Bear of a lifetime

[Mallardsx2]

Full pirate mode on the other threads.

What is your heaviest bear?

Estimated live weight and any species of bear.

Fall bear season is almost here for some of us!

Feel free to post a picture.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Alberta - 325 pounds


My kids Colorado bear - 250 pounds



Wife's Alberta Bear - 350 pounds

 

[Misguided]

Killed in a canyon and had to skin and quarter to pack out so didn’t get a weight. Figure somewhere north of 400. Came to a call.

 

[Valley1320]

Valle vidal bear scored b&c minimum squared 6'4" if I remember right

 

[Sask hunter]

Never weighed a bear in my life. 20 3/8 skull

 

[Rack Daniels]

Never got a live weight, that’s some southern/midwestern shit.

Here In the forest, far from the road, you gotta cut it up first.

Based on the other photos I’d say mine was in the 350 range. It took 3 of us to move him. The backstraps were almost as tall as me! Lmao

 

[jvanhoy]

My first and only VA bear. Dressed 160.

 

[NorthTurkey825]

Valle vidal bear scored b&c minimum squared 6'4" if I remember right
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That is a beauty of bear. Looks a lot different than what I see in NC

 

[Nick87]

No bears, loving these threads though!

 

[Dsnow9]

My only bear. I like my bear like I like my wife. Light enough to pick up and set on the tailgate without any help!

 

[Mallardsx2]

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My only bear. I like my bear like I like my wife. Light enough to pick up and set on the tailgate without any help!

Was it the hecs getup that finally won her over?

 

[Dsnow9]

Was it the hecs getup that finally won her over?

No it was the socks!

 

[kansasdad]

Northeast Alberta adventure in 2018

It took two tough Canadian bear guides plus myself to get him onto the hood of the 4wheeler, and two attempts at that as I lost my grip on his head on the first attempt.




Tape measure 7’2” (86 inches) x7’2”. Late spring so he wasn’t rolling in fat yet.




Three years later the finished taxidermy made it to Wichita


Guests walking under the catwalk are encouraged to look up

 

[JMYERS84]

Maine hound hunt. 361#

 

[JMYERS84]

Wifes bear in Maine- Hound hunt. She beat me by 1 lb 362#

 

[PAhunter]

No category in the poll for mine. 464# PA bear, back in '99.

 

[Chad Gus]

I've been baiting bears for friends and family for 20 or so years. Only 4 people in that time, that I've baited for have not killed a bear. One of those people, is me, I'm just snakebit when it comes to bears. Now, it's not from lack of opportunities, I've seen and passed up over a dozen of them, with the 4 tags that I've had. I missed one, a release mishap caused a high shoulder shot (not recovered, inspite of 1.5 days of looking) a hang fire with my muzzleloader resulted in a low leg shot, again not recovered after 1.5 days of looking. 5 inches of rain the day before opening day pushed a 555 pounder off my bait along a riverbottom, 3/4 a mile down the road to my neighbors, where he killed him 2nd day of season. I more or less quit after that. My last tag i never really hunted, to busy with other people I bait for and just didn't have the size coming in I was after.
I have a tag again this year, I have giant coming in, but sporadically and usually nocturnal. I most likely won't be hunting till the guy I'm baiting for is done hunting.

 

[rjthehunter]

My bear from last fall. I have another tag this year and some new ground to hunt. Excited to find out what's out there! Planning to set bait next week. I'll be gone for 10 days in early September for Elk, then focus on bear!

 

[Greybeard]

I hunted bare once but I got cold.

 

[Sheltowee]

Northeast Alberta adventure in 2018

It took two tough Canadian bear guides plus myself to get him onto the hood of the 4wheeler, and two attempts at that as I lost my grip on his head on the first attempt.

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Tape measure 7’2” (86 inches) x7’2”. Late spring so he wasn’t rolling in fat yet.

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Three years later the finished taxidermy made it to Wichita

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Guests walking under the catwalk are encouraged to look up

Check out the thousand yard stare on the doggo. He does not seem thrilled with this situation.