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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #60 on: March 07, 2013, 04:09:34 PM »
I never have really been into bear hunting. But I have seen some monsters either killed or on the paw that were over 400 lbs here in Pend Oreille county. I only killed one bear it was a once in a lifetime bear. it was very old 19 years old weighted 280 lbs but is squared out at 6' 10" and had a 19 7/8 inch skull. My cousin shot one that was 4 15 lbs and squared out right at 7'.

I had a friend that had a bear on trail cam near elk that was pushing 600 lbs looked like the bears they hand feed at that tourist trap over by West Glacier in Montana  .

here is a picture of the bear I shot. Only one I have ever killed only time I hunted them killed it first day out.  It was full of works all over the muscle and hide he was so old he had almost no teeth left they were all rotten.

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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #61 on: March 07, 2013, 04:12:19 PM »
thats a cool mount

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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #62 on: March 07, 2013, 04:20:26 PM »
I actually had to sell him a few years ago I lost my job and had a baby on the way. Although I did sell him to a guy in California and I did learn from the wild justice show that it is a felony to buy any thing from a bear rug skull mount. So I am thinking I may need to call the guy up and see if I might be able to talk him into selling back to me or I will be contacting the game department :chuckle: What you think should I try that or do you think he will tell me to go pound sand?
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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #63 on: March 07, 2013, 05:06:18 PM »
I actually had to sell him a few years ago I lost my job and had a baby on the way. Although I did sell him to a guy in California and I did learn from the wild justice show that it is a felony to buy any thing from a bear rug skull mount. So I am thinking I may need to call the guy up and see if I might be able to talk him into selling back to me or I will be contacting the game department :chuckle: What you think should I try that or do you think he will tell me to go pound sand?

Illegal to sell bear mount? I don't think so.
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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #64 on: March 07, 2013, 05:25:33 PM »
Northeast has the biggest bears. :tup:
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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #65 on: March 07, 2013, 05:26:31 PM »
Northeast has the biggest bears. :tup:

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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #66 on: March 07, 2013, 07:50:22 PM »
Yakima county don't see very many but the ones you do see are hogs only seen 3 bears come out of there and all are in the record books

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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #67 on: March 07, 2013, 07:57:31 PM »
Skull wise Grey Harbor, Chelan, Okanogan, King, Pierce, Spokane
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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #68 on: March 07, 2013, 08:06:21 PM »
In California it is its a felony. Didn't know it at the time.
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Re: Where are the biggest bears in the state?
« Reply #69 on: March 07, 2013, 08:13:00 PM »
Seen one on the rez (Colville)  that I'd stack up against any WA blackie

man o man - I thought I knew what a big bear was till I seen this ol boy waddling thru the timber  :yike:


 


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