Big 20" black bear

[Turner89]

Awesome bear kid.

[tgomez]

Nice bear! The head will get a smaller measurment after it is  cleaned down to the bone. I measured mine just over 21", then after i simmered and cleaned skull it was 19 2/16". The final offical score will be after all the meat,cartilage, brains are all off of the skull and has dried for 60 days. That's a great bear you got, id get in touch with an offical Boone and Crockett/ Pope and Young measurement after you clean and let dry for 60 days. I called and am having mine measured in late November. GOOD JOB MAN ON A FANTASTIC BLACK BEAR!

The measurement was taken after being cleaned down to bone not as it is in the picture.... Rick cleaned it down to bone and used his tool to measure it then. At 20 on the dot.

Oh, well lets see that big skull! That thing has got to be up there on the Washington State records with archery euiptment.

[jessie88]

Haha I can't wait man I will for sure keep you updated when I get a full measurement. Minimum for pope and young is 18 so I should be good for that.

[jessie88]

Another head pic

[tgomez]

Sweet Jessie88, I'm glad you entered in the head competition. It was getting lonely in their! I think your gonna win for sure. That's a hard bear to top, and with a bow to boot! If you lived by me I'd take you out for a celebratory drink my friend! Way to go bro, two thumbs up!

[TheHunt]

Congratulations on a great bear. 

[jessie88]

Sweet Jessie88, I'm glad you entered in the head competition. It was getting lonely in their! I think your gonna win for sure. That's a hard bear to top, and with a bow to boot! If you lived by me I'd take you out for a celebratory drink my friend! Way to go bro, two thumbs up!

Thanks a lot Tgomez!! I am super thrilled I still can't stop thinking about how intense that was. He walked through those ferns and woods literally like he owned the place and wasn't afraid of anything lol.  I had to tell myself 3 times before I drew back before he was broadside (calm down calm down its just an animal... if you don't calm down you won't be able to shoot) haha hard to be calm when he was coming near me though. He literally sniffed the ferns and trees and air where I had walked through. He knew I was there.

[rasbo]

great bear there,love them big ol heads

[Wea300mag]

Wow, look at that melon, great bear.

[jessie88]

Thanks! Can't stop looking at him haha

[tgomez]

The good thing is you have him for the rest of your life now. He's down for the count!

[boneaddict]

That's a really nice bear. 

[STRINGSHOOTER]

Great bear and a great story. Any issue with hikers in the area?

No - he was not on the east side of the mountain. We go over there occasionally but there are animals on the whole hill. Bears are usually closer to the homes too.
I overheard a hunting conversation recently and stepped in and showed two guys a picture of this bear my son arrowed (Jessie88 is my son) and the guy about flipped. He said he hikes Tiger Mt a lot and had no idea there were bears up there - let alone big ones like this. He said he wasn't letting his dog of the chain again when he goes hiking there again.

There have been a few hikers who have been belligerent and rude over the years but we politely tell them that it's hunting season and that we hunt there.

Considered some action over there but my buddy said too much hassle with all the hikers, tons of them where we passed. Good info from you on that.