How fresh was this bear scat?

[grizzlyadams]

Went out today and ran across two piles pretty much right next to each other that looked pretty fresh to me. Tracked the bear through freshly trampled grass into a 4' tall tunnel through reprod. I tracked him/her until the reprod closed in so much that  I could only get through with a drawn pistol. I decided to back out knowing that I wasn't in the best position to confront a bear being on my hands and knees with a 10mm. I think I was hot on his trail but after backing out I wondered just how close I could have been. The scat was really soft and full of hair which you can't see really well in the pics. Any thoughts from you bear scat experts on freshness and possible size of the bear. It was a semi sunny area about 78 degrees

[sled]

  Where Was It.  I'll Need To See It To Tell.

[madmack76]

that's people poop there's no bears there.

[grizzlyadams]

Ummm it was C-Post. LOL

[KFhunter]

A good "rule of thumb" is to stick your finger in it,  if you pull your finger out and there is poo under the fingernail it's really fresh

if there is no poo under the fingernail, but some tidbits are stuck to your finger it's pretty fresh

if your finger comes out clean then it's old

[Smossy]

Hmm looks like the bear ate a fred meyers employee?

[grizzlyadams]

Ya I knew I was asking for it posting a poo pic. Ok let's get the jokes over with because I've heard them all and posted them myself before. 

[6.8mmARHunter]

Temperature? Aroma? Soft and squishy or firm and crusted over?

[Widgeondeke]

Guessing the pic was taken about 6pm. I'd say the poo is about 5 1/2 hrs old.

Yes you prolly interrupted his business and you made him drop two small piles.

Reallly fresh..

[KFhunter]

Ya I knew I was asking for it posting a poo pic. Ok let's get the jokes over with because I've heard them all and posted them myself before.

I was serious,  you know your on a hot trail when the poo is still 100 degrees 

[6.8mmARHunter]

Joking aside, all the bear crap I've seen is way blacker and more chunkier. It's ususally filled with berries and or fur. Not seeing any of that. I starting to side with madmack76, it looks kind of like human droppings... but I'm no expert.

[grizzlyadams]

Pic was taken around 3 pm. Soft and squishy but not warm. I know... It's hard to say. I was thinking it was a few hours old

[grizzlyadams]

Definitely not human. More piles like that in the area. It did have  some seeds and hair in it.

[KFhunter]

so you did stick your finger in it 

[grizzlyadams]

Bear crap can be different colors. It begins to get black when it hits the air but takes time.