lucky2hunt Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats on a great bear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Thanks guys for all the great comments! This was truley the best hunt I have been on. I have always heard that bears smell bad and have tons of fat on them. Being August this guy was 99% pure muscle with hardly any fat on him at all, and I think my dog smelt worse than him. He really didn't smell at all, I remember that all my deer and elk that I have skinned were way worse. It was a challenge though to get him skinned, the hair was thick and we had to keep sharpening are knives every so often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Kid Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats on the nice bear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congratulations! What did the azgfd age your bear at? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congratulations! What did the azgfd age your bear at? Thanks Lance. The biologist said they will mail out the info to Chad after the tooth and DNA sample was processed. That could take anywhere from a 4-12 months from what i heard from friends. So that being said he didn't say when we asked what he thought how old he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZLance Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congratulations! What did the azgfd age your bear at? Thanks Lance. The biologist said they will mail out the info to Chad after the tooth and DNA sample was processed. That could take anywhere from a 4-12 months from what i heard from friends. So that being said he didn't say when we asked what he thought how old he was. Wow, they aged mine right at the office... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats!! Fantastic bear! If you or your taxidermist take some measurements here's a chart that might be helpful in determining his weight. http://www.huntingadventures.net/index.php?nav=newsandarticles&id=8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted August 12, 2012 Wow!! Stud bear for sure! Thanks for posting the story and pics. Congrats to both you and your friend! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted August 12, 2012 Congrats to both of you. Nice bear for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John O Report post Posted August 12, 2012 Way to go Devan, and a big congrats to your friend! I have to agree with you that some of my all time favorite hunts have been when I was able to help another hunter, and see their succes when they are so deserving. Good luck on your deer hunt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 12, 2012 Congratulations!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvw789 Report post Posted August 12, 2012 Congrats Cole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roninflag Report post Posted August 13, 2012 nice job. nice bear. what gun and load?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted August 13, 2012 That's one big bear. Congratulations to all involved! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted August 13, 2012 His gun is a factory 300 Rem ultra mag with a Boyds Thumhole Stock. A muzzle break has been installed as well. I load for Chad since the gun was mine before I sold it to him. The load consist of retumbo powder, 215M primers, and the Hunting 210 VDLs. I was using the Target VDls because the Hunting VDLs were not available at the time. The Target VDL's do a great job, I have shot a few animals with them including my elk. The shot was at 550 yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
