Spring bear mood

[Elkhound]

Well boys and girls. Just thought I would throw a few pics up from last spring. Just to get you in the mood for next week's opening.

Symon's bear

Skull 18 4/16ths

http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/7134/bear8au.jpg

http://img271.imageshack.us/img271/8892/symonandbear4kn.jpg

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/7338/symonandbear27mf.jpg

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/2222/bearintruck3kw.jpg

[Elkhound]

Ketchika's bear
5ft 8 with the hide on and a good 350lb live weight give or take. (hard to tell in that dip it layed in but he was a pig)

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m137/dwelkhound/mike2.jpg

My bear
skull 19 8/16ths

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8509/april06bear0py.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/5835/bearrifle2ec.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5613/bear06xy7.jpg

[Elkhound]

And last of our sunshine coast bears was Moosespotter's He is a member but does not post much.

Bear was 7ft 5 nose to tail. Hide off. Mainland Hunter is doing the rug so we had no skull measurements for the spring bear contest.
Skull now scored and is 21 3/16ths Boy, it's really too bad we did not have a measurement for the contest:roll::biggrin:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9382/scar8ej2.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5954/bearneck16kr.jpg

[Elkhound]

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1127/steveandsymon67vp.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/943/steveandbear57wo.jpg

Enjoy the pics and please bring your camera on your spring bear hunts this year. Big, small, weird looking, doesn't matter. Let's see them all. And good luck to all for the spring bear season. Hope the pics make you get out and buy your tag:lol:

[Mr. Dean]

Amazing how an inch or two of skull leaves an impression.

[JohnS]

NIce to see some nice bear's ... any grizz pictures from last year to show off, I'm pretty excited I get to watch the Girlfriend shoot her Grizz this Spring ...

[hunter1947]

Where do you mesure your bear skull to get your measurement????. I went around the outside and got a measurement of 19,5/8. hunter 1947.

[Elkhound]

Where do you mesure your bear skull to get your measurement????. I went around the outside and got a measurement of 19,5/8. hunter 1947.

Wayne. This will help
http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/bc_scoring_bear.asp?area=bgRecords&type=Bear

[Silent Wolf]

Man Elkhound, Ketchika is one ugly dude. Hell the bear looks pretty compaired to him:lol:

SW

[hunter1947]

Elkhound ,i got 12 x 7,1/4 final was 29 1/4. is this a good bear skull. :roll: hunter 1947.

[Elkhound]

Elkhound ,i got 12 x 7,1/4 final was 29 12/16. is this a good bear skull. :roll: hunter 1947.

Hell yeah since the world record is 23 something:lol:

Measure the length wayne of the top skull length wise from the back of the skull to the front
Then measure the width at the widest.
Add the 2 measurements together for the final score. Try again wayne. Would love to see what yours scored

[Elkhound]

I put in your 12 in box A
Then 7 4/16 in box B

Final score would be 19 4/16ths. Nothing wrong with that bear Wayne. Makes the BC book but not Boone and Crockett

[BearSniper]

Awseome Bears.:)

Can hardly wait to get out:smile:

[CanAm500]

Buy my licence and tag on April 1st!!!


Cant wait!!!

[BCLongshot]

Isn't Symon your son ? totb ?

[Elkhound]

Isn't Symon your son ? totb ?

:lol::lol: well the courts have not made me take a paternity test yet but I am pretty sure he is not mine. His mom is a looker however

T.O.T.B forever Symon:lol:

[Rob]

My wife and I will be going out looking for nice med. size bear, a colour phase would be nice. Probably have a month to go before well start seeing some bears.

[Marc]

I'm hoping to try and put something in the freezer as early as Easter weekend. I've talked it over with my wife and she said I could go hunting Easter Friday, and Saturday. I'm also thinking about taking Thursday off from work to get into the spot where for the past two springs I'm positive if I was able to connect I would have at least a BC contender if not Boone and Crocket. If I could just stop the shaking. :lol: Heading to the range this weekend to double and triple check that my rifle is still on.

Marc.

[hunter1947]

I'm hoping to try and put something in the freezer as early as Easter weekend. I've talked it over with my wife and she said I could go hunting Easter Friday, and Saturday. I'm also thinking about taking Thursday off from work to get into the spot where for the past two springs I'm positive if I was able to connect I would have at least a BC contender if not Boone and Crocket. If I could just stop the shaking. :lol: Heading to the range this weekend to double and triple check that my rifle is still on.

Marc. Marc i find that if i look at something to long i will start shaking as well ,usually it has to be a monster before i do the shaking ,the best thing i found out to do is ,soon as you see it and it is a keeper ,up your gun and boom ,sooner the better ,this way you don't have time for the shaking to build up ,just my two cents worth. hunter 1947.

[Schmaus]

Man this sucks none of my areas are going to be open up for a while. I took a drive up to where the North Fraser road is plowed to and there is still an easy 4 feet of snow and thats not even to where the snow usually gets deeper.

[BIGHUNTERFISH]

I think I am going to pass on the spring bear hunt this year.I have a freezer full of meat and I was able to shoot a real big bear last spring.I have got my boat all ready to go, so I will be playing with some big rainbows instead.:grin:

[LeverActionJunkie]

I just thawed out may last deer sausage today, so yeah I can't wait till next week. Still a lot of snow in the hills though.

[Nails]

Looking forward getting out scouting in couple of weeks with Bochunck, for our trip in May.