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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2009, 11:13:39 PM »
trail cam and find out ;)

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2009, 11:38:51 PM »
Black bear no doubt
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2009, 09:14:20 PM »
I kinda thought it was a giant blackie too, but the size and length between steps had me wondering.  The claws were hitting the ground and they were about 1.5-2" long, but they may not show good in the pic.  I'd like to go find him and get a pic, because he's got to be a huge bear.

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2009, 09:07:00 AM »
Gotta be black bear. If you try to draw a line between the pad and the toes, the line passes through the little toe (front foot).  My understanding is that that is indicative of a black bear.  With Griz, all the toes would be in front of the line.  my  :twocents:

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2009, 09:52:45 PM »
 :yeah:
Looking at the pad arch I'd side on it being a large blackie. That would be a nice one to put a stalk on next Fall or Spring depending on the area.

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #20 on: December 03, 2009, 01:28:58 AM »
Blackie! for sure. i count 7 toes in the first pic. im with aneoakleaf that the back foot was stepping on the front track. still a good sized print!
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2009, 04:56:50 PM »
Gotta be black bear. If you try to draw a line between the pad and the toes, the line passes through the little toe (front foot).  My understanding is that that is indicative of a black bear.  With Griz, all the toes would be in front of the line.  my  :twocents:
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2009, 05:50:48 PM »
Black bear. bigen too! :o
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #23 on: December 14, 2009, 12:39:56 PM »
black bear

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2009, 01:02:46 PM »
Wouldn't measuring the width be a better guideline for size?
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2009, 01:17:17 PM »
Big ass blackbear

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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2009, 01:41:23 PM »
Melted snow will make the print look larger than normal as well. Blackie.

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And lack of giant dagger-like claws.  I'd say black bear also.
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2009, 07:31:58 PM »
giant blackie i would think a grizzlie would have longer claw marks in the snow
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Re: Giant Wa. bear track, is it Griz? You be the judge.
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2009, 09:25:46 PM »
thanks for the visual PNUT, I was leaning towards blackie too, but just thought I'd put it out there.  When I took the pic, it had only stopped snowing about 2 hours before, so I know the track is not that old.  Sure would like to see this guy.  I know I'll be after him next year though!

 


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