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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Spuddieselwwu on September 30, 2012, 08:34:53 PM

Title: Bear Print opinions
Post by: Spuddieselwwu on September 30, 2012, 08:34:53 PM: Went out scouting for deer today and came across this track... What do you guys think? Bear size? I put some trailcams up around the area where I found the print, so we'll see what comes up.

Thanks all!
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: Mudman on September 30, 2012, 08:36:46 PM: Looks like a great blackie rear!
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 30, 2012, 08:38:50 PM: Yeah the sand makes it give a little bit more, but looks to be a good sized bear. The front track is the best to use to tell size of a bear.
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: KenPCPilot on September 30, 2012, 08:44:25 PM: Yeah baby. thanks for the hat for scale included in the photo. your tracks bigger than the one I hunted last week. I will post a thread on that hunt. You got yourself a shooter there. Location? western WA or eastern WA? if there are claws identifiable you might be looking at a grizzley track. my photo has no scale but the track was from my finger tips to wrist bone.
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: Spuddieselwwu on September 30, 2012, 08:49:40 PM: Ken- it was on the eastside, near Cle Elum.
Title: Bear Print opinions
Post by: huntingbg on September 30, 2012, 09:31:37 PM: Looks like a grizzly track!
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: KenPCPilot on September 30, 2012, 09:42:59 PM: Quote from: Spuddieselwwu on September 30, 2012, 08:49:40 PM
Ken- it was on the eastside, near Cle Elum.
Not likely a grizz but it is nice bear. eastside has higher percent of color phase bears also. two years ago i got a chocolate boar but i would guess that bear is bigger than the one I shot which was just over 6 foot.
Title: Re: Bear Print opinions
Post by: Ripper on October 01, 2012, 08:32:43 AM: Wow, that's a big one! Good luck!