525 lb. Bruin @ 30 yrds w/Slick Trick Broadhead - Photos
 

Proud to be part of a family of hunters. Photos of my son & grandsons... gg.

Son's Quote:
Official 525 lbs! Day two of the (Ontario)bearseason, 07 Sep 05, around 7:30 PM. 30 yards out and slightly quartering away. Double lung hit and still made it 150 to200 yards.Parker phoenix 34 bow set at 63 lbs, gold tip carbon shaft and Slick Trick broadhead. Bear was in view 20 mins before I took him. The fellow skinning with my son Matthew is Ron Stinson of Buck Lake Outfitters located literally 5 minutes from our hunt camp.Check it out at:http://www.bucklakeoutfitters.com/ If you hunt with Ron, Pete and Gary of Buck Lake Outfittersyou don't have to travel to Manitoba to get a trophy bear. [/align][/align]Happy hunting, Al[/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align]So what do you think? Nice bear & nice shot eh? :) gg.[/align]

RE: 525 lb. Bruin @ 30 yrds w/Spitfire Broadhead - Photos
 

For the second time Congrats( i saw it in the bowhunting forum too)

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Congratulations!!

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Why did you decide to take such a small bear?

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Congrats!!! Hope to get my first this november.

RE: 525 lb. Bruin @ 30 yrds w/Slick Trick Broadhead - Photos
 

Great job! ,

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TOTALLY..... NICE BEAR AND GREAT SHOT. Any issues with the gall bladder in ontario??????

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Um, not to start anything, but does anyone else think that this bear will not make it much past the 350# mark. It is a nice bear, but I think the weight is a little high. Could be the picture though,but it just dosen't seem to have the body of a 500# bear. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers.
Also for anyone that is interested, the Ontario bear season starts on August 15th.
Congrats on the bear. Any idea what it scored?

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BearGuy
Keep in mind I weigh 230 lbs. My bear is field dressed in the photos.The bear my son is skinning is just over 200 lbs. Mine is hanging on the far left in the photo. There was a garage full of American bear hunters when it was weighed. Al[/align]

RE: 525 lb. Bruin @ 30 yrds w/Slick Trick Broadhead - Photos
 

It must be the pictures because the bear didn't look that large to me either.But then pictures can be misleading.

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For anyone that is interested the Ontario bear season in Unit 49 (where this 525 lb. bear was arrowed) opened on Sept. 6th. gg.

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Nice bear-----He sure has a big head. Are you doing a rug or half mount? CB

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Sorry, my mistake on the dates of the season, I should have asked what unit you were hunting in. As you stated yours opened up on the 6th of Sept, others open on the 1st of Sept, and the majority of the units open up on the 15th of August.
Sorry about the confusion

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Colorado B

Definitely a rug for the rec room flooor...

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Ummm, 525lbs???? How did he measure? I shot a black bear last spring that was 6'5" and was 300 lbs max. Not to call bs, but that thing looks no where near 525.

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Rugers 7
I guess you didn't read the thread before posting your comments.In any event I had also put the original post on the Bowhunting Board. And in response to BearGuy's doubting comments on this board and on that one that the bear wouldn't go over 350 lbs. I made him the following wager and I'd be happy to make the same with you if you're interested in testing your ability to determine the size and weight of an animal from a photograph. Please read on gg.

(a copy and paste from the Bowhunters Forum)
TerryM
Maybe I wasn't as clear as I should have been in the original post but the photos of the bowman & the 2 young lads are those of my son and grandsons. I posted the pics and my son's account of the hunt on his behalf.

The bear was arrowed in Unit 49 about 20 km. S.E. of Huntsville on our 450 acre hunting property ( www.huntsvilledeer.funtigo.com ). And you're correct these pictures are not staged which would have been very easy to do - like the fisherman with the big fish - we've all seen them. Iwould admire anyone who could actually look at a photo of a bear and determine its weight from the photo. Good luck on your future hunts.

BearGuy
In reply to your quotes:
"As posted on the Big Game Huntin Fourm, I just don't believe that your bear, which is a very nice bear...good sized head, has the body and the fat of a 525# bear. Sorry, just my observation." and "Yes these pictues are staged, as yours is"

The bear weighed 525 lbs. This can be verified by anyone of the three proprieters of Buck Lake Outfittershttp://www.bucklakeoutfitters.com

[ul][*]Pete Allen: 1-(705)-685-1336[*]Ron Stinson: 1-(705)-685-7324[*]Gary Stinson: 1-(705)-685-7018[/ul]
or any one of half a dozen American hunters who were present when the bear was weighed. I would certainly agree with you that your bear pics are staged but not sure why you'd say my son's were. But I'll tell you what. I'll make you a friendly wager - your pick from my gun cabinet against my pick from your gun cabinet - that the bear weighed 525 lbs. as stated (or within a couple of lbs either way for scale error). Verification can be made by the outfitters I named above, the U.S. witnesses present when weighed, the weight of the butchered meat, the size of the rug when tanned and the skull measurements. So how about it? How strongly do you believe my son's bear won't make it past 350 lbs. as you stated in the "Big Game Forum" :D

I've added another pic here which might help you decide on whether or not to accept my wager. The bear on the extreme right is the one my grandson is helping to skin in the other photo which weighed just over 200 lb. The one on the extreme left and closest to the camera was around 350 lbs. The one in the middle is my son's 525 pounder. By the way your 350 pounders are pretty nice bears also. ;) gg.

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congrats!!! fine looking bears!!