montana bruin

[maginnis]

Hey there. I found this website a few weeks ago and really enjoyed all the stories and great pictures. I didnt realize that there was a bear junkie hangout! So I thought I should share some of my pictures from this spring. I spotted and tracked this bear earlier in the season during a blizzard and couldnt keep up with him. Well after 3 weeks time, and 5 different morning/and or evenings and 4 lesser bears I found him right in this same spot! One of my best bears to date and most memorable. I shot him at daylight and went back to town and woke my wife and daughter. That was the best part of it all!

 

[HowaHunter]

Congrats; very nice bear. Welcome to the forum-best one out in the web in my opinion.

 

[recon6036]

I agree...best forum out there. Congrat's on the great bear and welcome aboard!

 

[thecrittergitter]

Nice big head on him ! Congrats.

 

[GFHunter]

Thats really Cool. Great Bear!!!

 

[dustinf]

Well done!

 

[THWAK1]

Very nice bear. Congrats on the family recovery and welcome aboard.

 

[shoots-straight]

Great looking bear!

 

[Lawnboy]

Great bear and first post!

 

[JohnCushman]

Great bear!! Welcome aboard!!

 

[Papa-Zulu]

Great black bear--bigger than either of mine that I took in B.C. many years ago!

 

[MN Public Hunter]

Nice coat on the bear...Welcome !

 

[theat]

Nice Bear! Good to have another guy from Montana on here.

 

[MTbowhunter84]

Great bear, and welcome!

 

[maginnis]

Thanks guys, glad to tune in. It was a fun spring and I am glad I ended up catching up with this old boy. Im guessing he is at least ten years old maybe older. Spring 2008 I shot a cinnamon bear almost identical size, in length, girth and skull measurements and that bear was aged at 14. I just sent a tooth in to the lab along with some friends bears from this year to get aged. Some mtfwp regions don't pull a teeth anymore so if you want to age them you have to pay for it yourself. Oh well worth it to me.

 

[sbhooper]

That is a beautiful bear and a great-looking family!

 

[Intothewindoutdoors]

Congrats on a great bear!!

 

[texasbucksandbirds]

Awesome bear, welcome aboard!

 

[pseshooter300]

Nice bear got a big head on him

 

[Fiver]

congrats on a great bear. welcome to the site!