Field judging bears thread with photo examples

[OsoMountain]

To add on for the guys in here that feel bad for taking a smaller bear, it could always be worse. I talked to my taxidermist the other day who mentioned getting a 30” nose to tail bear that someone wanted to rug. Neither of us were sure how a game warden would let that slide. I’m sure it will make a great bath mat

Nothing like a good set of cub mittens to keep a man warm during the hard times.

 

[KHntr]

Nothing like a good set of cub mittens to keep a man warm during the hard times.

We call those ones a “bath robe and pair of slippers”…

 

[Coveyleader]

Having a blast, not even sure I need to shoot a bear really. Solid boar here 37 yds he had enough

 

[Coveyleader]

Another a bit rubbed up

 

[Tanner]

Very likely the biggest black bear I’ve ever seen. This was in late June over 10 years ago in North Central CO. Hate to make too many guesses but looking back I bet he wasn’t far off of a 7 foot square and certainly over a 20” noggin. Guessing he did a serious number on elk calves to get that big.

 

[CMP70306]

Example

absolute unit.

To add on for the guys in here that feel bad for taking a smaller bear, it could always be worse. I talked to my taxidermist the other day who mentioned getting a 30” nose to tail bear that someone wanted to rug. Neither of us were sure how a game warden would let that slide. I’m sure it will make a great bath mat

From nose to tail he is 84” and from claw to claw he’s 81”, skull was 20 - 7/16” if I remember correctly. I had to hang him horizontally as any other way was too long to keep him off the floor.

 

[ElDiablito]

Here’s a good boar. Spotted him a few days after the bear season closed while moose hunting.

 

[OsoMountain]