Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: smartazz171 on August 23, 2013, 09:29:32 PM
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Ok, so while scouting in the NE corner around metaline falls for elk, I cam across this track? I can't tell. the track is large I wish I would have put my hand up to it. I would say at least the size of my whole hand.
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p.s sorry they are upside down.....
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Hard to tell by those pics. But it sure does look grizz like to me :dunno:
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Almost impossible to tell based on a picture or anything else. I have seen a lot of both and size and location is about the only telling factor. Kind of like identifying a mule deer track over a white tail, almost impossible to do.
It is most likely a black in all but a very few places in the lower 48
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It's a black bear. The straight line across the toes of the front foot on a griz is very obvious.
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Almost impossible to tell based on a picture or anything else. I have seen a lot of both and size and location is about the only telling factor. Kind of like identifying a mule deer track over a white tail, almost impossible to do.
It is most likely a black in all but a very few places in the lower 48
The only reason wy I might think it could be a grizz is because of the size, length of nails, and it's documented that this area is one of the only in washington that has grizzly.
I know, it's hard to tell though. hoping people more experienced could tell...
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Not really from the pictures, they are pretty hard to see for me.
The claws look fairly long, but again, hard to say conclusively. With just the sharp points showing I would lean toward black bear. Most griz I have seen show a duller claw imprint.
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big heavy black, got that stiff legged baddest bear in the woods walk.
get after him!
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Blackie tracks.
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I think it's a good size black bear.
Here's a grizzly track, next to my size 12 boot:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi87.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk129%2FGuyMiner%2Ffishing%2520photos%2F482d85c9.jpg&hash=e5ef7ad92bbc80b19d4ca19039ee3a58d0ffc7af) (http://s87.photobucket.com/user/GuyMiner/media/fishing%20photos/482d85c9.jpg.html)
Actually since it was on the coast up in Alaska, I guess it was an Alaskan Brown Bear track. We saw plenty of those critters while we were fishing! No black bears in the area. Too many brownies I'd guess.
Guy
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the distinguishing factor is the claw holes for a BB are right in front of the pads, now look at the grizz track next to the boot, they are way out in front :tup:
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Definately grizz in the area you were in, but I'm sure that's a blackie. Most times you don't see the claw impressions with black bears, but they are much more noticible and present in tracks near rivers or other muddy areas. :twocents:
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90% sure its a blackie
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It's a black bear. The straight line across the toes of the front foot on a griz is very obvious.
Yep my thoughts as well.