Author Topic: 450+ bear down!!! PICS ARE UP!!!!!!!! (Read 11708 times)

blacktailcody · « **on:** May 03, 2014, 10:07:13 PM »

Brother nailed a big one up in Canada. Pics and story in the next few days.

jrebel · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2014, 10:08:23 PM »

Can't wait to hear the story and see the pics.

Solohunter84 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2014, 10:16:50 PM »

2nd that!

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blacktailcody · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:34:43 PM »

Bullkllr · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:46:20 PM »

Super Bear!

Is that last picture him actually shooting?

kramer · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:49:07 PM »

:tup:awsome bear!!

bearpaw · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:52:00 PM »

nice one...

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2014, 03:56:55 PM »

That's impressive!!!!!

MP123 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2014, 04:06:53 PM »

Holy smokes! that a big bear, congrats!

Birdguy · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2014, 04:13:20 PM »

WOW! Big bear for sure, with one big melon

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NWWA Hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2014, 04:57:23 PM »

Awesome! Bucket list item for me.

Wea300mag · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2014, 05:15:52 PM »

Very nice, congrats to your brother.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:06:34 PM »

NO argument here

that's not a hog , its a PIG !!!!

jackmaster · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:10:09 PM »

Big bear, I want to see a better pic of the fur when its clean and brushed, Damn fine hide, congrats

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:13:20 PM »

stud bear! Congrats

Rrich2278 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:15:48 PM »

Very nice bear, Congrats!!!

RadSav · « **Reply #16 on:** May 04, 2014, 06:33:32 PM »

That nice of bear could spoil a youngster! Very nice!

Hope we get a story and some details soon.

pashok23 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 04, 2014, 10:23:19 PM »

Nice bear

MLBowhunting · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2014, 10:25:46 PM »

yes that's a GREAT bear

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #19 on:** May 04, 2014, 10:26:42 PM »

Looks like a nice one.

Huntboy · « **Reply #20 on:** May 04, 2014, 10:31:07 PM »

Real nice bear.

lokidog · « **Reply #21 on:** May 04, 2014, 10:35:18 PM »

Wow! Is that thing over 7'?

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #22 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:58:43 AM »

Quote from: blackveltbowhunter on May 04, 2014, 06:13:20 PM

stud bear! Congrats

rasbo · « **Reply #23 on:** May 05, 2014, 03:38:11 AM »

tts a frigging big ol toad

Okanagan · « **Reply #24 on:** May 05, 2014, 07:09:51 AM »

Quote from: lokidog on May 04, 2014, 10:35:18 PM

Wow! Is that thing over 7'?

Yes, over 7". Don't want to take my grandson's story away but will add a tad. Fattest spring bear that some experienced bear hunters had ever seen. We cut off a layer of fat three to four inches thick over his back and sides to get down to meat we could bone out.

TheHunt · « **Reply #25 on:** May 05, 2014, 07:30:11 AM »

Very nice bear.... Can't wait for the complete story. Congrats on a great bear.

blacktailcody · « **Reply #26 on:** May 05, 2014, 08:02:42 AM »

" Don't want to take my grandson's story away but will add a tad".

Go ahead! You were there!

Okanagan · « **Reply #27 on:** May 05, 2014, 10:14:01 AM »

One shot at 57 yards, 30-06 with 180 grain Swift A-frame bullet, double lunged, bear ran ten yards and fell, 7' 3" or 7' 1/2" depending on how measured, rough skull measure of 20 1/2, over 450 lbs. (an incredible weight IME for a spring bear).

The story:

My grandson, Jon, had planned for months to hunt bear with me this spring. Just before he came a friend who knows bears told me that he had found a big bear. This friend hadn't told anyone about the bear but he likes Jon so suggested a place for us to find it.

We arrived there an hour before dark, parked, walked 70 yards down an overgrown grassy road and Jon saw a bear ahead of us. I glassed it and saw a smallish to medium sized black bear walking toward us. Jon asked if he should shoot it and I said, "I wouldn't," in a tone that gave him the choice but indicated that if I were in his shoes I wouldn't shoot it. He passed.

At dawn were were back and spent 3 hours sneaking along grassy lanes and a clearcut. Saw one herd of elk and no bears. The little amount of bear sign, most of it big, made me think a big bear in the area was keeping smaller bears away.

In early afternoon we hiked 3/4 mile and sat on a log to watch a grassy area where we thought the big bear might be feeding. I took a long nap and then we walked around the edge of the meadow looking into hidden pockets.

