First Spring bear.....

[smoke-eater]

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[shadow1982]

Congrats its a nice bear, will be good eatin

[870]

Nice work!
looks like you had no problem cooling down the meat.
how long did it take to pack out?
and what region?

[Wild Images]

Nice coat, how was the 16k snowshoe out ?

[high and to the right]

Looks very respectable to me! Good one.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats!!
Sounds like a tobaggan may have come in handy.

SSS

[rifleman]

thats a pretty nice bear. 16 km is a long way to go. nice face camo.

[doubled]

Beauty. Well worth the effort. Congrats on a fine memory.

[proguide66]

Looks like fun.......what kind of camo pattern did you put on your face?:-?

[shantz]

Congrats! Nice Bear

[303Brit]

Nice work, good looking bear

303

[Caribou_lou]

How much did your pack weigh? Must have been a heavy one!

[BlacktailStalker]

Thats a good bear.
Most guys cant walk 16 km one way in one day let alone in and out on solid ground let alone snow.

You got a pic of that pack all packed up with the fur and meat ?

[gutpile]

Thats to must work for a black bear, whats with your face ?

[d6dan]

Congrats!!
Sounds like a tobaggan may have come in handy.

SSS
Funny, Thats what I was thinking!..
Congrats on a nice bear.:-D

[BlacktailStalker]

Great consolation prize though :cool:
Good luck with the grzz.

[shaner338]

Nice work! (and alot of work for a bb)
Best of luck on your grizz!

[boxhitch]

Good going and good on you for the extra effort.
Was there feed in the area or was this guy making his way down ?

[Archer]

Nice bear! Hell of a trek, but looks to have been worth it. Congrats

[JDR]

Wow, that's quite the pack out! Great looking bear! What elevation were you at?

[srupp]

:eek::tongue:hmm nice bear great hide...as been said LOTS of work for a bb..but then again you already knew that..:mrgreen:

word of caution ditch the black face camo..BEFORE black bear mating season..

steven

[Johnnybear]

Congrats big time on your bear. Looks like a beauty.

[OutWest]

Beauty blackie! Makes the pack out worth it! Congratulations.

[hunter1947]

Thats a nice black made it worth the hike in ,congrats..

[nano]

Nice bear, congrats!!

[whitespringer]

Dang thats a nice bear! Well worth the effort.:-D

[sneg]

good one. congrats

[huntcoop]

Not a pig but made the 16k snow shoe in worth it.

That's way too far to walk for a stinky black bear :wink: , that being said, a nice rug it will be :-D .

[Elkhound]

great bear...nothing wrong with him at all