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Do these bears look big?
« on: July 16, 2022, 08:03:17 PM »
I caught some pictures of some bears on a camera. Some of them definitely don't look too big, but the first one looks pretty decent. I'm a new hunter, so just curious to get the opinions of some more experiences folks out there. These bears all passed the camera around 10-20 feet away.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2022, 08:03:45 PM »
Bear #2

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2022, 08:04:58 PM »
And bear #3. I got plenty more pictures, but I'm not sure how to tell if they are different from each other. I'm confidant that these are three different ones though, and that first bear looks big to me. West side, and the cameras dates are correct, but the time is 12 hours off.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2022, 08:14:56 PM »
Average to slightly above average on bear number two.  Definitely big enough to kill.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2022, 08:35:26 PM »
To me the first 1 and the 2nd look like the same bear.  Tough to tell with day and dusk picks though.  All 3 are the same size which are not big but worth a bullet.  Like was said before average but worth a bullet.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2022, 08:39:00 PM »
None of them look that big to me, but cool to get them on camera.
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2022, 08:45:16 PM »
They all look like adults, but none of them are monsters. But why does it matter? If its an adult without a cub I would take it given the opportunity.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2022, 09:02:36 PM »
Second bear looks good, but the other one is a cub.
Probably taste good, and you can shoot them both.
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2022, 09:04:47 PM »
To me the first 1 and the 2nd look like the same bear.  Tough to tell with day and dusk picks though.  All 3 are the same size which are not big but worth a bullet.  Like was said before average but worth a bullet.

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I though Bear 2, looked good, unless you are looking for a record, or a decent mount, shoot the first one you see.
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2022, 09:07:26 PM »
This is what you want.
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2022, 09:16:04 PM »
Help out our deer and elk, blast the first one you see without cubs, then get your second tag and be picky if you'd like! 

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2022, 09:26:32 PM »
 
Help out our deer and elk, blast the first one you see without cubs, then get your second tag and be picky if you'd like!
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2022, 10:01:08 PM »
Here a pretty good one. I’m hoping to finally get this guy I have been playing a game of chess with for three years. But if he doesn’t show in the first few days I’m taking anything legal to get one of my tags filled and then I can refocus on a big one.

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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2022, 10:15:11 PM »
Help out our deer and elk, blast the first one you see without cubs, then get your second tag and be picky if you'd like!
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Re: Do these bears look big?
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2022, 06:35:48 AM »
Bears 1-3 are all younger small probably 200 and smaller bears. But not 1.5 ur old 100# bears. All worth a tag imo

 


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