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Bear weight? #7683820
10/02/22 02:37 PM
10/02/22 02:37 PM
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Surry county, NC
G Hose Offline OP
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What do you bear guys think he’ll weigh?
I believe he’s the biggest I’ve gotten on camera. [Linked Image]
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Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683832
10/02/22 03:08 PM
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Hudson valley , NY
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350 ish

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683835
10/02/22 03:11 PM
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400-425 live weight.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683838
10/02/22 03:18 PM
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Alaska and Washington State
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I'm not doubting that some folks can accurately estimate a bear's weight, but I sure don't know how they do it.
I have little experience with black bears, however if that were a brown bear I'd have to say; "not a huge bear since I can see a lot of daylight under it's belly". Of course maybe that rule of thumb doesn't apply to black bears; that bear does look to be a nice bear though.

Last edited by waggler; 10/02/22 03:20 PM.

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Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683839
10/02/22 03:19 PM
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western mn
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400ish.


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Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683845
10/02/22 03:26 PM
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Asheville, NC
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Size of head compared to size of ears help to tell small from large bears.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683849
10/02/22 03:31 PM
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charles and waggler have very good points, I would guess that bear in the two to three hundred weight class.

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Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683855
10/02/22 03:38 PM
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I would say pushing 300. Like said prior, "a lot of daylight under him". He is a good bear, you can put me on that stand.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683865
10/02/22 03:51 PM
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Long, boar, 350-400, Capricorn, likes, almonds, and long walks in the oaks.

Last edited by Bear Tracker; 10/02/22 03:52 PM.
Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683870
10/02/22 04:02 PM
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I say 225 tops closer to 190. Only thing I see to scale off of is the apples.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683873
10/02/22 04:06 PM
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yes a very long bear I'm guessing 350-400

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683899
10/02/22 04:44 PM
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Nothing else in picture to compare it to.


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Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683900
10/02/22 04:44 PM
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low to mid 400's

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683909
10/02/22 04:52 PM
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400ish still kinda big ears

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683911
10/02/22 04:56 PM
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250

Re: Bear weight? [Re: marathonman] #7683918
10/02/22 05:07 PM
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Fairly stout legs. Pics with no reference are tough to judge. Does have some bulge to his belly.
I’ve killed 3 bear over 300 lbs. weighed ungutted. One other weighed 348 lbs. field dressed.
I’m thinking he will go at least 300.
I have a hog video on my phone, but I’ve never been able to post anything on here from my iphone.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: Sshaffer] #7683919
10/02/22 05:08 PM
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West Virginia
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I meant I have a video of a hog of a bear on my phone

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683933
10/02/22 05:27 PM
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400 minimum. Look at the size of his head ears and neck. A keeper in my book.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683945
10/02/22 05:52 PM
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Hard to judge off a picture. He is big and doesn't have any hair. I'm honestly surprised (and impressed) by the guesses here. Most people WAY overestimate a bears weight. My rule of thumb is when someone tells me they seen a bear and give me an estimated weight I divide it in half and figure that as a high estimate. Not that much different when someone shoots one and gives me an estimated weight. In this case though, with the caveat that it is hard to judge off a picture, I would guess 250-275. He is a definite shooter, I look at right around a hundred bears a year (usually a little over) and will be able to count the ones that look like that on my fingers.

Re: Bear weight? [Re: G Hose] #7683949
10/02/22 05:59 PM
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7mtns of CENTRAL PA
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180-220#. Belly ain't no where near the ground like the 400+ bears do.


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