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Offline Timber

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Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« on: August 11, 2008, 10:03:34 PM »
I took these pictures the other day in the North Cascades. Do you think this could be a grizzly bear? The bear was about 1000 yds away so the pictures aren't that good.
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2008, 10:06:19 PM »
Definitely can't rule out a griz. 
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2008, 10:09:31 PM »
Wow, I was expecting a Moose pic but damn you might just have something there....Too bad you couldnt get a lil closer...Sure looks like one to me...Justin
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2008, 10:10:13 PM »
Might be griz.  :yeah:
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 10:12:57 PM »
Better get a closer look .But not to close if that from 1000yrds.
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2008, 10:14:49 PM »
Wlth that color and hump on it's back I would say definitely a griz.
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2008, 10:15:53 PM »
Looks like one to me.  Hope it's not in our neck of the woods.
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2008, 10:18:51 PM »
Looks like it has the hump between the shoulders like a grizzly. Probably a grizzly. I remember reading some stuff on grizzlies on the wdfw site, I was pretty surprised at how many grizzlies they estimated to be in the North Cascades.
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2008, 10:33:54 PM »
That hump does look suspect...
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2008, 10:36:30 PM »
Good thing you didnt blast him with a wiz-bang ;) Looks like grizz pardner ;)
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2008, 10:41:27 PM »
Here's a pic I got with similar coloring of the head and legs, but the body on that yours is more silver.  Mine has 3 cubs and was on the westside!
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2008, 10:44:40 PM »
looks like the same spot :dunno:
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2008, 10:49:36 PM »
Considering that all those pics are with the bears head down eating it could simply be a shoulder blade you are seeing. But on the other hand, 1000 yards, it definatly has enough body to be a Grizz. I have seen three blackied in the past four or five years that are that color. Exciting what ever it is!!

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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2008, 10:52:03 PM »
well it looks like color fase to me look at the face and legs shoot it could be even a cross lol  :dunno: and for the second pic it has black cubs
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Re: Grizzly Bear or Black Bear?
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2008, 10:53:08 PM »
Looks like one to me too, dang, that sucks, not as bad as the wolves though.
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