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Offline wooltie

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Re: Thoughts on bear size
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2019, 01:11:32 PM »
What is average length of a bear in WA when measured nose to tail?  Just shot my first bear and I have no frame of reference re: bear size.

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Re: Thoughts on bear size
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2019, 12:43:46 PM »
What is average length of a bear in WA when measured nose to tail?  Just shot my first bear and I have no frame of reference re: bear size.

I shot a 5ft 6in (nose to tail) sow that was 7 years old.  It was not with cubs.

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Re: Thoughts on bear size
« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2019, 07:19:47 PM »
5-5 1/2' , some smaller, some 7'+
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