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Title: (UPDATED) SKAGIT BEAR DOWN!! Green Scored 20 6/16"
Post by: MAGhunter on May 08, 2013, 09:03:56 PM: Another Skagit Spring bear for me. But..this is by far my biggest yet. I shot this descent boar this morning around 11:00. I started walking up this short spur road when I heard something breakin brush next to me about 20 yards or so. I waited him out, thinking it was probably a deer, but the wind was right...so I decided to wait. I kept hearing him come closer and closer....thinking to myself....this guy is gonna come out right on top of me at 5 yards. I was also telling myself, I should have gone back into the house this morning to grab the damn pistol. So after about 30 minutes of hearing him come closer, he finally stepped out on the road, he looked at me, and I looked at him. He was a good bear and I knew this was a shooter. He started to move a little faster, so I quickly put a bullet in his lungs at 30 yards with the .300 A-bolt. It dropped him in his tracks. I was amazed to see how big his head was when I got there. Thankfully, my buddy and his dad showed up to help me load him up. Hanging weight at the butcher was 158 lbs. 50 lbs of cape/head, and im guessing 20 lbs of guts. So he probably went 230ish or so. I also did a half ass measure job of the skull. Looks like it will be around 19-20" This bear is gonna be a 3/4 mount. Cant wait. Welp, time for Fall bear now I guess!!
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Post by: 3Under on May 08, 2013, 09:07:58 PM: Great bear. Congrats. :tup:
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Post by: troyspinetar on May 08, 2013, 09:08:13 PM: Gorgeous bear! Nice job
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Post by: RadSav on May 08, 2013, 09:08:21 PM: I'd bet there was more than 20# of guts! Dang nice bear! I really dig the dark faced bear. He's a beaut :tup:
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Post by: buglebuster on May 08, 2013, 09:09:20 PM: Beautiful bear congrats :tup:
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Post by: Moose Eyes on May 08, 2013, 09:18:49 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: Jerome on May 08, 2013, 09:20:56 PM: Glad we decided to split up this am. 11 am we both had our rifles on nice bear.
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Post by: D-Rock425 on May 08, 2013, 09:20:58 PM: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Jingles on May 08, 2013, 09:22:30 PM: Mighty nice looking bear huge head compared to the ears I'll be interested to see what it scores keep us posted when scored.
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Post by: johnnyaustin44 on May 08, 2013, 09:23:06 PM: Nice bear man congrats. :tup:
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Post by: MAGhunter on May 08, 2013, 09:23:35 PM: Yup, wise decision this morning. You're next Jeremy. I see another dead bear soon within the next week. Bears need to start crappin though, that's all I can say.
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on May 08, 2013, 09:23:42 PM: Quote from: johnnyaustin44 on May 08, 2013, 09:23:06 PM
Nice bear man congrats. :tup:

:yeah: :tup:
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Post by: 270Flat on May 08, 2013, 09:25:23 PM: Awesome!!! Way to get it done.
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Post by: jrebel on May 08, 2013, 09:25:40 PM: Great bear...Congrats :tup:
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Post by: 6x6in6 on May 08, 2013, 09:27:27 PM: Sweet bear, nice work. Congrats!
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Post by: Orion88 on May 08, 2013, 09:27:47 PM: Nice bear. Thanks for sharing pics and story.
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on May 08, 2013, 09:28:51 PM: Nice bear.... Hopefully next year I can draw!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 08, 2013, 09:31:38 PM: Nice looking bear. Love that dark black face.
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on May 08, 2013, 09:35:24 PM: That's the best one I have seen from the west side this spring!!! Congrats.....
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Post by: 3nails on May 08, 2013, 09:39:38 PM: Great bear, congrats! I'm a little curious about why his eyes seem to be sunk into his head.?
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Post by: h2ofowlr on May 08, 2013, 09:43:18 PM: Nice looking bear. Looks like a good one.
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Post by: Widgeondeke on May 08, 2013, 09:44:35 PM: definately a good bear. Congrats. :tup:
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Post by: SkookumHntr on May 08, 2013, 09:48:15 PM: Thats a big ass bear dude!!! :tup:
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Post by: woodman on May 08, 2013, 09:48:30 PM: Good job! :tup:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on May 08, 2013, 09:55:37 PM: Man that's a great bear. :tup:
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Post by: NWWA Hunter on May 08, 2013, 09:58:05 PM: Nice
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Post by: X-Force on May 08, 2013, 09:58:31 PM: Nice work. Great looking bear. :tup:
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Post by: Shooter on May 08, 2013, 10:01:21 PM: Good Shot!
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Post by: Turner89 on May 08, 2013, 10:03:52 PM: Quote from: Austrian Hunter on May 08, 2013, 09:35:24 PM
That's the best one I have seen from the west side this spring!!! Congrats.....
:yeah: Nice job man :tup:
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on May 08, 2013, 10:05:38 PM: Congrats on a great bear
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Post by: Pygmy on May 08, 2013, 10:08:05 PM: Great job staying calm. Very nice bear!
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Post by: yote on May 08, 2013, 10:14:07 PM: NICE black coat on him!
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Post by: jamesjett on May 08, 2013, 10:22:19 PM: Nice Bear!! Congrats!! :tup:
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Post by: timberghost72 on May 08, 2013, 10:45:07 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on May 08, 2013, 10:46:36 PM: :tup:
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Post by: arees on May 08, 2013, 11:36:53 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 08, 2013, 11:57:37 PM: That's a great looking bear! Congrats!
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Post by: RadSav on May 09, 2013, 01:13:27 AM: Quote from: 3nails on May 08, 2013, 09:39:38 PM
Great bear, congrats! I'm a little curious about why his eyes seem to be sunk into his head.?

