Where we hunt, it's about 2 miles through an overgrown clear cut and then down a steep mountain side. There's no way of getting a vehicle in. The other spot is deep in a swamp. I was "fortunate" enought to shoot a small bear when I was really deep in.

The last bear, the 300lb, was about 400 yards in from the road. The last 200, we cut a path for the ATV. We were still on private property. If we were deeper in, it would have been state game land and cutting would be a no-no.

I've never heard of the game commission coming out to the kill site. Have they done that with those 700+ pound bears? How do they register the weight?