Preston Joy
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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 3
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Sun December 7, 2008 1:18pm
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Dude, that's a awesome animal, I have looked at all the pictures, and it's a true monster. Congrats!
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Camp Cook
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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 36
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Tue December 9, 2008 7:22am
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Thanks...
A few days after I shot it I showed the hide to the local Guide/Outfitter who has been working in the area for over 35 years he told me that this was the biggest interior grizzly that he has ever seen in all those years.
It's skull measures 24 1/16" so it will make the all time Boone & Crocket record book.
The thing is is this is an interior grizzly they just don't get this big normally and to make the record book with an interior bear is very rare...
The Guide/Outfitter estimated the age @ about 33 years and its weight at over 1000 lbs.
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sir winston
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Registered: December 2008
Posts: 1,207
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Tue December 9, 2008 9:41am
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Rating: 10
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what a giant
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Camp Cook
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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 36
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Sat February 28, 2009 5:09pm
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My son and I just got drawn for a grizzly tag each for the same area as this bear came from.
Guess we are going back to try again this year... 
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akaShag
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Registered: February 2007
Posts: 5
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Wed March 11, 2009 9:27am
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Rating: 10
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That's a brute of a bear!
Is this the same Camp Cook that recently helped a buddy sell a .244 AI? (The one I bought....)
And your shootin' iron looks like a .45-70 maybe, or .450 Marlin?
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Camp Cook
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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 36
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Wed March 11, 2009 10:51am
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Yes that is me and the rifle is a Marlin 1895GS in 45-70 loaded with 525gr Beartooth WLNGC's @ 1600fps.
Shot the bear with a 375 RUM and 300gr Partitions though and carried the Marlin in when we went into the thick bush the next morning after the bear.
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akaShag
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Registered: February 2007
Posts: 5
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Thu March 12, 2009 1:07pm
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A WISE choice, my friend! :-)
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chaqueño_62
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Registered: March 2009
Location: ASUNCION, Paraguay
Posts: 24
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Mon April 13, 2009 3:42pm
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Rating: 10
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Good Job, here , in mi country Paraguay, theres no bear, but ind Chaco Paraguayo live a Jaguar or Yaguarete in guarani language, el señor de la noche (Lord of the night)
Congratulations!!!
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Camp Cook
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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 36
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Sat January 5, 2013 2:31pm
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Bear was finally officially scored summer 2012 4 years after I shot it.
It is a bit bigger than I thought and I'm told by the scorer that it probably shrunk 1/16" - 3/16" in those 4 years the official score = 24 3/16"
Not bad for an interior grizzly...
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