A much younger me took this bear in N CA 1987. Since then I have taken a dozen more all spot and stalk (passed up many times that number). 2/3 have been over 300lbs, another pushing 500lbs and this bruin was an honest to goodness 600 pounder verified by CF&G. The CA biologist estimates...
I joined to meet and share information with other fellow hunters. As context I have always hunted alone as I could never find anyone as crazy (as I am called) wanting to get away from the crowd in N CA. I generally hunt deer and bear in the Mendocino National forest, Yolla Bolly and Yuki...