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Offline billythekidrock

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2014, 08:15:40 PM »
385 lbs gutted, 20 inch skull. I wish I had mounted that one.

And that was in spring...Oh my goodness!

He was short and stubby with about 4 inches of fat on his rear.




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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #31 on: March 06, 2014, 10:01:00 PM »
385 lbs gutted, 20 inch skull. I wish I had mounted that one.

And that was in spring...Oh my goodness!

He was short and stubby with about 4 inches of fat on his rear.

Holy CRAP - would have been a true 500+ in the fall!
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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #32 on: March 07, 2014, 05:27:45 AM »
BTKR-  he is a freaking tanker. Damn nice bear!!! I had seen this picture before but t still amazes me!
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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #33 on: March 07, 2014, 08:10:37 AM »
Finally made myself an account here, here is last year's spring bear. 15 year old boar. Blue mtns. Can't wait to draw again!

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #34 on: March 07, 2014, 08:22:29 AM »
Finally made myself an account here, here is last year's spring bear. 15 year old boar. Blue mtns. Can't wait to draw again!
That bear in the picture is 15 years old?

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #35 on: March 07, 2014, 08:32:24 AM »
Yep, his teeth were worn down to the gums. Just got the results from wdfw, and sure enough, 15.

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #36 on: March 07, 2014, 08:35:51 AM »
Nice job. Some impressive bears in this thread.

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #37 on: March 07, 2014, 09:18:49 AM »
I noticed in two of the picture foregrounds are tree's marked with blue stripes. I think therefor when new hunters ask me about where are good bear spots here on the east side, I will inform them that the state biologist have marked the good bear areas with blue tree markings, and of course forward them those pictures, should make for a good laugh...on my part.

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #38 on: March 07, 2014, 09:21:05 AM »
 :chuckle:  yeah those blue marked trees are where I hang all my treestands.  The best spots   :tup:
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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #39 on: March 07, 2014, 09:23:58 AM »
I have yet to measure it myself.  I was guessing around 18.  Michelle did the capping and I think she said it was shy of 18.  He's an odd bear.  Ears look like he should have a huge skull, left front shoulder had been shattered by a bullet years before, and he's older than dirt. But the skull was not anything near what I thought it would be when I pulled the trigger. 

In that picture you can see a fold in his hair over that left shoulder.  That's from the previous bullet wound.  Didn't stop him from running like a bat out of a hot place.  And might be the reason he stopped before going over the hill.  I think he ran out of poop and had to take a breather :chuckle:  Nice for me!!!  As the Accubond from the 325 Kimber dropped him in his tracks.

Not that I really care the skull size ;)  You can't tell in the pictures but he's salt and pepper (my first) with very nice hair.  Not the biggest I've killed by far, but one of the few I plan on mounting full body.
Rad, the hide on that bear looks impeccable.
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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #40 on: March 07, 2014, 09:32:59 AM »
Rad, the hide on that bear looks impeccable.

Even his rump is perfect!  I've passed up a lot of spring bear in Canada because the rub marks were horrible.  Who'd of thought I would need to wait a decade to draw Washington and find a black one is E. WA that nice.  I really didn't expect that.
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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #41 on: March 07, 2014, 09:45:35 AM »
Who's check for results already today?

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #42 on: March 07, 2014, 09:47:00 AM »
Me...only front door though.  Dnry

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #43 on: March 07, 2014, 09:51:55 AM »
Back door still closed

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Re: Spring bear here we go!
« Reply #44 on: March 07, 2014, 09:59:56 AM »
WDFW doesn't want to ruin your weekend.
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