Can you guess the weight?
Let's just say he's almost 400?
He's gone now but that brings back fond memories.
Hard to tell from a picture but since it's still early season I will estimate him at 345.
The Outfitter I have been hunting with for many years now not only says that but he also says "how much do you think it weighs". Keep them in the 10 ring.
Jeff
But there were 2 problems with him. The main one was the he never showed up even close to first or last light. More like 2:30 am. One time we got a pic at the crack of dawn. I don't think you could get up the tree in the am without him vanishing if he was there. I always told my friends Marco and Marcelle.... the only way you will kill that bear is with a rifle sneaking in first thing in the morning and the wind better be perfect. But we bow hunt only there so we knew our chances were slim to none.
The other problem is that all of the other bears seemed to be thinking about Mr. Miserable too. Even decent sized bears would nervously sneak in from the back side of the barrel, grab one piece of dinner roll or doughnut and immediately run off with it somewhere safer. Shot opportunities were tough there because of that. The sows would show up really early in the evening with their cubs and then get the heck out of there well before dark.
The guy in the pic had a bait about a mile away and he had pics too. We figured the bear hit the 400 mark about 2 years ago. So here is the official weight of the whole bear on the scale. I'm really glad I got to see it with no questions asked. 452#. That's a lot of doughnuts eh! RIP Meaneye you old bastage.
I think it just came down to years and years of living in an area that gets hunted pretty good. Eventually he was bound to end up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe looking for a sow in heat cost him his life. Happens to lots of guys.
