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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: demontang on May 12, 2010, 09:51:10 AM

Title: First bear would have made state record book
Post by: demontang on May 12, 2010, 09:51:10 AM: Well I shot my first bear last aug on opening day in the first three hours. It was a good size bear that was around 300 live weight and the paw was 6" across. I just had the skull measured and it was 18 11/16 but has a crak so it can be counted offical. It's cool that it was that big for the first one I've shot.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on May 12, 2010, 09:53:40 AM: That's awesome! Congrats
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Post by: Machias on May 12, 2010, 09:59:02 AM: Nice bear, congrats!!
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Post by: Jeremy S on May 12, 2010, 10:23:03 AM: Pics?
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Post by: rasbo on May 12, 2010, 10:37:16 AM: Quote from: demontang on May 12, 2010, 09:51:10 AM
Well I shot my first bear last aug on opening day in the first three hours. It was a good size bear that was around 300 live weight and the paw was 6" across. I just had the skull measured and it was 18 11/16 but has a crak so it can be counted offical. It's cool that it was that big for the first one I've shot.
was that archery
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Post by: saylean on May 12, 2010, 11:07:17 AM: Archery I think is 18 inches for state book
Modern is 20 inches I believe...

of course, maybe he got it with a smoke pole. :chuckle:

grats on a fine sounding bear...now wheres the pics!
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Post by: bearpaw on May 12, 2010, 11:25:07 AM: sounds like a good one...congrats :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 12, 2010, 11:33:19 AM: still a great animal pics would be sweet :drool:
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Post by: demontang on May 12, 2010, 11:35:42 AM: I need to take a few of the skull / claws. to get in the book its 18 min in archery/smokepole and 18.5 for modern. I shot mine with my 338 win. Ill dig up the field pics.
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Post by: demontang on May 12, 2010, 11:40:53 AM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw131%2Fdemontang%2F1249167672.jpg&hash=ec8d1a2c0428c02f24777d7a51a21d5294aab49b)

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Post by: BIGMIKE on May 12, 2010, 04:09:06 PM: pics please.
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on May 12, 2010, 04:26:37 PM: i wasn't aware that a crack in the skull disqualifies it. was the crack there when you shot it? or did you crack it?
that is a big ol' melon head for sure though! great job
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Post by: demontang on May 12, 2010, 05:19:29 PM: Front what I've read if it cracks on the bone that it did they can't count it cause it can change the measurement. I'm hoping to get a bigger one this year . I know there was another bear in that area since mine had fresh bite and claw marks.
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Post by: billythekidrock on May 12, 2010, 06:34:24 PM: Quote from: saylean on May 12, 2010, 11:07:17 AM
Archery I think is 18 inches for state book
Modern is 20 inches I believe...

of course, maybe he got it with a smoke pole. :chuckle:

grats on a fine sounding bear...now wheres the pics!

State minimums are quite a bit smaller in some cases. The 20 inches you quoted is for BC.
WA State min for rifle is only 18.5.
Archery is 18 and Muzzy is 18.
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Post by: bowtech721 on May 12, 2010, 06:45:30 PM: Nice bear! Too bad about the crack but still pretty sweet
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Post by: billythekidrock on May 12, 2010, 06:57:30 PM: Quote from: demontang on May 12, 2010, 09:51:10 AM
Well I shot my first bear last aug on opening day in the first three hours. It was a good size bear that was around 300 live weight and the paw was 6" across. I just had the skull measured and it was 18 11/16 but has a crak so it can be counted offical. It's cool that it was that big for the first one I've shot.

Congrats.
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Post by: DaveBTS on May 12, 2010, 07:03:32 PM: My bear last year had a scar on the side of his nose; and a subsequent fracture to the skull. Because the fracture had fused/healed, it was able to be scored. Plus, it makes for a cool looking skull mount.
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Post by: rasbo on May 12, 2010, 07:10:32 PM: wow ..I shot a bear a few yrs back that came after me while hiking in for deer,I shot the bear at point blank range in the face with a 270..we tracked the bear for a mile and a half until rain kept us from finding anything...The last sign ended up near eatonville..that would be something if that was the bear,he was right at 6inches across the pad
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 12, 2010, 07:14:39 PM: :yeah: that would be crazy right there
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Post by: saylean on May 12, 2010, 07:22:56 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on May 12, 2010, 06:34:24 PM
Quote from: saylean on May 12, 2010, 11:07:17 AM
Archery I think is 18 inches for state book
Modern is 20 inches I believe...

of course, maybe he got it with a smoke pole. :chuckle:

grats on a fine sounding bear...now wheres the pics!

State minimums are quite a bit smaller in some cases. The 20 inches you quoted is for BC.
WA State min for rifle is only 18.5.
Archery is 18 and Muzzy is 18.

Demontag already corrected me Billy! ;)

Thanks for the clarification guys...I couldnt remember right..
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 12, 2010, 09:41:26 PM: You mean it had a crack and couldn't be officially scored? What kinda crack and do you have pictures of the crack?
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Post by: demontang on May 13, 2010, 07:21:26 AM: Yeah both the bones that you measure the width on have cracked in two now that it has set and dried. I think that I boiled it to long :dunno: Its not to big of a deal Im sure ill shoot another bear. Ill try and get pics of it on here today or tomorrow.
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Post by: DaveBTS on May 13, 2010, 08:10:14 PM: Rasbo- he would have been a well-traveled bear to get to where I shot him from Eatonville. My buddy saw this bear 3 times in one week and never could get a shot at him. I shot him at 32 yards, then he ran to within 6 feet of me. Quite a rush.
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Post by: rasbo on May 14, 2010, 05:38:44 AM: Quote from: DaveBTS on May 13, 2010, 08:10:14 PM
Rasbo- he would have been a well-traveled bear to get to where I shot him from Eatonville. My buddy saw this bear 3 times in one week and never could get a shot at him. I shot him at 32 yards, then he ran to within 6 feet of me. Quite a rush.
COOL.I really hoped to hear of this bear being found or tagged
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Post by: Copperwood on May 14, 2010, 07:41:42 AM: I want a bear so bad. Nice job