Tank of a Mid Western Black Bear

[RFS3]

Here is a tank of a Mid Western Black Bear I killed in May 2024. This was on a private ranch in the nine mile mountain range in Utah.

 

[Mekaniks]

Very nice How big was it squared? Did you mount it or rug it?

 

[RFS3]

I will have to check measurements he should be back from the taxidermist soon. He will be full body mounted.

I’ve hunted North Carolina and passed bears around the 500 pound mark.

This bear over 400 pounds and size of his head is pretty impressive to me for a mid western bear

 

[Raven]

It looks big for a black bear. What caliber did you use? How many rounds were needed?

 

[CamoManJ]

Congrats…
Helluva Bear!
Welcome to AH & Thanks for posting.

 

[RFS3]

I used 45-70 lever open sight 2 shots second was just for good measure.

 

[davidg8480]

OUTSTANDING! Verry old critter teeth are all warn down to the nubs, Congratulations

 

[Scott CWO]

Here is a tank of a Mid Western Black Bear I killed in May 2024. This was on a private ranch in the nine mile mountain range in Utah.
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Congrats! You can see the stovepipe nose, legs that don’t taper much and the worn down teeth - all signs of an old bear. Well done!

 

[wolfhunter]

very nice

 

[Green Chile]

Excellent bear. I will be in Canada in 1 week chasing them again.

 

[BGGMKLR]

Here is a tank of a Mid Western Black Bear I killed in May 2024. This was on a private ranch in the nine mile mountain range in Utah.
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Nice Yogi.
Score?
Spike

 

[Sideshow]

Question: Do they tase any good? I hear yes. Also do they have ticks or other parasites you need to worry about?
Cheers SS

 

[MacJenkins]

Very Nice! Know that area quite well. Have killed a lot of cow elk over the years up Cottonwood Canyon, it’s about an hour and 45 minutes from Millers in Wellington. Have not been in at least a decade but the tags were easy to draw back in my 20’s and early 30’s and you could get two tags per hunter. Was a lot of fun!

 

[BGGMKLR]

Question: Do they tase any good? I hear yes. Also do they have ticks or other parasites you need to worry about?
Cheers SS

That would depend on diet.
If it had access to a dump and was a habitual diner...no.
Same if it had access to fish carcasses.
If no to both...IMHO, it is delicious table fare when cooked low & slow.
Must be cooked to 160 degrees.
Spike

 

[crossone]

Only people from New Your city think that Utah is in the Midwest. Nice bear! My brother in law got a 400 lbs bear near Twin Falls, Idaho about 20 years ago. Also not in the Midwest!

 

[Firebird]

I also chuckled when I saw that Utah was in the Midwest.
Bear meat in the spring is edible but not great, also extremely lean after a winter living off reserves. A bear that size might be better, must have wintered well. In the fall they pound down acorns, service berries, elderberries and choke cherries and the meat improves considerably.
The last couple I was involved in had very few insects, I remeber commenting on how clean they were. Maybe after a high country frost they are rid of the ticks etc