Post by: Wea300mag on December 21, 2014, 12:32:49 PM
Rules:
1. Cougar and Bear legally harvested during any open season in Washington from April 15 2014 to March 30, 2015 may be entered
2. Washington Hunting License & Tags: A current WDFW hunting license and appropriate tag is required
3. Membership: Hunters entering the contest must be forum members prior to the start of the season in which the animal was harvested
4. Entries: The hunter must submit a story of the hunt, picture of the animal, and claimed score on hunting-washington.com
5. Scoring System: The official B & C or P & Y scoring system will be used.
6. Winner Determination: The score that compares highest in percentage to the state record for that species and weapon wins. For example, a modern firearm black bear will be compared to the state record modern firearm black bear and an archery cougar will be compared to the state record archery cougar. There are three recognized weapon categories; modern firearm, muzzleloader, and archery. Washington Big Game Records will be used as the state records.
7. Prizes: A perpetual (traveling) trophy will be awarded to the winner to keep for 11-1/2 months. Hopefully we can get a few gifts of nominal value donated by some of our sponsors.
8. Judge Discretion: Judges may challenge any entry. Judges may require the top entries to get an official score.
9. The entry deadline for the 2014 contest will be March 31, 2015.
Sponsored by:
Washington For Wildlife "Dedicated to Conserving Washington's Wildlife & Sporting Heritage"
Hunting-Washington (1st place trophy)
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Post by: bearpaw on March 27, 2015, 04:01:16 PM
When is the deadline for this
9. The entry deadline for the 2014 contest will be March 31, 2015.
Post by: stew pidasso on March 30, 2015, 02:23:12 PM
Post by: MAGhunter on March 31, 2015, 07:54:15 AM
If no one enters a head, I'll enter my 2013 bear per judges approval.
Maybe mine can go on there twice in a row :chuckle:
Post by: stew pidasso on March 31, 2015, 08:21:34 AM
>:( :nono: :nono: :nono: I'm only losing to you once.If no one enters a head, I'll enter my 2013 bear per judges approval.
Maybe mine can go on there twice in a row :chuckle:
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Post by: MAGhunter on March 31, 2015, 01:35:07 PM
>:( :nono: :nono: :nono: I'm only losing to you once.If no one enters a head, I'll enter my 2013 bear per judges approval.
Maybe mine can go on there twice in a row :chuckle:
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Duffer on March 31, 2015, 10:23:08 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1053.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs464%2Fbjsane%2F20140901_084024_zpskvdgvv6f.jpg&hash=fdb55d74cdf17a60fd1ecae88c44262dd4b15d2c) (http://s1053.photobucket.com/user/bjsane/media/20140901_084024_zpskvdgvv6f.jpg.html)
Score width = 6 4/8, length 11 2/8, score = 17 6/8
After fighting some issues with my go-to 300WM, we got my backup 270 Weatherby driving tacks, so that was the weapon of choice!
Well before daylight, Dale and I headed for one of his favorite properties and checked a couple orchards and then went for a hike. We weren't out of sight of the truck and I spotted a fresh bear track in the soft dirt, then we saw where bear had been working the berry brush. Soon we had worked our way up a deer trail, looking down into a brush filled canyon and we sat down to watch. and listen.
We were only about 30 minutes into the hunt and we both had heard a squirrel running around in the bushes below and then suddenly a loud snap, shortly followed by another louder snap! Awesome! We were on high alert. It had to be a bear to make that much noise. Dale & I glassed repeatedly. I decided to move a few feet farther up the trail to get a better angle and before I could sit down Dale suddenly spotted a nice black boar bear headed up the far side of the canyon. I'm watching the trail (and my feet) being careful not to make any noise when something behind me catches my attention. Its Dale frantically waving at me, eyes as big as golf balls, pointing a shaking arm across the canyon and I immediately spotted the bear. I considered setting up my shooting stick for just a split second but the bear was moving up the hillside at a steady pace. Afraid I would lose him, I dropped straight down on my butt, propping my elbows on my knees. Like a gift from above, Mr. Bear stopped in the middle of a nice, light colored patch of dead grass to scratch himself at what I figured to be maybe 125-150yds and presented a perfect quartering away shot. I held the crosshairs as steady as I could with the adrenalin flowing and squeezed. Whammo, bear rolling head over heals downhill. What a great sight!
The bear came to rest out of sight in some thick brush and we sat and watched for a while in which we heard two moans. We both figured that was it. Dale went for the truck to drive into the bottom of the canyon and I sat and watched from where I took the shot. Dale made his way up the bottom of the canyon and pretty soon he was in the right spot. I gave a couple directions (which probably didn't help LOL) and Dale found the black beast. Dale had told me it was a nice boar, but it actually was a little bigger than he had initially thought. I worked my way down the canyonside and we sat and savored the moment for a few minutes as we notched my tag.
The bear skinned out to an easy 6'1". The 6 to 8 year old boar was quite skinny tho, should have weighed 260ish but was probably lighter than that as the previous winter was so horrible for foods having been so terribly dry that previous year.
Post by: stew pidasso on March 31, 2015, 10:39:07 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on April 01, 2015, 06:09:10 PM
I will get the trophy from the previous winner, have it engraved, and delivered soon.
Post by: 180-GRAIN on April 02, 2015, 08:12:47 AM