Last years bear(got rug back)

[winston2789]

hey everyone, im a new guy to the site. here is my 07 bear, hopefully the pics turn out. the guys in the picture are my cousin and brother. he was scored at just over 19 & 3/4. shot him with my 7 mag. im getting super amped up for this coming hunting season. i think this website is awesome, lots of dedicated hunters with good knowledge, good pics, and good storys. let me know what ya guys think

[catwithboost]

Nice bear welcome to the site.

[Head-shot]

Great looking bear and welcome. Thanks for posting the pics

[Gutpile]

Interesting coloring. Weird build on that bear. All the weight is in the rearend and a big ole noggin. Must have got some big hams off of it.

Did you mount it? I'd like to see the rug.

[winston2789]

i should be getting the rug back anytime, i hope it turns out ok, he was a little thin on his chest

[Gutpile]

The last pic didn't pop till just now. Love the coloring. Dark legs and brown body. I love it.

[JoeVon]

Lets hear the story!

[zackmioli]

Lets hear the story!

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[Michelle_Nelson]

Great looking bear!

[winston2789]

i found this spot three years ago and have seen many bears in this cut. lots of sign and a nice blackberry patch going through the middle. my brother took a sow in the same hole on opening weekend and i got him on the 19th....
    in the morning my brother, cousin, and my buddy split up into two other clearcuts. i was going to the honey hole and no one else wanted to go. i parked about a mile up and hiked down the road. i set  up when it was dark and waited watching the sun come over the hills. i hate the mosquitos in august!!! at about 7:30 i was looking to my right about 3-4 hundred yards away and could see a big brown spot working its way out of the timber and into the thick brush towards the berries. i decided to work my way down the road to him crawling on my knees and got up on a rock to get a closer shot. i couldnt see him yet and realized i forgot my binocs up the hill. this area is really thick and he could dissapear with a couple steps. i ran and grabbed them and when i got back i could just see him working his way through the berries into plain view. i could tell he was a boar by the size of his head and how long he was. i watched him for a minute feeding, letting myself settle down. when he gave me a broad side shot i hit him rite behind the shoulder with my tikka 7 mag at 96 yards. he pancaked and then started moving so i hit him again about two inches further back. he gave the death cry and it was over. i waited about ten minutes watching him making sure  he wasnt going anywhere. it would be easy to loose him in the brush. i got on the phone to the other guys and couldnt get ahold of them so i started hiking back to my rig. i finally got ahold of two of them and we started driving back down. when i got out of the truck to show them where he was i looked over the hill and could see him (or what i thought was him) standing there in the same spot. same color phase and same size. he took off and my buddy ran down to a stump to take a shot and missed as he was bolting. we drove down the road to cut him off but he made it into the timber. at this point i was stumped...... i couldnt believe he got back up so i told the guys to get in the truck and we drove back up. i hopped out and glassed down the hill and could just see the ridge of his back. we hiked down , gutted him ,and packed him out whole on the quad. so it turns out that the bear i had shot had called the other one in(im guessing a brother) with the death cry. so remember to wait, listen, and keep your eyes open especially when they cry cause you never know what else could be out there. im making a rug out of him and should be getting it back anytime. my taxidermist scored him just over 19 and 3/4. cant wait for this season!!!!!!!!!!

[Bearhunter]

I really like the coloration in that last picture, sounds like he had a great skull on him, congrats and welcome to the site!

[bucklucky]

Nice bear and welcome to the site. Love the color.

[Gobble]

Real Nice Bear. The color is pretty unique 

[Skyvalhunter]

sweet looking bear, Congrats

[saylean]

The first pic I thought it was a sow...big ole rump on it.

Good looking bear..thanks for posting and grats!