Unit 22D Spring Bear

[popgunshooter]

While out hunting with my good hunting buddy, we ran across this bear.

[popgunshooter]

and after plugging the boar with 3 pills of 180 grain A-Frames he succumbed...

[popgunshooter]

now the real work begins...the posturing of the trophy, ensuring that your accomplishment will be recorded for future generations of hunters (or flag waving material if you prefer)...

we skinned the critter out and continued our journey to fill the partners' tag...

[popgunshooter]

We spent the rest of the day looking for a suitable bruin, but our luck was used up (we saw just one other bear which was let go for future harvesting).

After skinning out the skull, we squared the fella to nine feet...9'4" claw to claw and 8'8" nose to tail!

The local ADFG biologist green scored his skull at 25 7/16...

needless to say the good hunting buddy is now known as the great hunting buddy!!!!

Popgunshooter

[Trapak]

Great job Popgunshooter! Nice looking boar. Save one for me! I'm heading out to Unit 22 in a few days. Hope to connect as well.

[martentrapper]

Way to go popgun. Congrats. I been telling these guys we have 9 footers out here. Good sized skull too.
Got any more pics?

[pike_palace]

Nice bear. One less nusance running around.

[BRWNBR]

great bear, i've got a buddy who hunts outa kotz each year in late march and early april, he has three booners in a row..theres some good bears out that direction for sure! you got one of them! nice work.

[cietrzew]

Nice bear! Congratulations.

[norsehunter]

Very nice bear. Still in snow up there I see. No spring yet?

[bushrat]

Congrats, and thanks for the pics, that's a nice boar for sure.

[dieNqvrs]

great bear, i've got a buddy who hunts outa kotz each year in late march and early april, he has three booners in a row..theres some good bears out that direction for sure! you got one of them! nice work.

Is that honors at 26" or all time at 28"

Nice job, IMO next time pictures without snowgo tracks all around, they look way better!

[alaskachallenge@yahoo.com]

thats interior grizzlys up there,24" makes book ,at 25-7/16 he will going in the top 100 all time after drying,ive got 1 from galena here went 25-11/16 placed 53rd 5years ago,great bear youve got a great one,,,

[dieNqvrs]

thats interior grizzlys up there,24" makes book ,at 25-7/16 he will going in the top 100 all time after drying,ive got 1 from galena here went 25-11/16 placed 53rd 5years ago,great bear youve got a great one,,, [ATTACH=CONFIG]48805[/ATTACH]

Duh was thinking browns like here in Kodiak.

[northway]

thats interior grizzlys up there,24" makes book ,at 25-7/16 he will going in the top 100 all time after drying,ive got 1 from galena here went 25-11/16 placed 53rd 5years ago,great bear youve got a great one,,, [ATTACH=CONFIG]48805[/ATTACH]

That is a big one! Very nice. Thanks for sharing.