Nice Bear !! 8' is HUGE---grizzly size. I'm assuming you are measuring from nose to tail. My ruff rule of thumb is that 5'6" is an average bear. 6' is a good bear. Anything over 6'6" is REAL good. Anything over 7' is HUGE. I shot a 6' here in Colorado several years ago----my taxidermist kept records of bears he did for awhile. Seemed that the average bear he did was 5' 4". CB