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Skull score
« on: June 05, 2009, 06:09:11 PM »
Hello, I just picked up my bear skull from my taxidermist;mount will be done in a few more months. I am pretty new at bear hunting but have been big game hunting for 30 years. My question is my skull scored (19 8/16) dried so how is this for a score? I have been searching with not much luck, any help would be great.

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 06:12:52 PM »
That is a pretty good skull.
In the WA book (2nd edition) that would be in the mid 80's as far as placement.




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Re: Skull score
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 06:19:43 PM »
Hello, I just picked up my bear skull from my taxidermist;mount will be done in a few more months. I am pretty new at bear hunting but have been big game hunting for 30 years. My question is my skull scored (19 8/16) dried so how is this for a score? I have been searching with not much luck, any help would be great.


By the way if it matters I shot this with a muzzle loader.

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2009, 06:23:00 PM »
That would change it to 7th in the current WA book.




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Re: Skull score
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2009, 07:08:10 PM »
Anything over 19 is a good bear.

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2009, 07:21:38 PM »
Anything over 19 is a good bear.

Thanks for the reply. I will post a picture when my half mount is done. I am having the bear stepping on a log with one foot and taking another step with the other. Cascade taxidermy is doing my bear.

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2009, 07:23:54 PM »
Looking forward to seein git

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2009, 11:37:06 PM »
Sounds like a good one to me! How much did he weigh?
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Re: Skull score
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2009, 06:19:54 AM »
nice bear
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Re: Skull score
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2009, 08:41:14 AM »
Top 10 Bear with a Muzzy is an EXCELLENT Bear!!!

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2009, 08:46:28 AM »
Top 10 Bear with a Muzzy is an EXCELLENT Bear!!!

Hell ya!!

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Re: Skull score
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2009, 02:27:09 PM »
Sounds like a good one to me! How much did he weigh?

Not sure on the weight, the consensus in camp was a little over 400lb that was comparing to other bears guys in camp have shot. I boned and caped in the bottom of a cannon. Two meat packs and one pack with the hide&head. The hide &head was my pack and I was squealing on the way out, that pack was close to a 90lb. Thanks to a geat pack frame and friends it went well.

 


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