Long legged bear. Thoughts???
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From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
Like the title states. ???? Thoughts.
I've seen a lot of bear in my days, buy never one with leggs this long.
From: spike buck
21-Aug-22
camera lens distorted the picture.
From: Shug
21-Aug-22
There long legged big bears and long legged small bears this looks to be of the small variety
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
Last pic was same as first. Me bad.
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
From: milnrick
21-Aug-22
I tend to agree with Shug. That looks to be a young bear.
From: Lewis
21-Aug-22
What was that line in Jaws about long legged women Lewis
From: JL
21-Aug-22
My guess is he lost a lot of hair on his legs giving the illusion his legs are skinny and tall compared to his upper body.
From: Screwball
21-Aug-22
Young bear, think young man long lanky, all legs and arms. With that said bears are short, long, round, blocky, etc.
From: LKH
21-Aug-22
Ears are very large compared to the head. Sure way to tell a small bear.
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
If this works here a pic of a deer standing about the same place. I do believe the bear is standing further back then the deer for comparisons.
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
Heres not a zoomed in pic to try to compare with the deer above.
From: Teeton
21-Aug-22
I live in a high bear population area and get to see lots of bear each year. I agree its a young bear. I can get a dozen or more bear pictures a year. Cubs, small, medium and large. I've seen cubs a little smaller than a beagle to bears as large as 600+ lbs. Never got a picture of or saw one with legs that look that long.
From: Bearman
21-Aug-22
Young boar.
From: rattling_junkie
21-Aug-22
I think that is a legit long legged bear. We've had similar bears on camera as well. It definitely isn't common, but anomalies do exist. There is no distortion there, it's just a long legged bear.
From: Inshart
21-Aug-22
Agree, young or old - long legs for sure. Might be interesting to see what he might develop into in a few years?
From: Huntiam
22-Aug-22
Just a long legged young man ..thems the only ones we seem to be able to chase this yr ..small long legged jokers chase season been open a month seven bear trees nothing over 225
From: Teeton
22-Aug-22
Huntiam, years back i and a friend was given a red born. We would take her cool hunting a few times her would run bear that was in the corn fields where we went to hunt coon. Sure wish I could of run her on a hunt for bear someplace. Did some cat hunting in Mt years back, that was fun.
From: APauls
22-Aug-22
I'm impressed with the legs on that bear the same way I'm impressed with the brow tines on a pure spiker ;)
From: Teeton
22-Aug-22
Apaul, sarcasm noted! :)
From: Rut Nut
22-Aug-22
Ed- no doubt an adaptation due to being hunted by a particularly good archery bear hunter. He can get by your stand much quicker.................. ;-)
From: Will
22-Aug-22
Id have said young / skinny OR camera distortion... It's pretty wild looking in the image - like a grey hound bear.
From: fuzzy
22-Aug-22
I think that's a long legged bear
From: JL
22-Aug-22
I still think it is in part due to shedding the winter hair giving the illusion of long legs. Here is a pic from Alexis's thread.
