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Getting ready to go back to Kodiak island Alaska
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 2922576" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I think you're asking "What's a reasonable goal for a Kodiak Island brown bear?" Only because you asked the question...</p><p></p><p>No, I wouldn't shoot an 8-footer. That's a run-of-the-mill, immature-sized boar.</p><p></p><p>A 9-foot boar is getting to be a mature boar, and 9-foot isn't an unreasonable goal on any guided Kodiak Island hunt. My minimum goal would be 8 1/2 to 9 footer.</p><p></p><p>Judging brown bear size is difficult. You'll largely be dependent upon your guide's experience, and estimate of their of size.</p><p></p><p>My rule-of-thumb on any brown bear encountered at close - less than 75 yard - range? If they don't immediately look scary BIG, they probably aren't a mature boar.</p><p></p><p>At a distance, it takes a lot of experience to closely judge their size. Even the bear guides occasionally fail to closely identify a bear's size. Or even their sex... And boars grow MUCH larger than sows.</p><p></p><p>The best published article I've read on field judging the size of bears is in this Summer 2023 edition of "Hunt Alaska" magazine.</p><p>That's a 10 1/2 foot Kodiak brown bear on the wall.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]501211[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]501212[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 2922576, member: 4191"] I think you're asking "What's a reasonable goal for a Kodiak Island brown bear?" Only because you asked the question... No, I wouldn't shoot an 8-footer. That's a run-of-the-mill, immature-sized boar. A 9-foot boar is getting to be a mature boar, and 9-foot isn't an unreasonable goal on any guided Kodiak Island hunt. My minimum goal would be 8 1/2 to 9 footer. Judging brown bear size is difficult. You'll largely be dependent upon your guide's experience, and estimate of their of size. My rule-of-thumb on any brown bear encountered at close - less than 75 yard - range? If they don't immediately look scary BIG, they probably aren't a mature boar. At a distance, it takes a lot of experience to closely judge their size. Even the bear guides occasionally fail to closely identify a bear's size. Or even their sex... And boars grow MUCH larger than sows. The best published article I've read on field judging the size of bears is in this Summer 2023 edition of "Hunt Alaska" magazine. That's a 10 1/2 foot Kodiak brown bear on the wall. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20231012_112527.jpg"]501211[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20231012_113509.jpg"]501212[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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