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This beast just showed up on my Instagram feed... Killer photo.
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too.
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too. No bear ANYWHERE, stands 14 feet tall. Guaranteed!!!!
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So how do you guys hunt them? Are there some bait around or are you stalking them? Are you in a stand?
Where do you aim when hunting them? In the ear, neck, or heart?
I'm in Florida and curious about your experiences.
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Spot and stalk, usually fom a prominant location. Nothing fouls up an area more than polluting it with excessive human scent. There is a small area in Alaska where you can bait brown bears, but it's a region not generally known for producing record sized bears. Dangerous game usually calls for bone crushing, immobilizing shoulder shots. Mine was done with one shot with a 200 grain partition from my .300 WBY, however I emptied the magazine for insurance.
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This beast just showed up on my Instagram feed... Killer photo. That is a helluva pic and one helluva bear.
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White claws, ears way out on side of head...👍
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And the hunter wwwaaayyyyy behind. That never factors into how I judge photos of game animals.
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Here's a question for you Bear country fellas say your Bear height is a eight square or 9 square hide does this correlate to approximately how tall the bear was living also like 8 ft or 9 ft or does that very quite a bit depending on weight and girth?
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Absolutely Stunning!!!!! I've had an obsession with those monster bears since I was a child after hearing the stories from my late father who was stationed on Kodiak in the Navy. I would go to the biggest outdoor shows...SCI and FNAWS and the top Taxidermists shops to look at giant bears and find out which outfits were killing the biggest bears and I'd just be in awe of the giant bear mounts and photos of bears taken on Kodiak and the Peninsula. I compiled volumes of information and photos. ere I lived After a couple of interior Grizzly Bear hunts that were difficult and ended in a mediocre bear.... , I buckled down and saved for a 2 week backpack hunt on Kodiak. I trained hard for a year backpacking heavy weights up the mountains behind the ranch where I lived. Long story short, I fulfilled my lifelong dream of taking a huge 10 foot, 1 inch (9 foot 8 x 10 foot 6) square bear measured flat as it lay the skull made all time book. Not a day goes by that I'm not humbled, thankful and overwhelmed by that experience. Without question, the most incredible adventure of my lifetime. Thank you so much for posting this story. I hope more photos of this bear surface along with a full recap of the hunt. I've been scouring the internet, but very limited information has surfaced aside from a group of anti hunters that jumped on the story. Please post more if you find it. Again, Thank you Swamplord!!!👍 Nice!
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More or less. If they are standing up on their hind legs .
But like on humans, length and weight increase exponentially
A five foot man might weigh 100-120 pounds, while a 6 footer 180-220 pounds and a 7 foot man 350 +
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too. No bear ANYWHERE, stands 14 feet tall. Guaranteed!!!! you better watch the video your wrong ,then give me your answer again ?????
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More or less. If they are standing up on their hind legs .
But like on humans, length and weight increase exponentially
A five foot man might weigh 100-120 pounds, while a 6 footer 180-220 pounds and a 7 foot man 350 + So the square measurement equals approximate live height ..Rodger that thank you.
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too. Where is this bear?
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More or less. If they are standing up on their hind legs .
But like on humans, length and weight increase exponentially
A five foot man might weigh 100-120 pounds, while a 6 footer 180-220 pounds and a 7 foot man 350 + So the square measurement equals approximate live height ..Rodger that thank you. The square is length nose to tail + width front paw to front paw divided by 2
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that is a giant of a bear congrats ! but the biggest bear lives where we can`t hunt on native American land thar bear is called Grandfather and stands at least 14 feet tall . just punch in Grandfather bear there is a great story of this magnificient bear and documentary film too. This is a documentary? https://hiddenremote.com/2018/05/30...s-finding-grandfather-deer-teeth-future/Not finding much, perhaps post a link if the above is in error.
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yes that is one of the links , this Grandfather bear true story was once free
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Those square measurements really, really confuse people. A 10 foot bear doesn't stand 10 feet tall. There's never been a 14 foot tall brown bear....ever.
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no that is one of the links , this Grandfather bear true story was once free That clears it up. Thanks.
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