Posted on 06/17/2025 9:55:54 AM PDT by CFW
A bear shot in Alaska last year officially set the new world record for a hunter-killed grizzly and is a stunning trophy, an expert Wyoming hunter said.
It’s definitely not a “meathead” bear, Guy Eastman of Cody — who has hunted grizzlies in Alaska and Canada — told Cowboy State Daily.
He was referring to how sometimes bears can have large heads, but only average-sized skulls. And skull measurements are what determine a bear’s trophy status.
Brian van Lanen shot the male bear, estimated to be 20-25 years old, in September 2024. He was guided on a combination moose and grizzly hunt near Norton Sound, Alaska, according to an announcement from the Boone and Crockett Club (B&C), confirming that the bear set a new record for the largest grizzly ever killed by a hunter.
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The record-setting hunter-killed grizzly is truly impressive, Eastman said.
“That’s huge. Huge,” he said in reaction to the bear’s official Boone and Crockett (B&C) score of 27-9/16 inches, according to skull measurements.
B&C bear scores are based on a compilation of measurements of width and length of the bear’s skull. The overall size and weight of the animal’s body doesn’t factor in, Eastman said.
He represents the third generation of the famous outdoor multimedia family that launched Eastman's Hunting and other outdoor media and has hunted numerous species of big game and trophy game animals throughout North America.
The B&C record books are the gold standard for hunting trophies, he said. The organization sets strict standards for fair-chase hunting and exact measurements for scores.
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Geezes hail Mary that’s a man eater of it’s choice.
Bear meat in Alaska tastes like dead salmon if they live near the coast or a waterway! It’s what they eat. The meat is mostly given to the locals.
I HATE hunters.
This beautiful animal didin’t invade their homes and threaten their children. Perfectly innocent bear had a right to live his life in the wild.
Good point, that is a lot of heavy meat that probably isn't too tasty. I've had some good bear meat but most of it wouldn't sell at the grocery store unless there was nothing else left but impossible fake meat.
I don’t hate non-hunters. Hunting feeds me and my family.
Hunting is a lot of work for sure.
Thanks. I always appreciate the real life experience of Freepers.
Hunting for food animals is fine, knew some people in Idaho wh did.
But this magnificent animal killed for “sport” is a very different story.
I would definitely prefer the pack string. My average sized AZ black bear’s hide was heavy.
That was an old bear.
I dislike tripping over old bear skeletons when I hunt deer and elk.
Get mad if you want. Dude will bank.
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