First bear would have made state record book

[demontang]

Well I shot my first bear last aug on opening day in the first three hours. It was a good size bear that was around 300 live weight and the paw was 6" across. I just had the skull measured and it was 18 11/16 but has a crak so it can be counted offical. It's cool that it was that big for the first one I've shot.

[PacificNWhunter]

That's awesome! Congrats

[Machias]

Nice bear, congrats!!

[Jeremy S]

Pics?

[rasbo]

Well I shot my first bear last aug on opening day in the first three hours. It was a good size bear that was around 300 live weight and the paw was 6" across. I just had the skull measured and it was 18 11/16 but has a crak so it can be counted offical. It's cool that it was that big for the first one I've shot.

was  that archery

[saylean]

Archery I think is 18 inches for state book
Modern is 20 inches I believe...

of course, maybe he got it with a smoke pole. 

grats on a fine sounding bear...now wheres the pics!

[bearpaw]

sounds like a good one...congrats 

[carpsniperg2]

still a great animal pics would be sweet

[demontang]

I need to take a few of the skull / claws. to get in the book its 18 min in archery/smokepole and 18.5 for modern. I shot mine with my 338 win. Ill dig up the field pics.

[demontang]

[BIGMIKE]

pics please.

[BULLBLASTER]

i wasn't aware that a crack in the skull disqualifies it. was the crack there when you shot it? or did you crack it?
that is a big ol' melon head for sure though! great job

[demontang]

Front what I've read if it cracks on the bone that it did they can't count it cause it can change the measurement. I'm hoping to get a bigger one this year . I know there was another bear in that area since mine had fresh bite and claw marks.

[billythekidrock]

Archery I think is 18 inches for state book
Modern is 20 inches I believe...

of course, maybe he got it with a smoke pole. 

grats on a fine sounding bear...now wheres the pics!

State minimums are quite a bit smaller in some cases. The 20 inches you quoted is for BC.
WA State min for rifle is only 18.5.
Archery is 18 and Muzzy is 18.

[bowtech721]

Nice bear! Too bad about the crack but still pretty sweet