Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.

[norsepeak]

was up a few days ago goofing around came across the biggest bear track I have ever seen in Wa.  It measures just under 12" long.  Pic #1 is with a size 12 boot track next to it, and the second pic is with a tape measure.  What do you guys think?  The tracks were very pigeon toed, and the tracks were a good 2 feet apart, but it was not running, it was walking.  Could it be a griz or a GIANT blackie? 

[Ray]

Black bear. Looks too arched in the track to me.. Especially that bottom photo. Figured a griz might also have prints in the snow for the claws since they will be longer.

http://www.bearinfo.org/tracks.htm

[MichaelJ]

Bigfoot....

Michael

[longstevo]

Bigfoot....

Michael

 

[JackOfAllTrades]

Good sized blackie. Pads are too small, That's why you see the arch. Claw marks would be visible to be a Griz.

-Steve

[bear]

Definitely a black bear.  Big track though.

[Aneoakleaf]

I think the back foot stepped into the frount track.  Snow can exzagerate the track too.. But if it was up the Rattlesnake road out of BZ corners , I saw a huge track there too about 5 years ago, looked like a griz to me??

[saylean]

Melted snow will make the print look larger than normal as well. Blackie.

[Huntbear]

Bobcat

[Crunchy]

Black bear, no pronounced claws.

[jdb]

boneaddict!

[cohoho]

Black bear for sure, here are some of a Brown Bear/Griz......

[carpsniperg2]

looks like a black to me, claws would be a lot longer for sure.

[cohoho]

looks like a black to me, claws would be a lot longer for sure.

Are you referring to the pics I put up or the first one???  Griz for sure, cause it got blasted by a friend off his snowmobile..  I guess the pictures really don't do justice for size comparison or detail...

[D-Rock425]

i think black bear snow makes them look bigger