Most of your big meat heads will look like that. Even without so much hair. Another sign he's a good mature boar!

All these dang fine looking spring bear going down should make spring 2013 awful good for you taxidermists! These big boars are so nicely dressed it would be a shame not to get them mounted!
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Post by: NWBREW on May 09, 2013, 02:55:17 AM: Brimm showed me that pic earlier today at work...........very, very nice bear T. :tup:
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Post by: stew pidasso on May 09, 2013, 04:48:39 AM: Nice job. Bet that 30 minutes you waited felt like an eternity.
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Post by: bearpaw on May 09, 2013, 06:16:04 AM: nice near, congrats... :tup:
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Post by: headshot5 on May 09, 2013, 06:18:08 AM: Yep definitely a nice bear! :tup:
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Post by: Ripper on May 09, 2013, 06:19:04 AM: Fantastic looking bear, congrats. :tup:
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Post by: Dbax129 on May 09, 2013, 07:50:55 AM: That's amazing!
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Post by: muzbuster on May 09, 2013, 07:53:52 AM: congrats :tup:
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Post by: MAGhunter on May 09, 2013, 08:16:27 AM: Yeah, nothing like waiting 30 minutes and not knowing what's coming up in front of your face. Of course, that's why I love hunting. Its all about the memories and the extreme adrenaline rush.
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Post by: Huntboy on May 09, 2013, 08:17:37 AM: Nice looking bear, congrats.
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on May 09, 2013, 08:29:13 AM: good bear right there would have been hard to pass up! congrats :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 09, 2013, 08:35:22 AM: Sweeet ... :tup: :tup:
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Post by: shanevg on May 09, 2013, 08:38:35 AM: Congrats on a great lookin bear! His teeth look really nice, I wonder if he is a relatively young bear with good genetics! Nice melon, that's for sure!
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Post by: Smokepole on May 09, 2013, 08:58:49 AM: Wow congrats. Sounds like a fun hunt. That country you're hunting looks pretty nice - not too brushy - for the wet side. Thanks for the great trip story & pic! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: elkoholic1 on May 09, 2013, 09:01:27 AM: congrats!!!!!!!! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: Machias on May 09, 2013, 09:23:30 AM: Awesome, boy some SUPER nice bears being taken this year. Congrats!
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Post by: bear hunter on May 09, 2013, 09:36:06 AM: :tup: Great story and nice bear. Congrats
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Post by: TriggerHappy on May 09, 2013, 11:58:52 AM: Awesome bear :tup: one year I might draw a spring bear tag...
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Post by: Wea300mag on May 09, 2013, 09:54:06 PM: Great bear MAGhunter. The only thing that could have made the hunt more exciting is to have that bear run into thick chest-high brush and you have to go look for it. :yike:

The only thing better than a great bear is a great bear on the road. :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 09, 2013, 10:01:12 PM: Awesome Bear!!!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: Tikka300wsm on May 09, 2013, 10:18:48 PM: congrats!!
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Post by: Eli346 on May 10, 2013, 04:20:18 AM: I think he's larger than you believe. He's got a super wide head so that's gonna get it up there in score. Let us know when you get it measured as I see a 21" bear, or at least close to that.
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 04:59:53 AM: 21"? Gadzooks!

I hope it is! But, I seriously doubt it.

Sure don't come much prettier than that. I have to keep coming back to look at it again and again and again.
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Post by: skier2480 on May 10, 2013, 06:39:19 AM: Great bear!!! :tup:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on May 10, 2013, 06:57:06 AM: Isn't anything over 20 a giant :dunno:
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 07:00:04 AM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on May 10, 2013, 06:57:06 AM
Isn't anything over 20 a giant :dunno:

Over 20" = Giant
Over 21" = Freakin' Giant Monster
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Post by: D-Rock425 on May 10, 2013, 07:03:57 AM: That's what I thought.
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Post by: Jerome on May 10, 2013, 07:10:45 AM: Quote from: Eli346 on May 10, 2013, 04:20:18 AM
I think he's larger than you believe. He's got a super wide head so that's gonna get it up there in score. Let us know when you get it measured as I see a 21" bear, or at least close to that.
It will go over 20.
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 07:23:04 AM: I'm thinking just about right at it or just shy. Be pleasantly surprised if it's much more.

