Biggest Grizz from Canada in 24 yrs

[325 wsm]

THE CAVE BEAR
Over the last few months a grizzly bear I guided in 2012 has been entered in to the B & C book. Not usually one to talk about books & #s to much but this one deserves it.
So here goes the #s


18.
26 10/16
Kluane River, YT
Donnie B. Seay
Donnie B. Seay
2012 15








It is ranked # 15, tied with 4 others, and is the 4th largest ever hunted in Canada, also as a note the next one in the book that comes from the Yukon is ranked somewhere around 200
This was a very old bear, all skin and bones, I estimated the weight at a bit more than 500 lbs. Hide squared 8 ft.

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This is a picture of the hunter, Don Seay, whom I guided in 2012 to this magnificent grizzly along the Kluane River in Yukon.

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And a picture of myself with it.

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Here is Don holding the freshly cleaned skull, he is 6ft 2in

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The skull as compared to a 21 inch black bear skull


325wsm

[oneheadshot]

Very cool!

[pronghorn]

That's awsome

[pnbrock]

wow what a beast!

[MB_Boy]

Very, very nice!

[dana]

Incredible Animal!!! Congrats to you and the hunter!!!!!

[bridger]

Nice bear must have been exciting!

[yama49]

Huge skull, thx for sharing it.. Looks like hes been in a few scraps in his lifetime.

[Foxtail]

Wow... Great bear! Don't think he would have lasted another winter.

[BCBear]

Love the skull comparison picture. Beauty bear!

[Blainer]

That is one amazing trophy!

[gerrygoat]

Nice bear, he certainly was an old one.

[Sitkaspruce]

Very cool to see!!

How was the hide??

Thanks for posting!!!

Cheers

SS

[r106]

At first I was thinking it looks like a descent bear but nothing special. Then the pics of the scull had me saying " holly shit thats huge " Congrats. Huge old bear.

Like others have said, looks like he didn't have another winter in him. Perfect bear to take congrats again

[pescado]

Nice 325......thanks.

[MBOGO]

congrats great bear ! Imagine him in his prime.

[Ambush]

I like books and numbers and I really like that bear. Congratulations to both of you!!

The perfect animal to take. Old and past his prime and a humane end to his long career as King.

[Caveman]

That's a beast

[Jagermeister]

Looking at the condition of the teeth one can understand his emaciated condition. Must'ave had a whole lot of hurting going on in the mouth.

[markt308]

wow! pretty unreal

[Pioneerman]

Amazing animal, thanks for posting

[Gateholio]

Wow, what a noggin on him! :)

[Fella]

What a beast! Good job on the guiding and congrats to the shooter! I bet that old bruins teeth were ground down to nubs eh?

[xfactor]

Seriously, thanks for sharing! Having just put in for the spring grizzly draw, gets me pumped up! Cheers!

[J_T]

Did I miss the measurement of his skull? Great bear. I wonder if a taxidermist has a mold that big.

[srupp]

yes indeed that is a old ancient bear...big no matter where you go..but for those # guys..this is bigger than most coastal 'Brown bears"..= salmon fed grizzlies along BC'S coast...where a 9' "grizzly that is old will go 25 1/2 - 26 " skull..so this is an ancient trophy of many lifetimes.

Seen another real old warrior this year that was harvested..same thing well past his prime..hide was tough teeth were dismal..however huge head and paws..

Congradulations for such an amazing harvest...great guiding ...thanbks for sharing the beast.

cheers\

Steven

[REMINGTON JIM]

Simpley AWESOME - thats a HUGH skull - Very KOOL :) Congrats to you and the hunter ! :wink: RJ

[kevan]

That's a really impressive Bear, Thanks for sharing.
Could you tell us what the gentleman used for rifle and load ?

[rifleman]

Great pictures. Nice to see them again. That sure is a huge skull. cave bear for sure.

[Rackmastr]

What an awesome bear!!! Congrats to both of ya!

