First bear sighting of the season

[BromBones]

Bumped into him twice over the last few days and got a good look at him and a few of his tracks so have a pretty good idea on his size.

How big does he go by your estimate? Blurry pic cropped from an iphone but you can see enough to tell.


https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/q71/s480x480/10152466_634694426579142_729461879931746216_n.jpg

[Downwind]

Looks like a shooter to me! A lot bigger then the bear I saw today.

[gutpile]

He's a taker !

[Papa Sasquatch]

looks middle age, good spring fur.
A nice one.
but Trying to sound real smart
I would guess 57% chance that its a female with good reproductive years ahead~ hmmm dilemma.

[hunter1993ap]

from that pic looks 6.5'+. really good looking bear from the pic, I would probably shoot. I would also say definitely a boar.

[Drillbit]

That's a nice one.

Better than my first bear of the year, lol

http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y414/Drillbit/TREECLIMBER_zpsa61b7b4e.jpg (http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Drillbit/media/TREECLIMBER_zpsa61b7b4e.jpg.html)

[Stone Sheep Steve]

He's over 6 1/2 probably closer to 7'...but guessing from one pic is always risky.
IMO-Nothing about him says small. All big.
Shoot first....measure later.

SSS

[Lastcar]

If this pic doesn't make it into at least 4 more threads I will be very disappointed. Still laughing from the first time I saw it.


That's a nice one.

Better than my first bear of the year, lol

http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y414/Drillbit/TREECLIMBER_zpsa61b7b4e.jpg (http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/Drillbit/media/TREECLIMBER_zpsa61b7b4e.jpg.html)

[hunter1993ap]

He's over 6 1/2 probably closer to 7'...but guessing from one pic is always risky.
IMO-Nothing about him says small. All big.
Shoot first....measure later.

SSS
your probably closer at 7 than I was at 6.5, but I always try to caution on the small side. I agree a big bear that would probably score high, looks like he has a big melon.

[2forty]

It looks like a tank, not the one in the tree, that looks like one of my buds from 20 years ago after a night of drinking.lol

[REMINGTON JIM]

I like send a 300 Gr Accubond out the H&H into his shoulder and then measure him up later ! :wink: RJ

[Rattler]

Big bear, no doubt about it...

[Bear Chaser]

A bit better than 6 ft nose to tail.

[BromBones]

You guys are right on the money. I figured 6.5 + when I first looked at him.

Saw him again and figured 7ft is closer. His track (front pad width) measures 7". You could put a 12" frying pan between his ears with room to spare.

If I see him again in the right place at the right time, I'll get a definite measurement :)

[NorBC]

hope i see him first..

[leadpillproductions]

That's a shooter

[Stone Sheep Steve]

You guys are right on the money. I figured 6.5 + when I first looked at him.

Saw him again and figured 7ft is closer. His track (front pad width) measures 7". You could put a 12" frying pan between his ears with room to spare.

If I see him again in the right place at the right time, I'll get a definite measurement :)

Was he on private land??

[sawmill]

You guys are right on the money. I figured 6.5 + when I first looked at him.

Saw him again and figured 7ft is closer. His track (front pad width) measures 7". You could put a 12" frying pan between his ears with room to spare.

If I see him again in the right place at the right time, I'll get a definite measurement :)

7in. track = 8 ft. bear,give or take..Nice boar,nail him before he rubs.

[boxhitch]

His track (front pad width) measures 7". You could put a 12" frying pan between his ears with room to spare. we need to see video of the cowboy that uses a fry pan for field judging )
That looks like a good bear for sure , big round hump above the tail too.

[BromBones]

Was he on private land??

Yep.

2nd time I spotted him he was fair game, but no rifle.

[hunter fisher]

6 1/2 is safe bet

[ThinAir]

Yup shooter bear for sure. I'd say 7 or close to it!

[olympia]

Yep.

2nd time I spotted him he was fair game, but no rifle.

lol I bet you wished you had bought that $150 .303 you had seen on the gun rack at the hunting store which would have been sittin in your truck waiting for that moment.

[t-rexer]

Lol. That's hiw she goes. Start carrying uour gun at all times you'll never see him again

[Camp Cook]

Note to self buy license and bear tag that monster has me going.

Oh yeah I wouldn't have asked I would have drilled him...

[BromBones]

Note to self buy license and bear tag that monster has me going.

Oh yeah I wouldn't have asked I would have drilled him...

He's on private land in the photo. The only shooting going on was with a camera.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Get a bow and film crew and entertain us like the Pemby boys chasing the obese potato thief:-D.

SSS

[Drillbit]

First bear of the years.

I posted this years already (the tree climber), here's last years. The shakey-sidekick filmed it, sorry. It's a video if you click on it.

As a note, this last springs bear was 3 weeks earlier than this years first bear. Good tip for the Grizz hunters wanting to get into areas. Late thaw this year.

http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y414/Drillbit/th_Clip44_zps9c9ed260.jpg (http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y414/Drillbit/Clip44_zps9c9ed260.mp4)

[Sunny]

At least 300 lb

[Drillbit]

^My last years one, or the OP? The OP bear is a shooter

The vid I posted is a little guy, we just thought it was funny he was hanging out with the Elk