Cant tell from pic if its male or female.
It is not a big bear.
If female it is big enough to have cubs,but in high bear density areas the cubs could have been killed by boar in summer which they do to bring female into estrus,since female BB with yearling cubs dont breed until the next year.
The reason bears stay out late is not because of a lack of food as some think. They stay out because there is a food source still available.
Any trapper in bear country will know this when a bear takes over a wolf jackpot.
Same holds true for skunks.I have also seen skunks active in December and Januare at 30 below zero coming out of a nearby hole to snack on the frozen jackpot bait.
I have also had bears stay out late and follow my trapline raiding marten and mink boxes of bait as well as catches.In these rare circumstances you either pull out of the area or kill the bear because it will keep running your line until there is no more goodies.

If you want a good estimate on size just go where your camera is and check tracks,also trail it for a ways to see what it is up to and best places to make your sets.

cold winter coming it would all depend on how much room there was in my freezer . the hide should sure be nice this time of year winter coat on but not worn out or matted yet.

I say it would make a nice coat and a good lot of sausage

yes I let my stomach do much of my thinking.

The real question is..............?

Is that YOGI or BOO BOO ?

w

Just track it down, roll it over and check it's equipment.

How far is the bear from the camera. I think it looks close enough size could be deceiving.

A bit of a mystery as to the size, but it's the proportions that suggest to me that it's large.

Short legs, no neck...
But who knows

A decent buck from last night for perspective...

It's just really close to the camera and at a steep angle. Yearling maybe 150-160 pounds.

Next question...this time of year, you think its gonna be roaming far?

I have one more day of the season. I wonder what the odds of tracking it down would be.

It doesn't have much leg under it and what shows looks to be beefy. I don't think it's a small bear.

Short legs, no neck...
But who knows[/quote]

It's just really close to the camera and at a steep angle. Yearling maybe 150-160 pounds. [/quote]

Head doesnt look very big and round does it?

If the bay where this is wasnt iced right in, I would go measure its tracks.

if I make it over there I an stand in the exact spot and at least get a back height if the tracks are washed out when I get there.

You have some really big yearlings, around here you could delete that 1 off the front of the size for a yearling. A 70 lber would be a real big, or a late fall yearling here.

It is hard to judge size in the picture, but it doesn't have the mule ears I associate with yearlings.

We shot a 150 lb confirmed 8 year old female once.

I will never even attempt to guess age based on size.

Well-fed yearlings during hunting season (September) around here for males are anywhere from 110-140, females 90-130, although we did weigh a female yearling this year that was just under 150. Give them another month or two to put on weight if they have good food, they can definitely go into the den weighing over 150. There are a lot of variables.

The key to the age of that bear is the head. The body is angled towards the camera so you really can't get any info off it. I'm going out on a limb by making a statement based on one photo, but I'm 99% sure that's a yearling in very good body condition.

It's probably denned close by.

Most people think a bear goes into the den in the fall and doesn't come out until spring but they occasionally come out from time to time both in fall and spring and then go back in.

This particular video is of an adult male, but you get the idea:

A big one on a Christmas walkabout.

Good info Bernie.

I am very tempted to take tomorrow off work and go for a walk.

First see how big the track are, that is.