A Southern California Booner black bear with a bow

[bpeay4]

Imagine if Cali had a spring bear season. probably top in state in the nation.

 

[David Gough]

Imagine if Cali had a spring bear season. probably top in state in the nation.

It would be bananas!

 

[WBrim]

Awesome bear!
Great write up. I always think I should write more, even if just to be able to look back on things, but rarely do. Thanks for sharing

 

[7mm-08]

Awesome write-up and a more awesome bear. Congratulations and thank you for sharing. That little adventure was nothing short of epic.

 

[MrRogers]

Great story, congrats!

 

[type2bowhunter]

California F&W posted the 2022 bear data and this bear was aged at 6 years old. Does a relatively young bear like this reach 20+ inches often? Is it a genetic thing? I know it's speculation but how big of a skull would this bear have had if he was 12?