Largest Black Bear
#1
Largest Black Bear
What is the largest black bear you have ever taken and what do you use as the "scoring factor"? Weight, skull measurement? What it squares?
Just curious...
I'd love to see some pics of your trophies too!
Just curious...
I'd love to see some pics of your trophies too!
#3
RE: Largest Black Bear
I got a 550 lb Black Bear in Sask. We weighed it but didn't score it. My daughter has it now. we had it made into a rug. turned out real nice. Maybe I can get her to post a picture of it.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: Largest Black Bear
Skull size is the only non-subjective, comparable way but we mostly use squared hide measurement up here. Hides can be stretched and weights can either be live, dressed, guesstimated or unattainable. Here's an 8 footer that my girlfriend shot last spring. The skull was just shy of 21" if I remember correctly.
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: durango Colorado USA
Posts: 567
RE: Largest Black Bear
Nice Bear !! 8' is HUGE---grizzly size. I'm assuming you are measuring from nose to tail. My ruff rule of thumb is that 5'6" is an average bear. 6' is a good bear. Anything over 6'6" is REAL good. Anything over 7' is HUGE. I shot a 6' here in Colorado several years ago----my taxidermist kept records of bears he did for awhile. Seemed that the average bear he did was 5' 4". CB
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: Largest Black Bear
Nice Bear !! 8' is HUGE---grizzly size.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: Largest Black Bear
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
Actually the average mountain grizzly will be in the 6' to 7' range and weigh 300lbs to 500lbs with the coastal bears averaging somewhat larger.Most people assume that grizzly bears are all 8' monsters,but that is far from the truth.
Actually the average mountain grizzly will be in the 6' to 7' range and weigh 300lbs to 500lbs with the coastal bears averaging somewhat larger.Most people assume that grizzly bears are all 8' monsters,but that is far from the truth.
#10
RE: Largest Black Bear
Thanks for sharing guys. All very nice animals. Here are a couple of my "large" ones. I know I've posted these in the past.
This one weighed 325# field dressed w/ a 19 & 3/16" skull.
http://i3.tinypic.com/wbox07.jpg
This one weighed 313# field dressed w/ a 18 & 11/16" skull.
http://i3.tinypic.com/wbozuh.jpg
This one weighed 325# field dressed w/ a 19 & 3/16" skull.
http://i3.tinypic.com/wbox07.jpg
This one weighed 313# field dressed w/ a 18 & 11/16" skull.
http://i3.tinypic.com/wbozuh.jpg