How many 500# bears

[livetohunt]

I have seen two in my life. One was 550 and change, the other was over 600. They were both taken in the same area but about 10-12 years apart. I have not treed any myself that were that size only help get them out.

[Big Mike]

We caught 1 that weighed 501. Weighed him on gravel pit scale. He was town bear eating out of garbage cans. Skull didnt even make 20in. For the most part a 400 lb bear is a whopper around here

[Houndhead]

We have taken a bunch over the years that dressed out between #400 and #480.
Only one that made #500.I have never been able to get a live one onto a scale to weigh it.Maybe if I had some Plotts I could.

[pat_kemp]

well this year i have caught the two biggest i have ever caught.. The one that we killed weighed in on certified scale at 368 pounds.. and then mothers day i caught the biggest one i have ever seen i bet it went 450 pounds but i didnt have a kill tag so let him walk..

[BBGH]

I was taking a guy from San Diego Ca. who wanted to shoot a bear and that was the day my dogs treed my personal best 549#. He was a monster, lucky for us he treed above a road so we rolled him down and got him to a scale. The shooter got a rug made out of it and it was 9' by 9'. I have killed a lot of bay up bears on the ground in the 400 range but that was my only 500 pound bear and the funny thing was is that he treed.

[BBGH]

Hey livetohunt, where those two big boys you are talking about taken out of the grindstone?

[livetohunt]

No they were both taken on the east side. There has sure been some good ones taken down there too. You hunt down in that country?

[cjohnson1178]

was wondering what some of u guys thought this guy might weigh. he is curently hitting a bait i use to run my dogs off. havnt seen him with my own eyes yet.to give u an idea there is a 55 gal. drum some where behind him.

[BuckNAze]

guessing 450+ a little

[BBGH]

Livetohunt, I don't hunt the grindestone any more, I got to many good dogs messed up or killed in that hell hole. But I have been on trophy bears in there. The East side is where I got my big boy as well.

[loaded4bear]

0 over 500lbs Helped catch one this year that weighed 407lbs. Ten years ago we took one that weighed 437lbs other bigger ones that weighed 350lb and 315lbs all live weights.

[bearhntwi]

1,it dressed out 456 so it was 500 or so live.

[blackandtan79]

2 in 12 years over 500. i got one that was 460 dressed. we ran a couple in eastern nc that were over 600 last year in training season.

[redhoundsman]

Steve Phipps (Crazy Cascade Blueticks) has caught some monster bears over the years (500+ and 600+ pounders.). His largest is a 765-pound California black bear that ranked #1 on the Boone and Crockett at the time. His bears are the largest I have ever heard of being caught with hounds.

[Bow]

one 552 it is the NH state record.