Shooter bear?

[coach]

I'm always pretty cautious when it comes to pulling the trigger on bears. I'd hate to shoot a little one by mistake. What do the experts think about this blackie?

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg633/coach1000/IMG_6064_zpsd8f47e30.jpg (http://s1247.photobucket.com/user/coach1000/media/IMG_6064_zpsd8f47e30.jpg.html)

[Foxton Gundogs]

I'd pass but I have one bear already this year

[Jelvis]

little female black bear about 100 pounds soaking wet, look at the eye lashes and the upper lip.

[gutpile]

It's a young fellow !

[landphil]

I'm no expert, but that bear appears to have lots of "ears and legs", and isn't very thick, similar to the one I passed up this spring.

[Sofa King]

looks like a little guy to me.
i'd probably pass if I was a bear hunter.
but to each his own, he'd make a nice pair of gloves or a hat.

[BlacktailStalker]

Nope. Small bear.

[steel_ram]

Poor little fellar, first winter all alone away from mommy.

[Wrayzer]

Coach you looking to make a placemat or a nice rug for the fire place? Pass!

[REMINGTON JIM]

Little Nice Bear ! :wink: RJ

[WKCotts]

Keep looking :)

[Drillbit]

Only if it was in with the calves.

[Above the Treeline]

Not a shooter. Needs another couple years.

[Stryderbear]

i havent hunted bears in a long time but when i did i always used the rule of thumb that if you have to question if its big enough then you should pass on it. The truly big ones there will be no question.

[416]

What do the experts think about this blackie?

Should be asking how we became "experts". My first two bears were definitely part of a learning curve and based on that experience l would say that is a smaller rather then larger bear.

[moosinaround]

Perfect amount of pepperonies and smokies, and after all, a dead bear is a dead bear, it does not eat moose calfs!!! Shoot it, eat it, poop it out!! Moosin

[one-shot-wonder]

You didn't shoot a spring bear.....have 1 possibly 2 tags in your pocket......its a shooter!

[coach]

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg633/coach1000/IMG_6065_zpsb0d780f6.jpg (http://s1247.photobucket.com/user/coach1000/media/IMG_6065_zpsb0d780f6.jpg.html)

[Wullfen]

Pass, but would be tender.....

[Rattler]

If your looking for a mature boar, I would let this one walk...

[Jelvis]

I've seen rottwilerz bigger than that yearling female Ursus Americanus, nice hair tho wellllll. Dainty meaty treats. Year and a half old in good shape.

[coach]

Jelly is right. This little bear was about the size of my lab. Very likely less than 2 years old. No sign of a sow as I watched it from about 10 yards.

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg633/coach1000/IMG_6069_zpsba60459b.jpg (http://s1247.photobucket.com/user/coach1000/media/IMG_6069_zpsba60459b.jpg.html)

The point of posting was simply to get people thinking. Good to see there are so many here who could judge it right away..:-D

[coach]

You didn't shoot a spring bear.....have 1 possibly 2 tags in your pocket......its a shooter!

Only if we want to do "Bear on a spit" for the next banquet. :-D

[one-shot-wonder]

Only if we want to do "Bear on a spit" for the next banquet. :-D
Could have added to my batch for some yummy tube steak....... Next time Colin gets to decide if its a shooter..... ;)

[Chopper]

Not a shooter

[coach]

I posted this in my 2013 thread - but this one was a little better. Click to view video

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg633/coach1000/th_MVI_5954_zps2f89a5b6.jpg (http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg633/coach1000/MVI_5954_zps2f89a5b6.mp4)

[betteroffishing]

Perfect amount of pepperonies and smokies, and after all, a dead bear is a dead bear, it does not eat moose calfs!!! Shoot it, eat it, poop it out!! Moosin

X 2 , what he said , /\ /\ /\

[buckguy]

Not a shooter for me. Nice looking little bear.

[ru rancher]

very small bear

[skibum]

Is there such thing as a meat bear?

I hope there is. Not like there aren't that many running around.

[moosinaround]

Is there such thing as a meat bear?

I hope there is. Not like there aren't that many running around.
Exactly!! Sows are dropping triplets on a consistent basis up north here. See twins almost all the time! Shoot em, make em sausage, and help out the ungulate population while yer at it!! Hell get Bowzone Mikey's beans 'n' burger recipe and shoot 2 every year!!! Moosin

[Ltbullken]

Pass. Very young. 2 years old maybe.

[Cami]

Look like a little girl

[Sofa King]

here's one I watched for about half an hour.
love the colour of him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nwEfUg5jdu0

[Wrayzer]

Look like a little girl
I agree! Wait are we talking the bear or Coach?

[coach]

here's one I watched for about half an hour.
love the colour of him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nwEfUg5jdu0

Awesome colour on that one!


I agree! Wait are we talking the bear or Coach?

shouldn't you be at costco stocking up on Kirkland beef? :-D

[Sofa King]

Look like a little girl

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQlUl0eP1dsqCjltchRXEma5QQokBfHi-zApeNOB4U6t4euq4o4VA

[Sofa King]

what size might this guy be?
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/deddeer/012_12_zps1afc9b50.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/deddeer/media/012_12_zps1afc9b50.jpg.html)

[Stéphane]

Great thread. I like to read these, because you can have disagreements, but both are right. Kill the bear, it is legal. Let it go, it will get bigger.

I don't think I would want to shoot it, but in front of a laptop, it's a lot easier to make that decision.

Last fall, I had a bear walking towards me while I was BT hunting and I was asking that very question: shoot or let go? Bear made the decision for me by bolting away.