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What sex?
« on: September 07, 2015, 09:15:00 AM »
I'm guessing this is a young female.  What say you experts?


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Re: What sex?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2015, 11:55:29 AM »
Far from an expert but I agree. Young female. Curious to hear what the real experts say.
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2015, 12:16:11 PM »
Young sow

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Re: What sex?
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2015, 02:03:56 PM »
1.5-2 year old sow, big rump and small chest.
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2015, 02:13:07 PM »
Amazing

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Re: What sex?
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2015, 12:20:56 PM »
Sow

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Re: What sex?
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2015, 12:28:27 PM »
Amazing

My preference too.

This is a little bear, I don't know female or male.  Easier to tell when moving and in color  :chuckle:
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2015, 12:54:49 PM »
Younger sow with about 75% confidence  :chuckle:
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2015, 12:58:06 PM »
Younger sow with about 75% confidence  :chuckle:

Sounds pretty confident...mostly ???

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Re: What sex?
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2015, 12:58:50 PM »
Shame on you guys.  Isn't it a bit early to be assigning gender?  I mean really, this young bear may have not decided yet as to which direction it wishes to live his/her life (look how long it took Bruce to decide)  :rolleyes:.  Yah, looks like a young sow to me also with my limited knowledge on bear identification.     
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2015, 01:00:18 PM »
Younger sow with about 75% confidence  :chuckle:

Sounds pretty confident...mostly ???

haha, with a straight on picture I would probably be able to add another 10-15% confidence but with the way things are going these days, I don't want to call a male a female or vice versa. I might offend someone and then all heck will break loose.  :o :chuckle:
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2015, 01:06:57 PM »
Shot it and find out? Looks like a real good eating size. 8)
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2015, 02:34:35 PM »
No, I won’t be shooting this bear.  I’ve passed up 2 opportunities already; the last one was at 15 feet.  I’m just wondering if I should expect a cub or 2 next year.

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Re: What sex?
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2015, 03:03:42 PM »
Last time I played this game, a biologist with 20+ years experience, a game warden with 30+, and a third hunter with 30+ years, all agreed we were looking at a 2.5-3.5 year old boar.  After the trigger pull and tooth aging, she was a 14.5 year old sow.  I no longer call sex on bears unless I see testicles, cubs, or an absolute toad of a dominant mature boar. 
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Re: What sex?
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2015, 03:15:18 PM »
What you will be saying after being married for 10 years.

 


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