Biggest blacky prints, grizz beware!

[browningboy]

A friend and myself went to my cabin this weekend to do some work etc and took a day off to go to our secret lake for a days fishing, as we were getting close the rain started for a bit making the roads pretty slick, well in any case lots of prints were to be had, but once at the lake the sun cleared up things and had a wicked day, in any case fast forward to the end of the day and on the way out seen a few dozen rabbits then came across the biggest blak bear tracks period ( well for me), I’ve seen alot of grizz tracks but these were huge, I put my size 12 beside the rear track and my foot looks tiny, the bear was a 16” easily, and then the front was 8” across easily.. Weatherbyman will post the pics as i still cant figure it out...
in any case a 7ft + bear there easily...

[Weatherby Fan]

[browningboy]

Thanks Don!

[Weatherby Fan]

Thanks Don!

Your welcome Bernie, yes sir those are some decent size tracks, I bet he's eating fawns and calfs daily right now !

[IronNoggin]

Big Boots for sure!

Here's a comparative shot for you:
Size 12 Kamicks next to the bear's tracks:



That one went 7'6" with no stretching involved, and scored just over 22 inches.
Methinks you have one very much worth taking a closer look at on your hands...

Cheers,
Nog

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Track looks like a grizzly to me. A pretty good one at that.

[browningboy]

Track looks like a grizzly to me. A pretty good one at that.

It's a blacky 100% as no claw marks and pure blacky characteristics, no grizzlies in that area as well

[Wild one]

Yup grizz look at iron noggins pic that is a black bear track. Look at how the toes are more offset on the front paw vs inline in the first pic

Its a better indicator then the claws most look for

[Wild one]

It's a blacky 100% as no claw marks and pure blacky characteristics, no grizzlies in that area as well

If it’s on the mainland there is always a chance of grizzly just might be really low numbers

In the end unless you find the bear standing in the tracks we can only use our own personal judgment

[BromBones]

Toe marks follow the contour of the pad & faint claw marks about 1/2'' from the toe. Black bear, and a big one for sure.