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This one went 416 lbs (fall), which for a Big Sky bruin is about as big as they come. No doubt other parts of the world have bigger bruins but for where I live this is pretty much top end.

Pic isn't the best to show it's size.

Dober

That is a very respectable Montana bear. I have rarely seen one over 300 lbs

I used to hunt them very hard, would look at tween 40-50 on many years. Of those I could usually count on less than 10% of them being 300 plus and 19" or so. The Rocky Mtn states are tough places for them to make their living, so we just don't get them the size of some of the other places.

NC has big bruins, Pen has some big ones as does sunny Kali. AB and Sask can boot out some corkers and of course SE Alaska. But Mt, Id, Colo, Wyo and such just don't get the true corkers very often. If I hunted the other states I'd look for bigger bruins but for what we have to offer we're getting the biggest offered when we get to bruins like this.

330 lbs give or take a bit is very big for spring here Montana), and anything over 400 lbs is more than likely a fall bruin.

As for skull size, IMO anything over 19" here is very big and over 20 is quite rare.

Dober

This pic cracks me up, it was my first big bruin. Taken April of 89 or so?

I was a young pup 4 sure...<g>

Dober

Come on May! Can't wait for it to get here!

the biggest i've ever killed.
a 147 yd shot with a 243
bear went another 100 yds
but he left a road map a
blind man could follow
7' 2" and est.550lbs
his neck skinned was 32"
measured tight under the jaw

I'd love to see a better pic of that one, looks like a super bruin!

What state and what bullet?

Thx
Dober

Holy Smokes, Ditto That!

Probably too much of that Cannuck brew, looks like he has a beer belly eh....grin

Dober

Canadian beer usually means a bloody mouth in the end though...

I hope they give us a season here in Louisiana before I'm too dang old.

Nice pics everyone.

Holy chit again! Fantastic bear!

The only bear I have hit and lost was a small one that I hit with a 340 Wby. Don't remember the bullet but remember the crosshairs directly behind the shoulder when the gun went off. That bear hit the dirt hard, and I heard the unmistakable "THWAP!!!". The bear then got up and took off running without a second shot available. I never found a speck of blood after 2 days of looking.

heres one with my nephew and the bear
kid weighs in at 240
hunt was in n. mex. and shot this
bear with a 85 grn bullet.
i try and exit the opposite shoulder
another measurement was the bears forearm
skinned at 18"

The fire should welcome this new member.

I will let it be known....he is a good guy and a professional at what he does for a living.

Welcome to the fire my Wyoming friend

Ted

thanks ted
i'll do what i can to live up
to that endorsement.

Welcome, and you started out just fine with that big ol' bear!

Nice bruin, funny you should mention forarms, I've written a couple articles about bruins and in one of them I spoke about looking at the size of their forarms. I've never heard anyone else mention them!

Dober

257 wby 120 partitions at 165yds.

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