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First bear would have made state record book
« on: May 12, 2010, 09:51:10 AM »
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.

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2010, 09:53:40 AM »
That's awesome! Congrats

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2010, 09:59:02 AM »
Nice bear, congrats!!
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2010, 10:23:03 AM »
Pics?
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2010, 10:37:16 AM »
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.
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2010, 11:07:17 AM »
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.  :chuckle:

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

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2010, 11:25:07 AM »
sounds like a good one...congrats  :tup:
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2010, 11:33:19 AM »
still a great animal pics would be sweet :drool:
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2010, 11:35:42 AM »
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.

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2010, 04:09:06 PM »
pics please.
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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2010, 04:26:37 PM »
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

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2010, 05:19:29 PM »
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.

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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2010, 06:34:24 PM »
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.  :chuckle:

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.




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Re: First bear would have made state record book
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2010, 06:45:30 PM »
Nice bear! Too bad about the crack but still pretty sweet

 


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