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Old 11-26-2009, 03:45 PM   #1
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Default Big Pa black bear with a bow?

A friend of mine told me about a 600lb+ (possible record) black bear taken with a bow in Carbon Co. I was curious if anyone had any info on this?
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Old 11-27-2009, 12:51 PM   #2
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i picked up a copy of the suburban news...a small local paper out of sweet valley...the biggest i saw in there was 300 and change...no words here around our deer camp of anything like that...one gang got a nice one that was 480 est live weight though
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Old 11-28-2009, 06:36 AM   #3
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My buddys group got a 600+ pounder in the poconos in monroe county, could be the one you heard about. it was 640 live and 542 gutted. monster of a bear.

Edit: didnt see you said with the bow, sorry. this bear was taken with the gun
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