Where are the biggest bears in the state?

[Smossy]

47.66834°N 122.34984°W

700 n 50th st?

[Smossy]

Hahhaha thats the zoo, runamuk u crazy, I was like wtf why do I see giraffe's on the map....

[snowpack]

47.66834°N 122.34984°W

Got me! 

[Smossy]

47.66834°N 122.34984°W

Got me! 

lol Woodland park zoo.

[D-Rock425]

 

[coachcw]

your close run but actually there between 80Th and 145Th on Aurora ave.

[smdave]

estimates the bear was 570 pounds

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/01/kitsap-hunter-bags-a-bear-of-a-story/#axzz2MjMkHw5S


Lots of bears on here.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=77291.0

[JackOfAllTrades]

47.66834°N 122.34984°W

The last time I was at Woodland Park Zoo, they did not have any Blackbears.
 
I don't know where the largest bears are in this state. I've seen many good ones taken from the area between Monroe and Icicle creek area. (yeah, that's a lot of territory) I've seen some really good ones taken from NE Wa, and a few bruisers from the lower penninsula/kitsap area and over on the coast. The largest ones I've seen in country have been in the higher cascades to the north. But hey.. That's where I've spent most of my time. I'll add that there are many bears in the high country. But a true bruiser is tough to find anywhere.
 
-Steve

[Jellymon]

These are from central cascades. I'm 5' 10" and can walk under that fallen tree with plenty of room to spare.

[carpsniperg2]

Them are mashers!

[ouchfoss]

I think that your biggest bodied bears are going to found in places with the combination of the least amount of hunting pressure and best variety of food throughout the year. There is one spot I know of  up in the hills of the Olympics that no one ever really hunts for bear because its all old growth timber with no clearcuts of any kind and two years ago when I went up there scouting for elk season I ended up bumping the largest bear I have ever seen in my 20 years of hunting!

[huntnnw]

I disagree..there isnt a 325+lb bear we have taken in NE WA that has had a skull under 18"..Id estimate 30+ bears.... these are boars..a sow is another story.

I disagree on weight..they are not like ungulates, maybe the antler side of it tho...Some whitetails in the prime of their life maybe a 4x4 135" buck and another could be 200" all genetics..same with bears I have seen 15yr+ old bears that were 200-250lbs its genetics some will never get to 300lbs ever

[deerslyr]

same with bears I have seen 15yr+ old bears that were 200-250lbs its genetics some will never get to 300lbs ever

I agree with this. My partner and I got a nice dry cinnamon sow that weighed around 125 pounds last spring. We were amateur bear hunters and had no idea how to judge body size and really couldnt care less. We got so much crap from people that we shot a baby (just jokin around really) We took the bear to have the hide stamped and the biologist tooth aged her at 8 years old. People never believed us. Cant really blame them but its hard to argue with a veteran bear biologist 

[Karl Blanchard]

yes but you can have the greatest genetics in the world but if nothing lives past 2yrs old they will never reach full potential.  Gotta have age!

[paytonma]

My moms friend shot the one from kitsap. good lord that was a giant bear, i mean the guy himself is 6 7.