I was watching some old trailcam videos and came across some footage from 2 years ago that was taken about 1km from where we got our bear this year... the footage instantly jumped out at me as being the same bear. I've looked at different bear pics before and sometimes wondered if two bears were the same, but this is the frist time one really jumped out at me to the point actually *think* they are the same. I wasn't even thinking about it, just saw the video and instant "holy crap" moment. Can anyone tell for certain?
On a side note, the trailcam went missing from the tree a few days after the bear showed. No sign of the trailcam, just claw marks on the tree. It would be a bonus to know that I found the culprit.
Lets start with the bear on the ground this year:
Note the facial profile, neck, shoulders and ears, then watch 0:45 to 1:20 of this video...