Spring Bushpig

[KB90]

Like many on here, this will be my first time actually targeting spring bears, and I have difficulty judging them on there age/size. I took a video of this guy in Quesnel yesterday, snuck up within 30-40 yards and watched him for 5 minutes before he realized I was there. He had a beautiful coat on him, they sure look nicer in the spring then fall.

So small medium or large bear? :-D

Heres the Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3LnYNEJSQ





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[Tron]

Looks to be close to the 300lb range to me. Hard to tell for video. I would shoot for meat for sure.

[Ddog]

he is a good size,, not overly huge or anything, if your looking for a big bear its good you passed on him, probably in the 4 yr old range.
ears are still close together and look very large.
if your after a trophy , you will know it when you see it,,the head looks like a pumpkin with smallish looking ears spaced far apart.

[SaskatchewanOutdoors]

GREAT tune....I would say medium...

when you see a giant, you will know it. Thats the best advice I can give..lol

[Ozone]

Triple extra meduim bear

[BimmerBob]

Looks medium to me and 3-4 yrs range. Looks to be in great shape though, thanks for sharing the video...

[d6dan]

GREAT tune....I would say medium...

when you see a giant, you will know it. Thats the best advice I can give..lol

Yup, Great tune, medium bear..

[bighornbob]

I would say nothing to big. You have to remember that its hair is 4-5 inches long so that will add to its size. Its ears also looked pretty big to me indicating a younger bear. Also the bear looked around a few times making sure it was not on someone else food source, another sign that its affraid of the other bears in the area. The big boys will no look up once to see whats going on around them as they are not usually affraid of too much.

BHB

[Steeleco]

Perfect size for the BBQ, a little small for the wall.

Great video, thanks

[KB90]

GREAT tune....I would say medium...



Yup, Great tune, medium bear..


Exactly my thinking, awesome song by the Hip:mrgreen:................ and medium sized bear:-D

[digger dogger]

alot bigger than the ones i saw this week! big, but not huge. its a good sausage bear.

[tracker]

put it on the ground and in the freezer, then buy another tag!!!:mrgreen:

[PressurePoint]

I would have taken em. Oh and great song to.

[killman]

Next time try to film yourself beside the Bear, it will make it easier to size. Having a Beer can in your hand will also help.

[mcrae]

medium size.

Nice bear though. With two tags in my pocket I probably would have zipped that one with the PSE for peperoni and sausgae and then looked for a bigger one...

[Deerhunter85]

Looks like a medium sized bear to me. Probably close to 300lbs or a little over.

[Jordo]

I would have pulled the trigger.

[betteroffishing]

bang , flop. meat. mmmm , meat.

[yamadirt 426]

I would take that as my first bear. Im still looking for my first. Also i cant afford a rug on a big bear so if anyone comes over and i have a 5' bear on the wall don't laugh until you leave my house. I'll be proud of that small bear thanks. Not to mention the good eats. !!

[showtimebc]

5'3 200lbs...i'd pass on that guy. nice vid!

[bruin]

Also the bear looked around a few times making sure it was not on someone else food source, another sign that its affraid of the other bears in the area. The big boys will no look up once to see whats going on around them as they are not usually affraid of too much.

BHB

Good observation. Always a good indicator. I'd say medium to small. Way to early in the season to poke that one, keep looking.

[hunter1947]

Very nice footage he is close to a 6 footer would be a good bear for the freezer..

[308Lover]

The EARS man! It's all about the EARS. Ya gotta be careful about how their ears look!
P.S. He's got nice ears and a beauty of a coat. Belly close to the ground. Did you see a lot nicer bears? With better shaped ears? This one is OK unless you want a wally. There are thousands of black bears. Why not sample this one, and after you're through skinning, cleaning and then, later on,eating your pepperoni, you can decide if he/she had great ears or not.

[BiG Boar]

I would say shoot it. You got 2 tags. Then you will know a monster for sure next time. The way he runs says medium bear, but I would put him near 6 foot mark. Just get the hide tanned as it is beautiful. Dont have to do a rug. I would definitley cock an arrow for that one.

[arcadia]

Pretty big. Not huge but big and fat and healthy.

[SVIR-Symon]

GREAT tune....I would say medium...

when you see a giant, you will know it. Thats the best advice I can give..lol


I cant remember the song name u want to listen to it now???


Nice shiny coat for sure though...