NO fat on this bear?

[carpsniperg2]

yeah from nose to tail is what most meassure. i bet it was about a 2 years old bear i shot a 3 year old boar "my first bear" he was 5'2" from nose to tail and looked alot like that bear so i am sure he would be in the 2-3y range

[lewy]

He's skinny cause its his first year on his own and he cant remember all those eary summer berry patches his mom showed him, probably been doin more roaming than feeding.....Congrats on the bear! Nice work!

[Earshot]

Yes, I know the bear isn't a monster as I have a big rug from a few years back that had a scull just under the 18 inch mark and was over 300 lbs. that bear had about 3 to 4 inch's of fat on it but was shot in Sept. I found this guy on the way back to the truck after hiking in about three miles and calling along the way. he saw me just after I saw him and immediately stood up. I had about 20 seconds to try to size him up before he got nerves. like I said they look bigger when they stand and they are about as tall as you are. I'm happy it's got a nice coat and I've got some good roasts and sausage coming.

PS I think some asked if it was 6 ft from the nose to back legs all stretched out. I do know that official measurement is nose to tail.

[carpsniperg2]

"I do know that official measurement is nose to tail."

just thought i would educate you if you did not know not all people do.

[shedcrazy]

GReat bear, they sure do look bigger when it's close like that, the one I took didn't have alot of fat either. She was an old sow with her teeth worn down to almost nothing and her k9's were yellowed and rounded.

[h2ofowlr]

Congrats on the bear.  Time to buy the second bear tag.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Just fleshed out Bear #3 and it had about 2 fist size balls of fat fleshed off of it (maybe).  Mostly around the tail.

[rasbo]

I took a bear in mid july that had 2inches all the way across the back...bears are like people,attitude size personality...all differs