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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: bmc02 on June 30, 2024, 01:03:56 PM

Title: I think it's a grizzly...
Post by: bmc02 on June 30, 2024, 01:03:56 PM: Up around Sullivan lake area this weekend with my daughter for a hike in salmo-priest wilderness. Came across this guy eating grass. Barely got the one picture before he darted off. My first impression from color and shape, was definitely a young griz. But I haven't spent much time looking at bears to be honest. Would like to get some confirmation before we go telling everyone we saw a griz. Haha. Stay safe out there.
Title: Re: I think it's a grizzly...
Post by: 92xj on June 30, 2024, 01:10:39 PM: Color really means nothing in the bear world, so I don't use that to determine.
To me, the ears and head shape say black bear.
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Post by: b23 on June 30, 2024, 01:24:49 PM: I'm far far from a bear expert so I'll defer to the folks on here that know more than me but if I had to vote I'd check the black bear box for all the same reasons 92xj mentioned.
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Post by: Keith494 on June 30, 2024, 01:29:40 PM: Looks like a black bear to me.
Title: Re: I think it's a grizzly...
Post by: bmc02 on June 30, 2024, 01:37:19 PM: Yeah ears are a little big for grizzly... When it turned sideways I really thought griz. Seemed larger than a black bear but it was kinda skinny, which made me think young griz. Plus the color and the fact it was in a known grizzly area I had my self convinced.

Probably a good time to go take some of those bear identification tests.
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Post by: jrebel on June 30, 2024, 01:51:30 PM: Looks like a pumpkin headed blackie to me. Nose contour / shape doesn’t appear to be consistent with a grizz.

You would know for sure when it turned its head. Did you see any tracks?? Tracks and claw length is another good way to tell.
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Post by: jamesjett on June 30, 2024, 01:58:41 PM: Looks like a blackie to me…
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Post by: dilleytech on June 30, 2024, 02:17:31 PM: Black bear.
Title: Re: I think it's a grizzly...
Post by: bmc02 on June 30, 2024, 02:39:29 PM: Thanks for the confirmation, not a griz! I have some homework to do...

Cool bear though! First good look at a bear my daughter's ever had and one of my better looks as well.
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Post by: LDennis24 on June 30, 2024, 02:46:08 PM: Black bear
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Post by: Cougartail on June 30, 2024, 02:52:54 PM: It's a brown bear ( :chuckle:) but Ursa Americanus variety.
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Post by: steeleywhopper on June 30, 2024, 03:11:59 PM: I’d shoot it.
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Post by: mburrows on June 30, 2024, 04:24:29 PM: Black bear
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Post by: mountainman on June 30, 2024, 05:45:13 PM: Definetly a color phase black bear
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Post by: TeacherMan on June 30, 2024, 05:50:21 PM: Really nice black bear 🤙🏼
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Post by: dmoua on June 30, 2024, 05:53:33 PM: That’s a black bear.
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Post by: Southpole on June 30, 2024, 06:41:36 PM: Color phase black bear, nice one too. Our neighbor said he seen a grizzly in our neighborhood and I seen it several times and it was a portly shaped red colored black bear.
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Post by: DeerThug on June 30, 2024, 06:55:23 PM: Black bear. Not seeing the flatter dished face of a griz and the ears are not right. Im seeing a dang nice black bear.

AND exactly where is this so I can go shoot it on opening day?
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Post by: Cougartail on June 30, 2024, 07:12:32 PM: The "dog" might be a wolf. They collar them with black collars in Washington.
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Post by: Longbow 58 on July 01, 2024, 06:55:51 AM: BIG BLACK BEAR
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Post by: phildobaggins on July 01, 2024, 08:21:25 AM: :chuckle:
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Post by: riggiesmalls on July 01, 2024, 04:25:29 PM: Rounded ears really look like a black bear to me.
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Post by: bearhunter99 on July 01, 2024, 05:19:31 PM: I am with the rest - looks like a nice pumpkin head black bear to me. Too bad you didn't get a side profile of the face but from that picture, 100% black bear
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Post by: ducks4days on July 01, 2024, 05:48:17 PM: This is why there is a bear ID test. You should send in your pic for them to use.
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Post by: yakimanoob on July 08, 2024, 04:53:52 PM: Quote from: bmc02 on June 30, 2024, 02:39:29 PM
Cool bear though!
:yeah:
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Post by: hunter399 on July 08, 2024, 05:06:19 PM: It's a good reminder to take the test as well.
I need to do that.
Title: Re: I think it's a grizzly...
Post by: bmc02 on July 10, 2024, 12:33:39 PM: 100% black bear vote - Yeah I agree. it was a cool bear. super glad my 11 yo daughter got to see it with me!

when it turned sideways for whatever reason I got the impression it was a young grizzly. I should have recorded it instead of taking a pic because I would have got the side shot. The color and location (far NE corner) just had me convinced. after coming back to the pic though its pretty obvious with the ears - I think I got a little over excited and had myself convinced. haha.

thanks for the feedback!