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Im not going to brag up some great hunting story, because ther isnt one. I harvested a huge bear at my neighbors house after it broke in the week before. All the same it is the biggest bear Ive ever seen let alone harvested. He weighed 505Ibs ungutted I dont yet have the skull size, but the taxidermist thinks it will book. I got him sunday morning (Colorado hunters dont freak out I had a Plains Bear Tag so my season was still open) We cant use hounds or bait so this is what were left with. I would have prefered to get him in a more sporting way, but nonthe less hell eat well. I rendered 6 gallons of lard if that says how fat he was. I hope the pics work out.[/img]http://i22.tinypic.com/2zqvj2w.jpg[/IMG]

looks like a mummy , he had a lot of fat on his bones. good job.

I had another bear pay a visit last night. I didnt get a look at it but heard the noise and my srap buckets although empty were moved around. I butched the big bear and two antalope the last two days so Im shure ther was a lot of sent in the air. Tonight Ill see if I can get some pics if it comes around with enough light to see.

The taxidermist boiled dried and measured the skull, while unofficial he thinks it is 20 1/2 inchs.

congratulations on a dandy bear. You were missing your IMG on the second photo

I had a Plains Bear Tag

what is a plains bear tag in colorado and how does it differ from the other tags?

That is a Magnum boar, nice work, 20 1/2 is huge.

He must have graded choice!!!

Thanks, the second picture really shows his size better. The plains tag is an extra long season and is unlimited. The season runs from sept. to the middle of november for most units east of I-25. There is a few units near the New Mexico border that dont fallunder this tag but other than that it gives you a large area.