You're hunting the Belts so I spect you live over that way? Just a thought but why not the Highwoods and or Front. They're both a lot closer to where I'd guess you live.
Oldest bruins I've been around are a 19 year old boar I took, and a friend with took a 22 year old sow with me and then another friend took a 29 year old sow. That's a lot of years for a critter living out there and trying to make a living..
I'd totally concur about it being a dang awesome bruin! This spring I've been helping a young fella on his first bruin hunt and he'd love to blow one like that up. Heck last Friday night he shot the porcupine from hell and was happy as could be. It was a monster porky, and he tanked it @ 176...
Good stuff Randy, have fun and be safe up there!
It's about Friday the 13th so things are about to heat up and the bruin ruin time will get real good down here..grin
If I had it my way, on a bruin that goes over 7 I'd no doubt be doing a full body mount. I have a Big Sky bruin that goes 7'1" and a skosh over 20" on the noggin that I'll do a fbm on.
Did you take the bruin in Colo or in Alaska? And on your own or guided and with bait or mano o bruin?
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Wall space is a bit easier but either way would be good. I'd go closed mouth as I'm not much of a fan of the old snarly mean bear taxi work..
7'6" if measured with no pimping is a heck of a bruin, and a skull over 21" is a very good bruin. To break 19" in our state is doing well, and I think...