Biggest Grizz from Canada in 24 yrs

[ACE]

Can you pull a pre-molar for aging ?
When the BC Fish & Wildlife Branch was still doing this, I was told that the tooth was cut with a diamond saw, and rings were counted like tree rings are. Sent in a number of teeth over the years. Some as young as 8yrs would make the book, and others as old as 13yrs wouldn't ..... Island Black bears.

Good looking old bear. Did you find any evidence of previous hits, old ordnance, or old battle crushed bone injuries ?

[Bear]

great bear!!! also love the skull comparison.

[medved]

ACE,

you do not pull the tooth yourself they do that at the env office at least in Whitehorse.

[ACE]

ACE,

you do not pull the tooth yourself they do that at the env office at least in Whitehorse.

We would pull them and send them in ....... there was a special envelope for the purpose. I believe that they went to a lab in Kamloops, but I'm not 100% sure ....
Medved ..... did you get an age for that grand old bear ?

[325 wsm]

I never have confirmed the age yet, biologist was out of office both times I stopped in to check. Will try again in the next couple months when I stop in to get my license.

[medved]

We would pull them and send them in ....... there was a special envelope for the purpose. I believe that they went to a lab in Kamloops, but I'm not 100% sure ....
Medved ..... did you get an age for that grand old bear ?

not my bear. btw still waiting for the last two black bears we submitted.

[325 wsm]

The biologist aged this bear (from a tooth) at 20 years old. I thought it would have been a bit more.

[srupp]

Wow...not what I expected...looked very simmilar to a recent 30 year old grizzly..or another 28 year old..
Great harvest though..congrads..
Steven