I didn't take this bear BUT I saw him 5 days in a row and the last day I saw him he was on my bosses deer carcass. Two months later I was talking to one of our customers and he showed me his daughters bear...its him! Shot less than 2 miles from where I last saw him.
The one that I spent all of Spring 2011 season trying to take. April first I'll give it another shot. I had another B&C Bear I could have taken with a rifle but wanted this guy. I might even shoot this guy with my rifle?
Here's my biggest bear to date 6'10", 19 1/2" skull. Got him in 2003. Been letting my kids shoot them the last few years. I hope to get some trigger time this spring. other is my sons' first bear.
Congrats on all the bears above.Man,I love bear hunting!