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b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 04:55 PM
Well I finally got a bear its a long story but when i first got into hunting bears my first bear was 6 foot 4 inch and made a few people mad then a week later i taged out on a 7 foot 2 inch bear total monster. since then i shot a few 6 foot area ones and 5 foot 6 inch then i manage to get a sow up north that was in the neighborhood of 6 foot 6 inch well i hunt them for meat don't get me wrong i mount every one if not the hides are donated to out taxidermy.
so i have hunted very hard this year since unemployed trying to tag out before the bank takes there keys back. i am 4 hours into my hunt i decided its a write off not a pile of scat no bears no nothing.
heading over the mountain throw the pass wear i seen scat a week prior nothing at this point i said enough is enough no more wasting gas im heading home about 6.30 now heading home come around the corner 22.5 km up this road boom biggest bear i have seen to date just like that he looks i get out he starts to walk slowing i looking for cubs (worse nightmare shooting a sow with cubs) no cubs boom right throw the lungs he runs up hill into pretty gross bush its 730 i shoot him drive up the 70 yards i hear the bear i know hes down i'm alone i went to cell range had a few buddy help me 8.20 pm now i got back up still had to go in alone but at least help was there if it wasn't dead. looking for blood doesn't look the best trail goes cold went up a bit further all hopes are disparaging little more look boom just like a murder seen in a movie blood well i know myself this bear 100 percent dead i'm looking well ahead is a stump i'm nerves since i had a bear before me i walked right by him before we found him very alive well i slowly go around this holy crap boom bear was dead i'm sure but flinched lol so this bear actually set up a ambush on this trail the way he faced and all. i got my saw cut a path with the help of my dad i got him road side well taxidermist was there we figured 6 foot 6 inch so i was disappointed since i said this was the biggest bear to date but happy i got meat in the freezer next day i go up there to skin it we get the tape on it all he said holy crap i don't believe this snout to tail skinned 7 foot 6 inch then front legs claw to claw 7 foot 6 inch he said its one of the biggest he seen so i'm out another few grand life size mount guess my other 2 is int enough yet.
got 15 roast 10 packs of steaks and two full sides of ribs and 58 lbs ground.
yes i aware i cant type or spell well.
will post pic when i figure this out again

b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 05:00 PM
<a href="http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/kevin_ede1/media/20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg" border="0" alt="2016 record for me 7 foot 6 inch sqare photo 20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg"/></a>

b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 05:00 PM
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg

monasheemountainman
05-09-2016, 05:02 PM
hahaha great story BOOM sick bear cant wait to see pics! take some pics of your life size mounts too! I am gonna do one when I connect on a 7+ footer

monasheemountainman
05-09-2016, 05:04 PM
any better pics? lol congrats on the nice bear

b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 05:07 PM
sorry that was the only one ill post the life size mount when its done. forgot to sadly i found a few 223 rounds in its spine few years old i don't get people using under caliber out there.

Wild Images
05-09-2016, 05:19 PM
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/kevin_ede1/media/20160507_212619_zpsj0autky4.jpg.html)

Whonnock Boy
05-09-2016, 05:42 PM
Nice. Thanks for sharing.

BCBear
05-09-2016, 05:55 PM
Is he bigfoot? Nice bear

RiverOtter
05-09-2016, 06:21 PM
Good job....7 foot 6 is a giant for a black bear....

Curious, how wide were his front pads?

375shooter
05-09-2016, 09:11 PM
Good job! I never find them that big.:sad: Any idea of the weight?

b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 09:46 PM
ill find out tomorrow never measured lol

Good job....7 foot 6 is a giant for a black bear....

Curious, how wide were his front pads?

b.c hunter 88
05-09-2016, 09:48 PM
I got over 100 lbs of meat so i'm gonna guess close to 200 to 300 lbs he had a solid inch thick fat throw him tho. i am in MU 2-12 out of Powell River.


Good job! I never find them that big.:sad: Any idea of the weight?

Bear Chaser
05-09-2016, 09:56 PM
Good job....7 foot 6 is a giant for a black bear....

Curious, how wide were his front pads?

His hind foot is as long as the butt on the rifle in the picture.
Its a big bear.

