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Here's some links to a few photos I took of a buddy's bear he killed last weekend on the San Juan unit. His taxidermist, who has handled a lot of bear, thinks the bear is at least 25 years old, though we may have to wait until the DWR finishes their analysis to find out for sure. The bear hide measured 7'4" nose to tail and 7' across the front paws. The skull green scored at 21 3/8 inches so even after the normal 3/8"-1/2"shrinkage, it should easily make Boone and Crockett.
We had a fun hunt. We hunted several days before we caught this bear and treed at least one bear everyday we hunted, but none were quite what we were looking for. Besides our own dogs, we also got help from Tony Bettis, Charlie Helquist, Big Daddy Hollingsworth as well as others. Thanks guys, let's do it again real soon!
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516183.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516181.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516182.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516184.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516186.jpg
We had a fun hunt. We hunted several days before we caught this bear and treed at least one bear everyday we hunted, but none were quite what we were looking for. Besides our own dogs, we also got help from Tony Bettis, Charlie Helquist, Big Daddy Hollingsworth as well as others. Thanks guys, let's do it again real soon!
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516183.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516181.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516182.jpg
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516184.JPG
http://www.hunt101.com/img/516186.jpg