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Found some bear tracks
« on: August 03, 2012, 09:49:12 PM »
I found some bear tracks in an elk wallow while out on a hunt today. If any of you have a clue what size do you think it is.




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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2012, 09:52:17 PM »
Dunno. Next time lay down a dollar bill or something else for reference....
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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2012, 10:00:03 PM »
 :bash: I know i thought of that after i hiked out of there. I wear an 11.5 size shoe and those tracks were 2/3rds that length.

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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2012, 10:08:13 PM »
looks like to me that there are some fresher tracks and older tracks ...obviously he or she is using this area frequently ...definitely spend some time there  :tup:

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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2012, 04:41:39 AM »
How wide was the front pad?

A formula to use as a rough estimate: Add 1 to 1 1/2 to the width in inches of the front foot and that will be the length of the bear skin in feet.

Examples: Add 1 to smaller bear and 1 1/2 to larger bear. For a 4" track it will be roughly a 5 foot bear. A 6" track will be roughly a 7 1/2 foot bear.
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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2012, 09:28:02 AM »
they are real close to 5-5 1/2 inches wide.

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Re: Found some bear tracks
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2012, 02:41:56 PM »
From those pics I'd say it's a decent size bear.... 5-6'..... But hard to tell....

 


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