bonecollector777 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Had a heck of a hunt yesterday and killed my first bear! And he's HUGE! This bear has been chased many times in the past and he's so big he just doesn't care the dogs are even there as you can see from the video. He's killed and hurt a few other dogs as well. Somewhat long story short this big guy took the dogs 15 or so miles through some of the nastiest canyons out there, it was super hot, but the dogs never gave up. We first got him in a big canyon sitting down so we waited to see if he'd tree and he never would so we decided to try and sneak in and shoot him. It was so thick I wasn't able to get a shot with my bow so ended up going into thick brush with a .44 mag pistol. He was 15 feet from me but it was so thick I didn't have a shot. He smelled me and busted out of there and didn't stop for 2 miles. He finally got tired again and sat down. Hiked out of the canyon back to the truck found some roads that got us close and hiked down into an even bigger canyon. When we finally got to him he had sat down in a big thicket not giving me a shot with the bow once again. He started getting a little worked up growling and acting like he wanted to get some dogs so we moved quick and once again had to crawl in to get a shot with a pistol. Ended up taking him from about 10 yards with one shot to the head to make sure he didn't charge us or start getting dogs. And that was that. He's one of the biggest bears Hunter has caught with the dogs and a quick measurement nose to tail was 7'4" estimated 400 pounds right now which would put him 450+ in November. Don't know the skull measurements but should be Boone and Crockett for sure. Didn't end up killing him til 3 pm and had several hours of packing in and out of a huge canyon so didn't make it back to the truck til after dark. Toughest packout I've ever done. But at the end of the day was all worth it! Love the coloring and the size of this guy. Thanks again Hunter DeWitt! Feed your dogs some tbones tonight for the work they did didn't get the best field pics because we couldn't move him and we had to hurry and get him out. Had a friend edit some of the pics to get rid of some blood. Added some video. Let me know if they work. https://youtu.be/hilFDoJ9HO4 https://youtu.be/7Me418_RGc4 18 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capoeirajosh Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Super awesome bear!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Congrats! That's an awesome bear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Holy freaking AWESOME!!! Cripes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PelaPapas Report post Posted August 31, 2017 Dang, congrats on that huge bear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted September 1, 2017 beautiful bear- congrats! Post up the measurements when you have them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHog Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Congrats! Beautiful bear! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Jaw dropping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Just got the skull out and cleaned up a bit and with calipers I'm getting 20 13/16". Boone and Crockett! Just missed all time Boone and Crockett. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arrowslinger Report post Posted September 1, 2017 That's a huge skull, congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
300RUM Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Congrats, It is huge and has a beautiful coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camofreak Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Congrats! I missed what wouldve been my first bear yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Every time you kill something it's giant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector777 Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Every time you kill something it's giantShedhunter should be pleased with me that this time I wasn't close to a road atleast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lonne Report post Posted September 1, 2017 Wow...great story !!!! Beautiful looking bear and GREAT color... Great job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
