Good Bear?
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From: 'Ike' (Phone)
18-Feb-19
Saw him last year...Going through threads and trying to get a idea what I’m looking at! I know ears are a good indicator, how about nose length?
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
18-Feb-19
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
18-Feb-19
From: skinner creek
18-Feb-19
Younger bear I would say
From: Alexis Desjardins
18-Feb-19
Looks like Younger bear I would say too.
From: Starfire
18-Feb-19
I disagree, Look at the shape of the skull
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
18-Feb-19
From: WV Mountaineer
18-Feb-19
Yes. It is a good one.
From: Shug
18-Feb-19
I don’t think he’s a giant but I think he’s p and y
From: Tinner2216
18-Feb-19
Agree with WV and Shug. Nice mature bear but not a monster...yet.
From: grape
19-Feb-19
They're all good!
From: SBH
19-Feb-19
Depends on location and hunt. Bears are tough to judge!
From: GhostBird
19-Feb-19
Best way to tell is a ground check.
From: JL
19-Feb-19
I would say he is not a young bear but not an extra large one. He has narrow, beadie eyes yet no crease in his forehead. Most of the bigger, older bears I have seen will have a forehead crease....I don't see it in that one.
From: Cazador
19-Feb-19
Looks like a POW bear. I'd say average if so. He just doesn't look blocky to me from that position.
From: WV Mountaineer
19-Feb-19
Not blocky at all. Just thick through the neck and front shoulders. It’s obviously a fall bear and one that’s well fed.
What she isn’t is a Pope and Young candidate. Probably a 225 pound range animal. But, a 200 pound Black Bear is a very respectable animal.
That’s my guess. A sow with a small frame that’s filled out. And for all but the most dedicated bear trophy hunters, a great specimen on a fall hunt.
I could be wrong. As there isn’t much to go on. But, I’m sticking with that.
From: BullBuster
19-Feb-19
I think it’s a sow too.
From: Cazador
19-Feb-19
If it's POW a 200lb fall bear is a dink. The photos above scream sow to me especially the side view.
Great photo, I'd pass on that unless I had other indicativos the photo is not giving me.
From: 'Ike' (Phone)
19-Feb-19
Thank guys, so look at width between eyes also...
From: Buffalo1
19-Feb-19
It is a good bear but not a great bear (yet). It is riding the line at present. Will probably make P&Y now, but it is headed north to a better score.
Depends on your goals as to whether you shoot it or not.
From: Cheesehead
20-Feb-19
Cool photos
