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.

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

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.

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..

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.

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

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?

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.

guessing 450+ a little

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

one 552 it is the NH state record.