lol?.....lol!

[madmack76]

funny crap there we need pics of all these 500# bears

[deerslyr]

 

killed several in the 500# + range

 

[mountainman]

My son shot a bear last year in Winthrop that hanging at the meat locker weighed 226 pounds. Which I have been told would put the bear at 425-450lbs the skull is 20 1/8. I had never seen a bear that big before and don't think we will top it.

[Jonathan_S]

I saw three nice bears this fall that topped 600 lbs actually.  I mean, the three combined. 
 
I don't think that bear weighs 600 lbs man.   

I haven't been around a lot of dead bears but it takes a huge frame and tons of food for a bear to make 350, not sure where 250 more would go on a Washington bear.

[Deep Forks]

killed several in the 500# + range

 

  I've been huntin bear for close to fifty years.  Many of those years with hounds and over bait, until illegal.  My dad and uncle guided bear hunters for 25 years and I've seen one bear in all those years weigh 600 lbs.  He was killed over a bait with his belly full which was probably close to 75 lbs in food or more.  The average bear in Washington and Oregon weighs around 133 lbs  from what I remember.  I've seen a couple over 500, a few over 400 and many over 300, but 5 and 600 lb. bear are few and far between.  This was and is in Ok. & Chelan Co.

[littletoes]

Can't see the pic, but I've only seen one Washington bear that weighted in at 500 lbs, and it was a huge pig of a bear. Shot by a Steve A. years ago.

Those that know Steve, and have seen the bear, know what I'm talking about....sure wish I could see another...or two!   

[billythekidrock]

Killed one in the CF that was 385 gutted. Over 400 live and it was enough to let me know that I don't want to mess with one over 500.

[Timberstalker]

I'm just tagging along.... Never known anyone that has seen several bears over 500# in washington, let alone kill them.  This should be good.

[D-Rock425]

All the 500 pounders habe been shot at c-post.

[Kowsrule30]

My biggest bear was probably around the 350-375# mark when alive.... That is a pig of a WA bear.... Most people really over judge size of bears.... For instance... My friend dropped one last year.... I asked him how big.... He said at least 300 pounds.... I said *censored*.... Got there to see and feel that there's no way it was more then 180-200 live weight...... Nice bear but not near 300#.... He said he couldn't believe how much bigger he thought it was....

Mountainman.... It's a great bear.... I highly doubt it's much over 400# alive.... Which is a huge mountain bear for here... Congrats... But nowhere near 600#... These bear aren't all salmon fed 9 months of the year.....

[mountainman]

318# certified scales no hide, head, fat or guts..just saying

[billythekidrock]

318# certified scales no hide, head, fat or guts..just saying

Great bear but not 600#.
Give 75-85 for head and hide + 40 (50 tops) for guts and for giggles lets give it 50 for fat ...
and your barely over 500.

Like I said great bear, but the math don't work.

[mountainman]

Yeah, probably closer to #500-525. Still a beast!

[FullDraw]

375 gut feathers and all. Pulled it out with rope and broke the rope 3 times   Weighed it whole so could honestly say what he weighed

[mountainman]

Nice one there!!

[mdbuck5x5]

375 gut feathers and all. Pulled it out with rope and broke the rope 3 times   Weighed it whole so could honestly say what he weighed

Real nice big boar there...thanks for sharing! Now, does anyone want to change there miscalculation and exaggerations on 500+ lb. bears they've seen!? 

[bearhunter99]

I've shot a few big bears, the biggest was right around 435 lbs field dressed.  That bear was 7'-6" nose to tail and was 22 yrs old.  He would have stretched the scales a little more if he was healthy but he was missing half of one of his front paws and that leg was atrophied pretty bad.  If I remember correctly that front quarter weighed 40-50 lbs less than the other front quarter.  Let me tell you 7'-6" is a huge black bear and unless a bear was dragging its belly on the ground and looked like a butterball turkey it would be extremely hard to get over 500 lbs.

[Jonathan_S]

Most bears in this state that weigh over 400 lbs are grizzly I'd say.

A bear over 300 is a trophy from my experience.

When you see a monster bear in a picture that most people say weighs 600 lbs, it's like a 350 lb boar.

[deerslyr]

Most bears in this state that weigh over 400 lbs are grizzly I'd say.

A bear over 300 is a trophy from my experience.

When you see a monster bear in a picture that most people say weighs 600 lbs, it's like a 350 lb boar.

I was about to mention that. An average inland grizz is 400-600 pounds

[sirmissalot]

This thread reminds me of the "average weight of a mature blacktail" thread.

A true 300# bear is a toad. We need Bearpaw to chime in with weights and pictures, they shoot some big bears and regularly weigh them.

[mtman]

Heres one of my 600# bear I got a few years ago. Didn't have a scale So Im rounding to the nearst 100 pounds.

[JCKILLSHOT]

You got the last part right maybe 100 lbs 

[BullMagnet76]

   

[mtman]

My dad and his 600 pounder.

[mtman]

In the field and in the sami

[mdbuck5x5]

 

[blacktailcody]

  Dude its a monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Jonathan_S]

Oh it's definitely between 100 and 600. 

[CAMPMEAT]

New rule: Anyone claiming to have killed a bear weighing xxx amount must post a picture of said bear hung or being weighed on said scale.

[mtman]

I dont think they were even 100 pounds. They always seem heavy when you dont have antlers to pull with.

[CAMPMEAT]

In the field and in the sami

The last picture is funnier than sh!t !!!! Sickos