When we headed back toward the trail, Jon saw a bear toward where we had been sitting. A LOT of BIG bear was sticking up above a large log as the bear grazed on the other side of it 75 yards away. Game on.

We edged behind a low spreading tree, got out a monopod for a rest and I glassed the bear's head when it would lift it. I told Jon that it was not the monster we were looking for but that it was a very big bear. Jon was too excited to be comfortable shooting at part of a bear above a log so we slipped back and around the tree. We moved 20 yards to our left and ten yards closer to the bear.

Jon put a fleece glove on the rest to pad it and got settled in. The bear began to get suspicious I think, and turned to its left, swinging around and walking slowly. Jon belted it tight behind the shoulder before it got quite broadside. (We had agreed that he would shoot a broadside bear center of shoulder but he said that his bow aiming instincts kicked in. It worked.) The bear stopped with a slight jolt, froze for a moment, then swung on around and galloped for the timber. It fell in the open within ten yards.

The photo of Jon shooting over the monopod was taken less than two minutes after the shot from the same position. The fallen bear is in view, the black hyphen in the middle of the bleached grass patch just above center in the photo. At the shot, the bear had been at the right edge of the light grass patch, broadside and ten yards closer.

The bear is a deceptive one, bigger than it looked, which is opposite to my normal. My friend who has guided used that word for it: deceptively bigger than first appearance indicates. Best fur coat on a large boar that I've seen, no bare patches in groin etc. Very slightly rubbed on lower shoulder.

Becky · « **Reply #28 on:** May 05, 2014, 10:54:21 AM »

Good story and pics, congrats to your grandson

Watimberghost · « **Reply #29 on:** May 05, 2014, 10:59:42 AM »

What an awesome bear! Congrats

Rainier10 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 05, 2014, 11:09:42 AM »

Stud bear for sure, great story and congrats to the hunter.

eldplanko · « **Reply #31 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:04:42 PM »

Is it just me or does this guy look like a grizzly? Please note, I've failed the Montana Grizzly Test multiple times

Decker · « **Reply #32 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:05:35 PM »

Epic bear and story! Thanks for the photos!

h20hunter · « **Reply #33 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:17:16 PM »

Quote from: eldplanko on May 05, 2014, 01:04:42 PM

Is it just me or does this guy look like a grizzly? Please note, I've failed the Montana Grizzly Test multiple times

Nah...I see 100% blackie....and a lot of bear he is.

Well done. The pics and story recap is great.

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:45:13 PM »

Mxracer532 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 05, 2014, 02:28:23 PM »

Sweet bear!

RadSav · « **Reply #36 on:** May 05, 2014, 02:43:52 PM »

Quote from: eldplanko on May 05, 2014, 01:04:42 PM

Is it just me or does this guy look like a grizzly?

In girth!!

But that's about it. When you see a real live grizzly it's a lot easier than you think. Though there are the occasional exceptions at a distance.

saylean · « **Reply #37 on:** May 09, 2014, 04:00:49 PM »

Cool old face on that pig, congrats!

Ripper · « **Reply #38 on:** May 12, 2014, 07:11:26 AM »

Wow! Bear of a lifetime. I agree with Radsav, the kid is ruined, every bear he see's from here on out will look like dinks.

Lunchbox1981 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 15, 2014, 02:17:44 AM »

Congrats on an awesome Bear. And great write up from grandpas point of view. I like it.

stew pidasso · « **Reply #40 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:15:55 PM »

Beautiful face on that bear. Good job

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #41 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:41:48 PM »

Quote from: Lunchbox1981 on May 15, 2014, 02:17:44 AM

Congrats on an awesome Bear. And great write up from grandpas point of view. I like it.

I second that

Okanagan · « **Reply #42 on:** May 18, 2014, 04:52:55 PM »

Thank you all. It was a great time with grandson and this bear was a special bonus.

I try to get a special hunt or fishing trip with each grandchild about that age, plus as much time camping, hunting and fishing as we can manage. I was the non-hunting driver and camp cook for several days of archery elk hunting with Jon and his brother last Fall.

Jonathan's Dad got a bear when he was the same age. He hiked out from our house with his younger brother into the nearby hills and killed a pretty good bear. I was repairing our pump when they returned and didn't look closely at their hands. After a couple of minutes I said that I had to go to town to get a part. Jon's Dad then said, "Could we go get my bear first?"

"You got a bear???!!!" Still a fun memory.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #43 on:** May 18, 2014, 08:09:03 PM »

Dandy bear

Natures Way · « **Reply #44 on:** May 19, 2014, 12:55:51 PM »

Congrats on a great bear.

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