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Title: Are these tracks griz?
Post by: commando29 on September 24, 2016, 03:59:11 PM: Hi,

I came across these tracks in the selkirks this weekend. Look like griz to me from what I've seen online to compare, not positive though. (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcartwrightsolutions.com%2Fimages%2Fbear_track1.jpg&hash=85697cd34528977b1e3986cb9690bfdface7f08e)(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcartwrightsolutions.com%2Fimages%2Fbear_track2.jpg&hash=7b6083b6c86eab84b9327b28f6c3ba75a684389a)

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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Post by: lewy on September 24, 2016, 04:02:24 PM: :o grizz
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Post by: JLS on September 24, 2016, 04:46:27 PM: They are black bear.
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Post by: benhuntin on September 24, 2016, 04:49:58 PM: Next time put something in the pic to get some reference. Looks big to me. There is definitely a few up there.

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Post by: Mudman on September 24, 2016, 04:51:54 PM: Blackie. Claws not long enough toes curve some and cant tell size?
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Post by: coachcw on September 24, 2016, 04:54:09 PM: just don't put Bens shoes next to them they will look like squireL tracks.
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Post by: benhuntin on September 24, 2016, 05:01:32 PM: Quote from: coachcw on September 24, 2016, 04:54:09 PM
just don't put Bens shoes next to them they will look like squireL tracks.
But a mature squirrel.

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Post by: coachcw on September 24, 2016, 05:12:51 PM: well the one that took my elk is most likely still milling around . look for bells in his poop!
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Post by: warthog on September 24, 2016, 06:38:41 PM: grizzly claws are a solid 3-4 inches long.

they do look like a fair amount of sausage ! :P
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Post by: boneaddict on September 26, 2016, 07:58:00 PM: No shortage of grizz in the selkirks
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Post by: dune on September 27, 2016, 12:23:47 PM: Black bear
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Post by: MtnMuley on September 27, 2016, 01:08:12 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on September 26, 2016, 07:58:00 PM
No shortage of grizz in the selkirks

:yeah:

Those are grizz tracks. :twocents:
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Post by: Moe the Sleaze on September 27, 2016, 01:09:00 PM: +1 Black Bear
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Post by: Widgeondeke on September 27, 2016, 01:28:04 PM: My sleuthing tells me grizz
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Post by: cougarbart on September 27, 2016, 02:38:22 PM: well from hound hunting for fourty years I wouldn't turn my dogs loose on it! cause i would go ahead and bet the farm the thing that made that has a dish face and a hump!
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Post by: TVHunts on September 27, 2016, 03:01:08 PM: Quote from: cougarbart on September 27, 2016, 02:38:22 PM
well from hound hunting for fourty years I wouldn't turn my dogs loose on it! cause i would go ahead and bet the farm the thing that made that has a dish face and a hump!

:yeah: I'm with cougarbart
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Post by: buglebrush on September 27, 2016, 03:10:29 PM: Here is a Selkirk Grizzly with a cub.
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Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 27, 2016, 03:10:40 PM: boar grizzly looks like to me
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Post by: dscubame on September 27, 2016, 03:13:16 PM: Black bear.
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 27, 2016, 03:39:08 PM: Quote from: TVHunts on September 27, 2016, 03:01:08 PM
Quote from: cougarbart on September 27, 2016, 02:38:22 PM
well from hound hunting for fourty years I wouldn't turn my dogs loose on it! cause i would go ahead and bet the farm the thing that made that has a dish face and a hump!