[Rattler]

Cranker bear! Congrats to you and the hunter.

Thanks for sharing.

[davet]

Great looking bear, Did the hunter get a full mount done on it?

[325 wsm]

Thanks for the comments especially as I haven't been congratulating a lot of people on this site who deserve it. The bear had a previous story done on it last year but FYI it was taken with a 300 weatherby and the hide was in great shape. Here is a pic of the full mount.
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[Sunny]

awsome thank you for sharing

[REMINGTON JIM]

AS i said before the Greatest 30 Cal Cartridge ever the 300 Weatherby gets another Trophy ! :mrgreen: LOL RJ

[Tenacious Billy]

Definitely looks more menacing in the 2nd picture - what a brute! Congrats...very cool.

[paw325]

Haha, awesome bear....

If that don't get you fired up for submitting your grizz LEH, nothing will.....

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

Thank you Sir!

This story has warmed my heart and filled my soul with joy. I am very pleased to learn that such a gorgeous, fine old beast was given a humane and merciful end by your client who now has his spirit and this Bear bonded together and shared for all to read in that book. This is fine work indeed. May that lovely mount be cherished for generations.

Congratulations!

[Dutch]

Holy Crap, that is one brute...thanks for sharing

[Chopper]

Definitely would have died a harder death ... nice work

[WKCotts]

Congrats. What an amazing old warrior

[BiG Boar]

Awesome bear. My favorite animal to hunt. Congrats on getting him a monster.

[bowhunterbruce]

thanks for posting such a magnificent creature, he was a king in his world ,no doubt
bhb

[Weatherby Fan]

AS i said before the Greatest 30 Cal Cartridge ever the 300 Weatherby gets another Trophy ! :mrgreen: LOL RJ

Of course it was taken with a 300 Weatherby :mrgreen: And yes your right again RJ it is the best all round 30cal on the planet !

awesome bear and pictures......thanks for sharing, posting the pictures and story.
WF

[uraarchr]

Wow.thats awesome.

[IslandmanDan]

Woah, SAWeeeeeeet! T-R-O-P-H-Y

[hunter fisher]

monster bear! nice job

[ace76]

Wow!!!!! 26 10/16'' that is one big coconut. Nice work, an outstanding trophy.

[Ardent]

That is one very large skull, appreciated the black bear comparison.

[medved]

did you get the report from the biologist about the age of that wonderful bear?

[ACE]

Can you pull a pre-molar for aging ?
When the BC Fish & Wildlife Branch was still doing this, I was told that the tooth was cut with a diamond saw, and rings were counted like tree rings are. Sent in a number of teeth over the years. Some as young as 8yrs would make the book, and others as old as 13yrs wouldn't ..... Island Black bears.

Good looking old bear. Did you find any evidence of previous hits, old ordnance, or old battle crushed bone injuries ?

[Bear]

great bear!!! also love the skull comparison.

[medved]

ACE,

you do not pull the tooth yourself they do that at the env office at least in Whitehorse.

[ACE]

ACE,

you do not pull the tooth yourself they do that at the env office at least in Whitehorse.

We would pull them and send them in ....... there was a special envelope for the purpose. I believe that they went to a lab in Kamloops, but I'm not 100% sure ....
Medved ..... did you get an age for that grand old bear ?

[325 wsm]

I never have confirmed the age yet, biologist was out of office both times I stopped in to check. Will try again in the next couple months when I stop in to get my license.

[medved]

We would pull them and send them in ....... there was a special envelope for the purpose. I believe that they went to a lab in Kamloops, but I'm not 100% sure ....
Medved ..... did you get an age for that grand old bear ?

not my bear. btw still waiting for the last two black bears we submitted.

[325 wsm]

The biologist aged this bear (from a tooth) at 20 years old. I thought it would have been a bit more.

[srupp]

Wow...not what I expected...looked very simmilar to a recent 30 year old grizzly..or another 28 year old..
Great harvest though..congrads..
Steven