My Son Got His 1st Michigan Bear

[HARPERC]

They shoot a fair amount of Grizzlies that aren't that big.

 

[Rhino Hunter]

They shoot a fair amount of Grizzlies that aren't that big.

True...but they're way more expensive.

 

[Elkeater]

Congrats to your son. That's a fantastic bear! I too went to Michigan Tech. Go Huskies!!

 

[Rhino Hunter]

Congrats to your son. That's a fantastic bear! I too went to Michigan Tech. Go Huskies!!

I will tell him. Thank you.

MTU = Great School! Go Huskies!

 

[Idahohuntr]

This is awesome, nice old bear!

 

[Colorado Luckydog]

That thing is a TOAD! What a great picture of you and your son! Congrats to both of you!

 

[Rhino Hunter]

This is awesome, nice old bear!

That thing is a TOAD! What a great picture of you and your son! Congrats to both of you!

Thank you guys! It was a fun hunt and it's a memory of a lifetime.

 

[Dpmj]

Tell your son congrats on a very nice bear. Tell him congratulations on his upcoming graduation and good luck on his future adventure

 

[bbckfh]

Hey neighbor! Congrats to your son on graduating from Tech as well as that bruiser.

Great idea. May have to replicate, but mine are a bit younger. Mind sharing which guide service you used?

 

[memtb]

Pretty bear! Congratulations to your son. memtb

 

[FIGJAM]

Congrats - was that is awesome. An idaho black bear was my son's first big game animal and he has been hooked ever since.

 

[markopolo50]

Congrats Rhino to your son on getting a giant bear in Michigan, and graduating from Michigan Tech. Did you get that big bear in the UP or down here with us trolls?

 

[Rhino Hunter]

Thank you to all for the kind words.

Yesterday we took my son's bear skull to Outdoorama to have it scored by the CBM organization. (Outdoorama is one of the big hunting/fishing shows here in Michigan.) It takes 18" to make the CBM (Commemorative Bucks of Michigan) Book, and 20" to make the Boone & Crocket Book.

When the gentlemen scored my son's bear skull I thought he might have made a mistake when he scored it at 19-1/16 ". I had watched him measure his calipers and write down what I thought was a different measurement. I asked if I could borrow his calipers and measure it myself (I didn't want to tell him I thought he made a mistake). When I did I showed him my length measurement which was 1" different than his. He was shocked at his error. He apologized and immediately remeasured it for a corrected score of 20-1/16" which easily qualifies it for CBM and also just squeezes past the Boone & Crocket minimum. It's a "Booner Bear!"

It was a fun day!

 

[Rhino Hunter]

Congrats Rhino to your son on getting a giant bear in Michigan, and graduating from Michigan Tech. Did you get that big bear in the UP or down here with us trolls?

Thank you! It's a Yooper bear from the Amasa unit.