Re: Bear weight?
[Re: G Hose]
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10/02/22 07:01 PM
10/02/22 07:01 PM
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Strut10
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Deep head, thick legs, deep shoulders and hinds. 400 all day. How's about just shootin' and showing us a pic of him on a scale ??
Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.
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Re: Bear weight?
[Re: G Hose]
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10/02/22 07:19 PM
10/02/22 07:19 PM
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Osky
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4 bills I think? He has a broad blocky muzzle (age) thick neck, solid legs all the way down. Sometimes a lean food year doesn’t give them much of a belly, some years the other way.
Anyone else notice what almost looks like fur scarring from a snare around the neck, third picture. I could be wrong.
"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com
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Re: Bear weight?
[Re: bearcat2]
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10/03/22 11:42 AM
10/03/22 11:42 AM
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waggler
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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. ^^^^^^ Agree. I would really like to know how many XXX pound bears actually ever get put on a scale; I'll bet a very small percentage. Here is a picture of a 400 pound bear that was tranquilized and put on a scale in Los Angeles.
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Re: Bear weight?
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10/03/22 02:34 PM
10/03/22 02:34 PM
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jarentz
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We weight everyone in Pa. Our camp has shot 23 bear the biggest 520 lb 465 lb and 435 lb. I have seen one that weighted 675 lb live weight. Most of the big bear are feeding in corn fields or potatoes fields.But some years we have a good mast crop!
jarentz
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Re: Bear weight?
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10/03/22 08:14 PM
10/03/22 08:14 PM
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Bear Tracker
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(no disrespect intended) Wagglers bear pic is of a short fat sow. Totally different body structure. Cannot compare the two. Boars are built different than sows longer. I have been in bear camp at my buddy's since 1983 every year, shot dozen's myself and my family even more. Many over 400.
Last edited by Bear Tracker; 10/03/22 08:15 PM.
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