Wow, great story. I shot one in NH a few years back on the last day with 1 minutes left of legal shooting light and it didn't come close to being as big as yours. You should be proud of your bear. I knew mine was small before I shot it, just didn't know how small it was lol. I'll be back at it on the 17th in NH. I hope to get a shot at something bigger this year. Congrats on your bear!