Weight?
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From: PECO
19-Jul-18
From: WV Mountaineer
19-Jul-18
150-175 or so.
From: PECO
19-Jul-18
Oh come on, double that.
From: bigmartbowhunter
19-Jul-18
325 +
From: JL
19-Jul-18
Looking at the logs for context....280-310
From: Scar Finga
19-Jul-18
Big! Enough said... Lets move on!
From: carcus
19-Jul-18
looks like a sow, 175lb
From: spike78
19-Jul-18
220
From: Buffalo1
19-Jul-18
225 on the hoof
From: BullBuster
19-Jul-18
200-230
From: WV Mountaineer
19-Jul-18
I do admit that I am on the lighter side possibly. And, I was talking field dressed weight. But, I've peered up a tree to many a bear and, saw just as many while sneaking around in the woods. Its been my experience that the de-liar proves many a people wrong. And, just like elk meat loads, most way over estimate bears. If people were the only proof, most bull elk take 5, 90 pound pack loads and, most black bears weigh 350 lbs. :^)
From: grape
19-Jul-18
165-175 sow
From: donnybowhunter
19-Jul-18
160-185
From: donnybowhunter
19-Jul-18
no way is it over 230
From: WB
20-Jul-18
The ears don't look really tiny, so I might agree with everyone that said 200-225- thanks to that big ol' bear belly.
From: woodguy65
20-Jul-18
Impossible to tell without something of known size in background for reference. 160 - 180lbs on the hoof.
From: Smtn10PT
20-Jul-18
between 150-200 live weight
From: deerslayer
20-Jul-18
175 tops - weighed my bear this year and had a real eye opener. The outfitter actually said he doesn’t like to weigh client’s bears for them as he’s seen too many smiles turn to frowns. I think bear weight is even more overestimated than antler scores.
From: SBH
20-Jul-18
What Deerslayer said x2
He aint 200lbs soaking wet
From: Kodiak
20-Jul-18
It's impossible to say without a definitive scale of reference.
Personally I think it looks like a good bear, but...
From: deerslayer
20-Jul-18
To be honest I would think scale weight would be closer to the 140 lb range.
From: Ibow
21-Jul-18
185 & I’d agree with others... it looks like a sow.
From: Kurt
21-Jul-18
Sow, 160#s
From: wild1
21-Jul-18
Right around 250lbs, probably a little less. No way that bear hits the 300lb. mark.
From: WV Mountaineer
21-Jul-18
No way that bear hits the 200 lb mark for that matter
From: Huntosolo
21-Jul-18
Legs are long and belly doesn’t hang low. Pass...
From: flyingbrass
21-Jul-18
sow!
From: skookumjt
21-Jul-18
The comments about it being hard to tell without some reference are dead on, but I would say based on the pic that bear very likely doesn't go 200 and is likely closer to 150-160. I have been pretty close on the couple dozen bears I have been there when they were harvested.
It's funny that nearly every time I have been at the tree for a kill someone estimates more than double what I do. As soon as the bear hits the ground, they subtract 25%. After a little while and the gutting stars, they tell me I was pretty close.