ACB
05-10-2016, 10:09 AM
Gez, couple of big boars in that picture. Well done. Small ears, short legs and big just the things every bodys looking for.

.264winmag
05-10-2016, 10:28 AM
His hind foot is as long as the butt on the rifle in the picture.
Its a big bear.
...As is the body as long as the length of rifle, nice looking fur too congrats!

RiverOtter
05-10-2016, 12:52 PM
What happened to the pics?

Went to show my pard what a real bear looks like, but they're gone.

b.c hunter 88
05-10-2016, 01:28 PM
there showing up on my end ?
the pic was from a cell phone that's why there blurry but ill get more of the skinned out hide and post the mount in a year when its done.


What happened to the pics?

Went to show my pard what a real bear looks like, but they're gone.

b.c hunter 88
05-10-2016, 01:29 PM
oh yea 308 btw

RiverOtter
05-10-2016, 01:32 PM
Weird...they're back now. All I got before was a link, which led to a Photobucket message....

b.c hunter 88
05-11-2016, 08:32 AM
skull was 18.5 and paws wear 6.5 littel over this year must be mine i'm after a bigger one now.
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/20160510_161017_zps7rwolz7e.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/kevin_ede1/media/20160510_161017_zps7rwolz7e.jpg.html)

b.c hunter 88
05-11-2016, 08:33 AM
sorry pics suck again stupid phone might need to invest in a cam

b.c hunter 88
05-11-2016, 08:36 AM
bear im after now seen him last night he is well over 7 feet taxidermist said hes a 8 footer i know he was bigger than anything i have seen.
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/IMG_20160510_2057483991_zpsrey8inw3.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/kevin_ede1/media/IMG_20160510_2057483991_zpsrey8inw3.jpg.html)
bear in the freezer believe it or not he was big but young meat was nice.
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah252/kevin_ede1/IMG_20160509_1513079611_zps3riqhy0j.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/kevin_ede1/media/IMG_20160509_1513079611_zps3riqhy0j.jpg.html)

Phil
05-11-2016, 08:46 AM
That's a good one for sure!

Xenomorph
05-11-2016, 09:24 AM
Well done man.

wideopenthrottle
05-11-2016, 09:26 AM
very nice but it looks like you have enough room that you could squeeze another one in that freezer...nice job

Elkhound
05-11-2016, 02:04 PM
congrats. Thats a beauty of a bear

walks with deer
05-19-2016, 11:01 PM
Wow big boar good job..nice bear too.

j270wsm
05-20-2016, 05:59 PM
How big are you??? Sure make that bear look smaller than it measures

SR80
05-21-2016, 07:00 AM
How big are you??? Sure make that bear look smaller than it measures
ill agree to that :lol:

ACE
05-21-2016, 09:07 AM
How big are you? Sure makes that bear look smaller than it measures.

Was wondering the same thing ....

HarryToolips
05-21-2016, 10:19 AM
Nice blackie congrats..

b.c hunter 88
05-21-2016, 08:11 PM
i'm about 6 foot i really thought he was 6.5 when i took him it surprised both me and the taxidermist when it was exactly 7.6 by 7.6

RiverOtter
05-21-2016, 11:40 PM
It's actually odd for the nose to tail measurement to equal the width when squaring. Black bears, at least the 20 odd examples I've taped were all wider than they were long. Obviously assuming the bear is laid out flat and not "adjusted" between measurements.

b.c hunter 88
05-22-2016, 09:09 AM
flat on the grass the guy said another year or two he would of been record book buddy shot a 8 foot 2 and a 8 foot 6 hear they figured he would of pushed 8 foot in a year or two.

ACE
05-22-2016, 09:50 AM
flat on the grass the guy said another year or two he would of been record book buddy shot a 8 foot 2 and a 8 foot 6 hear they figured he would of pushed 8 foot in a year or two.

What did the 'green' skull measure ... ?

RiverOtter
05-22-2016, 03:41 PM
What did the 'green' skull measure ... ?
18.5", post #21

b.c hunter 88
05-22-2016, 08:34 PM
all i know on the skull was 18.5 im assuming all cleaned i let the taxidermist deal with that lol just spending another $2000 for a live mount.