Compare to green score 20 1/4" http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,124373.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,124373.0.html)
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Post by: bearhunter99 on May 10, 2013, 07:44:41 AM: Nice pumpkin head there. I would bet right around 20", the noggin on a 21" bear is unreal. You are cutting yourself short on the hide and guts though. Unless he was very short and squatty you will get more than 50# of hide and head, and way more than 20# of guts. I'd bet he was closer to 300# than you think. Great bear though and what a beautiful hide! Congrats! :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 10, 2013, 07:55:54 AM: Yeah ..I would day somewhere around 19 6/8 :chuckle: :chuckle: :tup: He is a nice one ...Nice hide !
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Post by: Netminder01 on May 10, 2013, 08:05:13 AM: Great looking bear! Guess on age?
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 08:13:04 AM: Few battle scars and nice teeth. I'd guess he is still a youngster of the giant stud variety.
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Post by: BIGMIKE on May 10, 2013, 10:33:43 AM: toad for sure. congrats on a great bear.
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Post by: throttlejocky20 on May 10, 2013, 11:14:53 AM: Nicely done!!
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Post by: MAGhunter on May 10, 2013, 05:13:57 PM: I'm not sure who' more excited for the score, you guys or me. I'm pretty damn excited to find out though. I have to wait a little while to get it to my favorite taxi though. Hopefully sooner than later. I would be stoked if it is between 20 and 21.
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Post by: Eli346 on May 10, 2013, 05:54:05 PM: Rad, That bear I got last year on Aug 4 in the Capitol Forest didn't look that big to me but it came in at 21 5/16" and registered in the NW Big Game books. Both those bears look fairly close in size although the trophy pics they took are much better. Any way you look at it those 2 are monsters and hard to come by east or west!
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 06:15:42 PM: Quote from: Eli346 on May 10, 2013, 05:54:05 PM
Rad, That bear I got last year on Aug 4 in the Capitol Forest didn't look that big to me but it came in at 21 5/16" and registered in the NW Big Game books. Both those bears look fairly close in size although the trophy pics they took are much better. Any way you look at it those 2 are monsters and hard to come by east or west!

21 5/16" that's giant Alien Bigfoot's 2nd cousin big! I don't remember seeing your bear pics. I'll try to do a search. Definitely :tup: east or west fantastic bear. And at least three of them so far on here. I leave Sunday or Monday for Aladdin. These guys have set the bar too dang high. Not sure I can begin to compete.
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Post by: RadSav on May 10, 2013, 07:32:48 PM: Eli346 - I found the pics of your bear. You're right, it doesn't look that big. Pretty amazing stuff. I would have agreed with your first guess of 19". What a freak! That's a good thing, right?
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Post by: Eli346 on May 10, 2013, 07:58:15 PM: Yea, definitely. The Skagit and eastside bear both should do really well!
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Post by: Sideswipe on May 12, 2013, 08:50:23 PM: Waiting is hard for me. Could almost hear the brush cracking & the thumping in your chest :tup:
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Post by: skidynastar33 on May 12, 2013, 08:57:54 PM: Nice bear!! :tup:
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Post by: b.roberts on May 13, 2013, 04:57:47 PM: Very nice.
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 13, 2013, 06:48:20 PM: Great bear!
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Post by: Daytonite on May 17, 2013, 01:40:28 PM: Very nice Torei!! Congrats :tup:
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Post by: MAGhunter on June 02, 2013, 04:10:11 PM: Well I finally made it to the taxidermist. He green scored right at 20 6/16". I'm very happy with that :IBCOOL:

Lets hope I dont lose too much in the drying stage. Should be high 19's when all done. Good enough for washington books!!!

Oh yeah, my 3/4 mount with habitat is gonna be sweet. One of a kind custom!!! Cant wait.
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Post by: 3nails on June 02, 2013, 04:19:21 PM: Very cool! My biggest went 20 7/8". Never did or will enter it though. Anything in the 20"+ range in W. WA is a great bear.
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Post by: 87Ford on June 02, 2013, 04:22:47 PM: Dang nice! Congrats.
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Post by: Wea300mag on June 02, 2013, 05:00:19 PM: Sweet, that's a real toad! Can't wait to see the 3/4 mount.
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Post by: Eli346 on June 02, 2013, 05:08:32 PM: I think you'll be surprised by his score after the 60 day drying period. I don't think they lose that much so he should stay above 20". Good job, great story, and a super bear. Your trophy shots are so much better than mine I'm jealous! We just couldn't seem to move my bear around much on that hillside to really take any pics like yours that really do it justice.
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Post by: MAGhunter on June 02, 2013, 05:40:51 PM: I was fortunate that mine fell over dead in the middle of the road. Makes it easy for great pics and easy pack out!!
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Post by: lokidog on June 05, 2013, 08:03:47 PM: Congrats guys, I'm back in state in a week, looking forward to at least the last two days....