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Title: Nice surprise.
Post by: cabin308 on June 25, 2009, 06:05:29 PM: First pic of a bear. I admit I am a horrible judge of bears. I think it looks pretty plump and has nice coloring but beyond that I'm :dunno:. Big? Small?

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi669.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv56%2Fcabin308%2FMDGC0053-1.jpg&hash=87687dc39b0812ce071eab123688d4002a3cfb8f)
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Post by: Titan-1 on June 25, 2009, 06:26:23 PM: I would be happy with it but I'm not that picky :chuckle: Hard to tell with just the one pic but I'm still shootin :mgun: Nice nun the less!!! Good pic thanks for sharing. :tup: Ask Billythekidrock he will give you a good idea of it's size!!!
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Post by: Hornseeker on June 25, 2009, 06:51:12 PM: Its not a big bear, but it does have a pretty hide! I'd shoot it with my bow...but not with my rifle...unless I misjudged her!! :0) Which has happened before! :dunno:
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Post by: markts on June 25, 2009, 07:33:45 PM: How big is that stump? That should give you a pretty good idea. Mark
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on June 25, 2009, 09:01:53 PM: A little small but I would shoot it for its color.
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Post by: blindpig on June 25, 2009, 09:11:31 PM: 55 gallon drum bear. Man that thing is fat. Looks like this one loves the block. Really it looks small? Is it just that it looks short. Looks good to me.
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Post by: SHANE(WA) on June 25, 2009, 09:27:41 PM: Small bear, but quite healthy ;)
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on June 25, 2009, 09:32:49 PM: smaller bear but awesome colors
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Post by: cabin308 on June 25, 2009, 09:55:16 PM: Thanks for the feedback guys. By saying I was horrible in judging bears, I should have also backed that by saying I don't know what is considered "big" or "small" because I don't hunt specifically for them. Haven't measured it but I'd guess the stump is about 2 to 3 feet tall. :dunno:
Quote from: blindpig on June 25, 2009, 09:11:31 PM
55 gallon drum bear. Man that thing is fat. Looks like this one loves the block. Really it looks small? Is it just that it looks short. Looks good to me.
Not to be naive :P but what's a 55 gallon drum bear? Is that because it looks as big as one or he's a dumpster diver? :chuckle:
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Post by: bucklucky on June 25, 2009, 10:06:10 PM: Id say a buck fifty, good enough ;)
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Post by: zackmioli on June 25, 2009, 10:47:21 PM: big enough!
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Post by: KillBilly on June 26, 2009, 05:50:20 AM: His ears give him away at being smaller. They are more on top of the head and give the Mickey Mouse appearance. As bears get larger, so do their skulls an for the most part the ears move outward and lower. That leaves more space between the ears and as stated in anothe thread, larger bears will develope a dimple between the ears.

This one sure is a fatty but would go with 2 yr. old at 140-150 lbs.
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Post by: Lucky Eric on June 27, 2009, 07:27:42 AM: I'm not a bear hunter but like the color of it, nice pic.
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Post by: blindpig on June 27, 2009, 07:31:30 AM: Quote from: cabin308 on June 25, 2009, 09:55:16 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys. By saying I was horrible in judging bears, I should have also backed that by saying I don't know what is considered "big" or "small" because I don't hunt specifically for them. Haven't measured it but I'd guess the stump is about 2 to 3 feet tall. :dunno:
Quote from: blindpig on June 25, 2009, 09:11:31 PM
55 gallon drum bear. Man that thing is fat. Looks like this one loves the block. Really it looks small? Is it just that it looks short. Looks good to me.
Not to be naive :P but what's a 55 gallon drum bear? Is that because it looks as big as one or he's a dumpster diver? :chuckle:
Yeah, he's just really round like a drum. I think Killbilly is right, narrow ears means a young bear, but man its fat.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on June 27, 2009, 07:39:52 AM: Looks loike a young Bear to me also. Probably go around 150lbs.