SaskHunter
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The Henry Kelsey Big Game Provincial record is 22 14/16. Lots of big bears in the Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield.
2020 Spring Bears Thread
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The Henry Kelsey Big Game Provincial record is 22 14/16. Lots of big bears in the Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield.
Nambaster
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I sit here with calipers thinking I was only 1/2” away from making state minimums on 2 different bears. Well, 1/2” is a lot of BEAR! 1/2” in skull measurements probably equates to 100 lbs in body mass measurements. I am a newbie to bear hunting but I feel that truly big bears have to have genetics, feed, and age cumulatively. That extra half inch is going to be hard to spot from 100 yards. My solution... Just keep shooting bears.
Irrelevant
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that is exactly what I didn't want to hear. My in-the-field big headed boar is a full inch and a half shy of the B&C minimum! I guess I need to shoot more bears to better calibrate my eyes.
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Truth is you can’t tell a bears skull till he is dead and the head is skinned out. Shoot big bodied bears and hope for the best. The one o shot this spring had what appeared to be a huge head. I would have bet a lot of $$$ he beat by 20 2/16 bear. He only went 19.5”
SaskHunter
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I never even thought my bear would be that big. I knew it was big, but didn't think it was B&C, let alone potentially B&C All-time big. You see pictures of them on cam, then see them in person from a tree stand and the same bear can look completely different. Also, hunting over bait with easy to identify points of reference to judge size makes it much easier.
An 18 inch bear may very well be a trophy for some areas, I mean Pope and Young considers 18 inches an entry. It's all relative to where you hunt, I have three low 70s Antelopes in the house that I worked my ass off for and would consider trophies for the area of WY they were shot on.
An 18 inch bear may very well be a trophy for some areas, I mean Pope and Young considers 18 inches an entry. It's all relative to where you hunt, I have three low 70s Antelopes in the house that I worked my ass off for and would consider trophies for the area of WY they were shot on.
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I’m in WY and I’ve had zero bear activity at my bait and no fresh sign. A chipmunk and crow have been my only hits in the last 10 days. I have found several elk sheds at least.
We glassed some primo country for a day and a half with nary a bear. We did see a bunch of elk, including two newborn calves. We drank some really good beer, burned some firewood, and the dogs ate a lot of elk shit. I found out a Mystery Ranch pack buckle will melt if it's too close too the fire, and I found out I need to redo the seal gasket on my topper.
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Dunning Kruger
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Heading to idaho unit 1 tuesday. Kicking back at home waiting for the holiday weekend crowd to go home, then its time to get after some bears.
EYJONAS!
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Still looking for Mr. Right, momma had another encounter with a good bear just didn't work out. I think I've got a problem on my hands and it ain't me this time.......
Tell her to get her shit together, and then report back on how it went.
Red Fox
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it dumped a few inches on the top today so plan to spend next week as it was just starting to green up. Have been running across a few grizzly tracks and letting them have that area
RidgeRoamingRichard
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I'll be heading to seeley next weekend to hunt the beartooth-clearwater wma. Maybe a higher bear density will do the trick.
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Good times fellas. Great looking bears.
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Bear update in SW Montana...second day, 0 bears. Yesterday was at 7700 feet around snowline and wasnt finding green grass/flowers. Dropped to 5800 tonight and see alot more vegetation. Glassing closed roads...Still have 5 good days of hunting! Stay tuned!
AggieHunter
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If Colorado had a spring season I would have tagged out from my living room this evening!
RidgeRoamingRichard
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Tell us the story. We need deets!
In a separate thread. “First bear!”