:yeah: I'm with cougarbart

:yeah:
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Post by: Mudman on September 27, 2016, 04:19:20 PM: Don't see pinky toe and that makes me think black as well. Granted I'm no pro but size is important too and cant tell size with no scale? Set of grizz I saw it was obvious based on claw lengths and size was quite large.(Plus bear was seen later) It very well could be grizzly though. I would be cautious regardless!
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Post by: Taco280AI on September 27, 2016, 04:27:10 PM: Bigfoot
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Post by: jackmaster on September 27, 2016, 05:00:21 PM: Those fronts look like grizz plus it's mor pidgin toad than a blackie, seen lots of blackies here in Washington with no claw marks period.. I am betting grizz..
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Post by: heronblu on September 27, 2016, 05:13:15 PM: Black bear for sure. Foot morphology always trumps size. Note the hind foot track in both photos has a wedge of hair on the inside edge.
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Post by: Alchase on September 27, 2016, 05:28:50 PM: Black bears tend place their back foot in the print of their front foot making it look bigger then it really is.
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Post by: grundy53 on September 27, 2016, 05:39:31 PM: I find it entertaining that there are folks that are certain on both sides of the debate. :chuckle: carry on :chuckle:

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Post by: pashok23 on September 27, 2016, 06:54:40 PM: Grizzly for sure
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 27, 2016, 06:55:37 PM: My non expert opinion says grizz
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Post by: dscubame on September 27, 2016, 07:38:22 PM: You have some small feet Bull
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Post by: cougarbart on September 28, 2016, 10:36:16 AM: why is everyone worrying about size? are grizzly's born with 12 inch feet? how big are a 200lb grizzly track? they are mountain grizzly not Kodiak island brown bears that get to be huge! how big is a 10 year old Selkirk mountain grizzly? i bet most are not as big as you may think!
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Post by: boneaddict on September 28, 2016, 10:38:27 AM: Lol. Most probably haven't seen any.
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 28, 2016, 11:21:47 AM: Quote from: dscubame on September 27, 2016, 07:38:22 PM
You have some small feet Bull
:chuckle: maybe that's why I fall down all the time.
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Post by: Elkslayer on September 28, 2016, 11:44:05 AM: Not sure on the original photo, I'd tend to lean towards grizz because I normally don't see claw marks at all on blackies.

However on that photo that Bullblaster posted, that's definitely 100% Polar Bear!!!!
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 28, 2016, 06:38:03 PM: Quote from: Elkslayer on September 28, 2016, 11:44:05 AM
Not sure on the original photo, I'd tend to lean towards grizz because I normally don't see claw marks at all on blackies.

However on that photo that Bullblaster posted, that's definitely 100% Polar Bear!!!!
:yike:
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Post by: JLS on September 28, 2016, 06:55:00 PM: The medium that the track was left in has a lot more to do with the presence of claw marks than the species of bear does. I've seen plenty of black bear tracks with claw marks.

And no, a 2-300 pound grizzly doesn't leave extraordinarily large tracks.
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Post by: brew on September 28, 2016, 07:47:30 PM: Quote from: BULLBLASTER on September 27, 2016, 06:55:37 PM
My non expert opinion says grizz
100 % the track on the bottom was made by a human...unless of course the bear has an account with amazon and they drone flighted out a pair of waterproof boots and trousers along with a digital camera and instructions on how to post pics to Hunt Wa...
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 28, 2016, 09:00:31 PM: Quote from: brew on September 28, 2016, 07:47:30 PM
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on September 27, 2016, 06:55:37 PM
My non expert opinion says grizz
100 % the track on the bottom was made by a human...unless of course the bear has an account with amazon and they drone flighted out a pair of waterproof boots and trousers along with a digital camera and instructions on how to post pics to Hunt Wa...
Post of the day material here!
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Post by: PA BEN on September 29, 2016, 09:00:57 AM: For sure Grizzly
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Post by: JWEB on September 29, 2016, 08:27:44 PM: There's a few grizz in the selkirks, the most resent one was put there on June 29 of 2016. When he was caught he was 5 years old and was 466 pounds. He has a gps tracking collar and a ear tag in both ears. I have several pics of him. Got all the info on him from the U.S fish and game department.

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Post by: MtnMuley on September 29, 2016, 09:06:35 PM: I believe it. Ran into a guy just across the border years ago when I was cutting timber and they had just released a young male. We saw him the next day. Looked around 400 lbs. He hadid a new collar and had no cares in the world we were there.