Last spring's bear age

[87Ford]

Got the tooth aging results from last year's bear and he was eight years old.  Thought it was interesting..

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,239481.0.html

[Bango skank]

Thats a damn fine lookin bear

[87Ford]

Thanks Bango!

[Dan-o]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

[Bango skank]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

They can live a long time.  Like over 20 years.  If theyre lucky.  I think i read an article about a 30+ year old bear killed one time.  That being said, its a hard life for a bear, and 20+ year old bears are not common.  Kinda like a 12+ year old buck.  They CAN live that long, but not a lot do.

Im also no expert, but thats my understanding anyway

[Dan-o]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

They can live a long time.  Like over 20 years.  If theyre lucky.  I think i read an article about a 30+ year old bear killed one time.  That being said, its a hard life for a bear, and 20+ year old bears are not common.  Kinda like a 12+ year old buck.  They CAN live that long, but not a lot do.

Im also no expert, but thats my understanding anyway

Thanks.

That's about what I thought.

I know most die young.

Seems when you reach 8, you might not have quite as much to be afraid of.........  unless you run into 87Ford.

[Bango skank]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

They can live a long time.  Like over 20 years.  If theyre lucky.  I think i read an article about a 30+ year old bear killed one time.  That being said, its a hard life for a bear, and 20+ year old bears are not common.  Kinda like a 12+ year old buck.  They CAN live that long, but not a lot do.

Im also no expert, but thats my understanding anyway

Thanks.

That's about what I thought.

I know most die young.

Seems when you reach 8, you might not have quite as much to be afraid of.........  unless you run into 87Ford.

Now that you mention it, im pretty surprised we dont see more roadkill bear.  Maybe its just because bear are a hell of a lot smarter than deer.

[Bango skank]

I really want to see my bear tooth results from 2019.  My sow wasnt big by any means, id say smaller than average even for a sow, but had noticable, but not major, tooth wear.  My boars teeth look pristine more or less, clearly a young animal, but he had a real big body on him.  Skull not unusually big, but the rest of him was pretty damn significant.  Curious how young he could have been and still attained that size.

[87Ford]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

They can live a long time.  Like over 20 years.  If theyre lucky.  I think i read an article about a 30+ year old bear killed one time.  That being said, its a hard life for a bear, and 20+ year old bears are not common.  Kinda like a 12+ year old buck.  They CAN live that long, but not a lot do.

Im also no expert, but thats my understanding anyway

Thanks.

That's about what I thought.

I know most die young.

Seems when you reach 8, you might not have quite as much to be afraid of......... unless you run into 87Ford.

Made me laugh..thanks Dan-O 

[Bango skank]

Nice.

I'm no bear expert, but 8 seems pretty dang mature.

Any idea how long a boar is likely to live naturally?

They can live a long time.  Like over 20 years.  If theyre lucky.  I think i read an article about a 30+ year old bear killed one time.  That being said, its a hard life for a bear, and 20+ year old bears are not common.  Kinda like a 12+ year old buck.  They CAN live that long, but not a lot do.

Im also no expert, but thats my understanding anyway

Thanks.

That's about what I thought.

I know most die young.

Seems when you reach 8, you might not have quite as much to be afraid of......... unless you run into 87Ford.

Made me laugh..thanks Dan-O 

Those 87 fords ARE dangerous.  Not so much of their own merit, but the tow trucks pulling them are pretty stout.

[SuperMag]

My 2016 Spring bear was 15 years old, i was pretty surprised when the tooth results came back.

[jrebel]

I shot a spring bear about 5-6 years ago.  She was a barren sow and her teath were pretty much ground down.  The bio didn't pull it because it was a pain in the but but said she was likely in the 30 year range.  He said bears can live to be mid 30's.

[slim9300]

I shot a spring bear about 5-6 years ago.  She was a barren sow and her teath were pretty much ground down.  The bio didn't pull it because it was a pain in the but but said she was likely in the 30 year range.  He said bears can live to be mid 30's.

Typically bears don’t live beyond 20-25 years in the wild, and females tend to live much longer than males as a general rule of thumb. One of my two 2018 bears was 16 years old and the teeth were badly worn down. She was a giant. I have a 6’ 6” reach, and I couldn’t wrap my arms around her mid-section. She was as big of round as she was long. 😂

I would suggest getting your bear aged. You can pull the tooth at any time and send it in.






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[Bango skank]

I shot a spring bear about 5-6 years ago.  She was a barren sow and her teath were pretty much ground down.  The bio didn't pull it because it was a pain in the but but said she was likely in the 30 year range.  He said bears can live to be mid 30's.

Typically bears don’t live beyond 20-25 years in the wild, and females tend to live much longer than males as a general rule of thumb. One of my two 2018 bears was 16 years old and the teeth were badly worn down. She was a giant. I have a 6’ 6” reach, and I couldn’t wrap my arms around her mid-section. She was as big of round as she was long. 😂

I would suggest getting your bear aged. You can pull the tooth at any time and send it in.






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That tooth looks painful

[hunter399]

I shot a spring bear about 5-6 years ago.  She was a barren sow and her teath were pretty much ground down.  The bio didn't pull it because it was a pain in the but but said she was likely in the 30 year range.  He said bears can live to be mid 30's.

Typically bears don’t live beyond 20-25 years in the wild, and females tend to live much longer than males as a general rule of thumb. One of my two 2018 bears was 16 years old and the teeth were badly worn down. She was a giant. I have a 6’ 6” reach, and I couldn’t wrap my arms around her mid-section. She was as big of round as she was long. 😂

I would suggest getting your bear aged. You can pull the tooth at any time and send it in.






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That tooth looks painful

Once you fill that tooth with fawn or berry it's not so bad.

[bearhunter99]

Shot a bear in ‘99 that was 21.5 years old.  Definitely an old warrior.


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