Here are the pics of my dad and his polar bear he shot in 2002 in Arviat. Bear was 9'3", est. weight was over 900lbs. Skull was 26".

Awesome mount and pics!! Thanks for sharing, but where's the story??

That's a beautiful mount. Congrats to your dad.

Gorgeous bear! Give us the story on that bruin...please?

Unfortunately, I wasn't there for the first hand story. I have heard it a million times from my dad and my brother. The hunts are done on dog sled. You take a snowmobile and dog sleds to your camp, which is basically a 12 by 12 shack. I dont' know the exact dimensions, but it's not very big at all. I believe they got this bear on their fifth day of the hunt. They had passed up a few smaller bears in previous days. On the fifth day on their way back to camp, after passing up a bear that day they ran into some big tracks. They expected that the bear was checking out their camp and that is essentially what happened. The bear was shot at @100 yards with a .338. One shot was all it took and the bear dropped. I wish I could tell the story like they can, but unfortunately I can't. We've got the videos, but I can't upload them on here.

Man that looks awsome, congrats to your dad.

Nice Polar, would'nt want to meet one face to face unless I had my bow! LOL[]

Congrats to your dad, James Vee! Nice bear![8D]

Is that a whale bone hanging below the rifle on the wall?
And is that a wolverine hide hanging next to the window?

Nice Bear, Congrat's to your Dad!

georgeous animal