xibowhunter

ok so it wasn't killed in elk county and not by a thirteen yr old ,i mean i heard of getting stories mixed up but we're talking about 300 miles and and 35 yr difference here ,are there two 800 lbs bears that were killed this year in pa?? or did someone totally get the facts mixed up ?

jbc

TOP 10 BEARS INCLUDE THREE OVER 800 POUNDS
The top 10 black bears taken so far in the bear seasons include three
800-pounders and two 700-pounders. In total, there were 17 bears exceeding 600
pounds. A listing of the top 10 bears and the hunters who took them, are:

- 864-pound male taken in Dingman Township, Pike County, on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m.
by Douglas Kristiansen of Milford.

- 837-pound male taken in Dingman Township, Pike County, on Dec. 1 at 11:30
a.m. by Ray R. Reper of Branchville, New Jersey.

- 808-pound male taken in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, on Dec.
1 at 10:30 a.m. by Jason A. Taddeo of Bethlehem.

- 739-pound male taken in Weatherly Township, Carbon County, on Nov. 25 at 2
p.m. by Brian J. Coxe of Weatherly.

- 725-pound male taken in Sweden Township, Potter County, on Nov. 24 at 7:45
a.m. by Benjamin A. Long of Coudersport.

- 664-pound male taken in Greene Township, Pike County, on Dec. 2 at 8:30
a.m. by Thomas J. Young of Jacksonville, Florida.

- 661-pound male taken in Tell Township, Huntingdon County, on Nov. 25 at
7:30 a.m. by Gregg E. Walls of Dry Run.

- 648-pound male taken in Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, on Nov. 24 at
2:45 p.m. by Andrew G. Box of Honesdale.

- 644-pound male taken in Knox Township, Clarion County, on Nov. 24 at 9:30
a.m. by Brandon S. Carson of Monongahela.

- 642-pound male taken in Beech Creek Township, Clinton County, on Nov. 25 at
2:30 p.m. by James S. Hoover of Lititz.

PABowhntr

Geesshh, those are some big bears. I had no idea that we had that many in that weight range. Trully impressive.

vtbuckrulrss

hey PA guys, i need some answers here! do you weigh in your bears at a weigh statio? are they supposed to be field dressed, and if so, why refer to the weights as 800+ if they ain't field dressed? i talked with a bear guide from maine last night, ne said that 800, dressed is impossible. i believe that the world record from new brunswick, dressed, was around 800. but you guys are making it sound like you are breaking the record left and right. what's the deal?

bearklr

All of our bears are weighed at weigh stations. They also remove a tooth from the bear to age it and write down the ear tag number if there are any present. At the time of weigh in all bears are field dressed. Now wether these are dressed weights or calculated live weights I can not be sure as I did not post them. However I would not be surprised if these weights would be dressed out. The guide in Maine is wrong for saying 800 lbs dressed is impossible. Ask him if he ever hunted PA bruins and if he has had the opportunity to see a live 900+ lb bear in the wild. As I have posted earlier I have spoken with game commission officers who have in fact tranquilized and weighed 3 bears all going over 900 lbs live weight here in PA. It's funny how everyone thinks that new brunswick is the place to go for big bears. I think we should keep this PA's little secret.

Bob1961

it's estimated live weight................bob

xibowhunter

i found out that the 761 lber from last year was taken by a 13 yr old!

PAhunter86

yep, its either estimated or actual live weight, i'd say in most cases its estimated