Post by: seansfire on October 23, 2012, 10:26:24 AM
Also , is it recommended to hunt one out of a tree stand when using a bow or off the ground ? What kind of terrain / alttitude would be good to look in ?
Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2012, 10:45:28 AM
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Post by: Seabeckian on October 27, 2012, 07:48:43 PM
I'm sure you heard about this bear taken between Silverdale and Seabeck. It was shot about 15 minutes from my parents place. One of those giant mythical bears that are an extreme rarity.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 27, 2012, 08:00:33 PM
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Post by: boneaddict on October 27, 2012, 10:57:36 PM
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killed several in the 500# + range:)
Post by: 50CalJim on October 27, 2012, 11:26:57 PM
Post by: mkcj on October 27, 2012, 11:32:13 PM
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 07, 2012, 08:25:34 PM
Quotekilled several in the 500# + range:)
:lol4:
Post by: mountainman on November 07, 2012, 09:03:00 PM
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Post by: madmack76 on November 07, 2012, 10:11:36 PM
Post by: deerslyr on November 07, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
:)Quotekilled several in the 500# + range:)
:lol4:
Post by: mountainman on November 07, 2012, 11:12:52 PM
My son shot a bear last year in Winthrop that hanging at the meat locker weighed 226 pounds. Which I have been told would put the bear at 425-450lbs the skull is 20 1/8. I had never seen a bear that big before and don't think we will top it.
:)
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 08, 2012, 12:46:42 AM
I don't think that bear weighs 600 lbs man. :sry:
I haven't been around a lot of dead bears but it takes a huge frame and tons of food for a bear to make 350, not sure where 250 more would go on a Washington bear.
Post by: Deep Forks on November 08, 2012, 01:21:57 AM
I've been huntin bear for close to fifty years. Many of those years with hounds and over bait, until illegal. My dad and uncle guided bear hunters for 25 years and I've seen one bear in all those years weigh 600 lbs. He was killed over a bait with his belly full which was probably close to 75 lbs in food or more. The average bear in Washington and Oregon weighs around 133 lbs from what I remember. I've seen a couple over 500, a few over 400 and many over 300, but 5 and 600 lb. bear are few and far between. This was and is in Ok. & Chelan Co.:)Quotekilled several in the 500# + range:)
:lol4:
Post by: littletoes on November 09, 2012, 08:32:33 PM
Those that know Steve, and have seen the bear, know what I'm talking about....sure wish I could see another...or two! :tup:
Post by: billythekidrock on November 09, 2012, 08:53:39 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on November 10, 2012, 06:59:23 AM
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on November 10, 2012, 12:59:33 PM
Mountainman.... It's a great bear.... I highly doubt it's much over 400# alive.... Which is a huge mountain bear for here... Congrats... But nowhere near 600#... These bear aren't all salmon fed 9 months of the year.....
Post by: mountainman on November 10, 2012, 01:30:22 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on November 10, 2012, 01:42:04 PM
318# certified scales no hide, head, fat or guts..just saying
Great bear but not 600#.
Give 75-85 for head and hide + 40 (50 tops) for guts and for giggles lets give it 50 for fat ...
and your barely over 500.
Like I said great bear, but the math don't work.
Post by: mountainman on November 10, 2012, 05:47:02 PM
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Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 11, 2012, 06:38:14 AM
375 gut feathers and all. Pulled it out with rope and broke the rope 3 times Weighed it whole so could honestly say what he weighed
Real nice big boar there...thanks for sharing! Now, does anyone want to change there miscalculation and exaggerations on 500+ lb. bears they've seen!? :chuckle:
Post by: bearhunter99 on November 11, 2012, 07:03:29 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 11, 2012, 02:43:44 PM
A bear over 300 is a trophy from my experience.
When you see a monster bear in a picture that most people say weighs 600 lbs, it's like a 350 lb boar.
Post by: deerslyr on November 11, 2012, 02:59:02 PM
Most bears in this state that weigh over 400 lbs are grizzly I'd say.
A bear over 300 is a trophy from my experience.
When you see a monster bear in a picture that most people say weighs 600 lbs, it's like a 350 lb boar.
I was about to mention that. An average inland grizz is 400-600 pounds
Post by: sirmissalot on November 11, 2012, 03:02:58 PM
A true 300# bear is a toad. We need Bearpaw to chime in with weights and pictures, they shoot some big bears and regularly weigh them.
Post by: mtman on November 11, 2012, 04:15:02 PM
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Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 11, 2012, 04:40:06 PM
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 11, 2012, 07:21:02 PM
Post by: mtman on November 12, 2012, 05:48:06 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 12, 2012, 05:50:51 PM
In the field and in the sami
The last picture is funnier than sh!t !!!! Sickos :chuckle: