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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Grizzly95 on August 03, 2009, 10:54:43 PM

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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 03, 2009, 10:54:43 PM: Got this bear coming in looks a little different than my tag allows. What is the thoughts from you boys?
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Post by: BK Dave on August 03, 2009, 11:13:49 PM: No hump! No Grizz!! looks like a typical summer run blackie :chuckle: :twocents:
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Post by: bow4elk on August 03, 2009, 11:31:13 PM: just a cinnamon black bear...you have a tag for them ;)
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 09:51:09 AM: Another pic, any guess on size? Like I said I am a newbie with the bears. Only seen one in the wild.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 04, 2009, 09:53:12 AM: Just a very nice cinnamon bear. Size maybe 180 -200 pounds. It is a decent Washington bear, not a monster.

Joe
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Post by: whacker1 on August 04, 2009, 09:58:48 AM: Not a grizz -

looks tasty
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 10:05:23 AM: Here is the other bear we have coming in. Size? I know I have better pics, just can't find them.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 02:06:11 PM: Both bears are pretty small, look at the bellies and the ears, I'm thinking they may be around the 120 mark.
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on August 04, 2009, 02:41:40 PM: That cinny is a shooter any day. Nice lookin bear put a tag on it.
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Post by: GoldTip on August 04, 2009, 02:46:33 PM: Both bears have good sized ears, and thats from a side view. I agree with Machias, neither is a terribly big bear. If I was gonna shoot one or the other however it would definitely be the Cinnamon bear.
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Post by: lewy on August 04, 2009, 03:12:03 PM: Both small, if its a good area it will hold some bigger boars. I would hold off, but if you just want to fill your tag than hammer down!
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 03:17:47 PM: Gonna be my first archery bear, I would like a mammoth but I think I will be a little too excited to pass on any one of them.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 03:34:48 PM: Honestly, I think you'll be surprised at how much ground shrinkage occurs with both of those bears.
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on August 04, 2009, 04:53:19 PM: very small bears, it would be a stretch for 175 more like 125
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 05:00:55 PM: What is the average size of a washington bear?
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Post by: Slider on August 04, 2009, 05:58:37 PM: I agree, They are both small.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 06:00:24 PM: Believe it or not the average bear in WA is 145 for sows and 175 for boars.
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Post by: rasbo on August 04, 2009, 06:10:56 PM: find your self a pic of a 400lb bear you will see the differance
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Post by: M_ray on August 04, 2009, 06:23:42 PM: I would agree with most here they are both small but hey with a bow I might consider the cinnamon! Ahhh what the heck you get two tags anyway put an arrow in the cinnamon and go buy another tag! Good luck :)
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 06:26:04 PM: What will really get me is if my daughter gets a shot at one with her bow; and whacks a bear before me.
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 06:36:36 PM: If I do arrow a bear what does a rug cost or shoulder mount.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 06:38:46 PM: Used to be about $100 a foot, probably a little more now. Shoulder mount will probably run you around $400 plus. Nice thing is they take several months on most taxi will let you make some monthly payments.
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 06:42:24 PM: No offense to the guys (and gals) across the mountains, but any recs for local taxis?
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 06:54:20 PM: I highly recommend Darren Fuson up near Nine Mile Falls. Great guy. I can give you his phone number if you'd like to chat with him.
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Post by: Grizzly95 on August 04, 2009, 06:59:25 PM: That would be great, hopefully either way I will be needing one this year. I am hoping my daughter arrows her first deer. She has claimed a dow with rifle, but I promised a mount if she sticks one with an arrow.
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Post by: Machias on August 04, 2009, 07:09:23 PM: I'll PM you later on. Even if you get a small one, my opinion you should get the hide at least tanned. You can do so many different things with the hide. I arrowed a small bear one year and had the hide tanned. It turned out nice and didn't cost toooo much.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 04, 2009, 11:30:41 PM: You have WCtaxidermy over there also about an hour north of you

http://www.wataxidermist.com

Joe