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Re: how old is this bear? [Re: 160user] #8068373
02/03/24 10:28 PM
02/03/24 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 160user
Originally Posted by Bear Tracker
My buddy up in NW Ontario a few years back in camp they got one whose gum was tattooed. Aged at 24.


Any ear rings or other body piercings?

I bet she had Posts and spray on Tanner.


God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.
Re: how old is this bear? [Re: D.T.] #8068442
02/03/24 11:30 PM
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Tooth they took is where the rule is pointing in the bottom photo. The opposite side of the jaw is the broken tooth he failed to get out.

When i shot this bear i though it would be in the 2-4 range. Wasnt huge obviously, but i was happy with another hide, meat, and grease. The meat didn't seem to be much different than any of the other bears Ive chowed down on but the grease was dark. Usually I’m used to a color thats of white. This bears grease was dark as you can see in the photo. I had been wondering about that and why it was so different. Luckily i have plenty of “purer” grease so Ive have probably three generations worth of patch lube if my boys do me right. Lol.


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Re: how old is this bear? [Re: D.T.] #8068447
02/03/24 11:36 PM
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160, I had to chuckle at that. At one time Chris couldn't find help and hired two young guys we called Thing 1 and Thing 2. Tattoos, piercings, gauges when they wore them - when out looked even worse. High most of the time, reeked of marijuana. Nothing on the bear but the short-term guides were different!

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Re: how old is this bear? [Re: D.T.] #8068460
02/03/24 11:53 PM
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If that's the skull/ teeth of a 23 year old bear, well, I guess I now believe in BigFoot.
laugh


swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo

You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
Re: how old is this bear? [Re: D.T.] #8068539
02/04/24 07:29 AM
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Small body size.

Re: how old is this bear? [Re: D.T.] #8068732
02/04/24 12:29 PM
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Some bears grow real old. I have a friend in NYS that in the 80's killed a bear with his bow still hunting. Turned out to be a 27 year old boar and was the NYS record for many years. Fall bear, he was full of porky quills and had no fat.

Teeth were worn way down.

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