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here is the sow i shot in alberta last fall.

squared 6 foot, and a bit over 300 lbs. would love to score the skull, but somebody stole it from me!

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Here's a 6.5' bear we took near Cordova. This picture still cracks me up! Imagine six harbor seals stalking the boat as he rowed back faster each time a seal popped up behind...:D

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Anymore in most of their range, a 700-800 lb Grizzly is a darn big one. There are few places left wher the 800+ Grizzly still roams. Sad but true.

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Nice bears everyone! Brad, with the distance between the ears on that dude, looks like he might score pretty well!

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Yeah... he's got a big 'ole mellon on him!... the bear :)

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I'm about about to book my first Black Bear hunt for next Spring, I'm thinking Good Times Charter around Prince William Sound Alaska. Anyone hunted with him or have any iinfo on the location?

http://www.alaskagoodtimecharters.com/alaska_fishing_alaska_cruise/Alaska_black_bear_hunting_trips_Alaskan_Black_Bear .asp

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PWS bears tend to be a bit smaller than SE Alaska bears, but you should be able to find a 6 footer with a 17" skull. (The one in the raft is a decent PWS bear.) They also come out a bit later, about May 15 as a generalization. Don't expect any color phase bears, they're all black. I don't know anything about the charter operator you specified but a vessel based hunt is really the way to go in the spring, I just hope his vessel is bigger than the one above! :D

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my largest from my home state of idaho. 19 14/16ths skull he was pushing 400 live weight when I shot him in April of last year.

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My largest was a Pa boar. He dressed out at 356 lbs but scored 20 11/16. He had a monster head on him. Although in Lycoming county the majority I have seen seem to be that way.

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Here is a 350# I shot with a 6.55x55 swedish mauser. Cinnamon bear, Dryden ON