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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: pjb3 on September 26, 2009, 02:39:26 PM

Title: How big would U say this guy is?
Post by: pjb3 on September 26, 2009, 02:39:26 PM: I'm thinking not real big but I could be wrong as its the first tracks I have seen so have nothing to compare to.
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Post by: CoryTDF on September 26, 2009, 02:43:07 PM: I call that a shooter! Anything over 5 inches is a good bear in my book.
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Post by: Big10gauge on September 26, 2009, 05:48:20 PM: A general rule of thumb that we use is length of track = 1 ft of hide, so for a 5 inch track the bear would be somewhere around 5 ft. There's also some people than add +1 for the hide so a 5 in track could = a 6ft hide. I think that the first formula is more accurate, at least in the bears I've shot. Anyway if that bear is dropping twenty dollar bills I'd be following him around. :chuckle:
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Post by: scoyoc5 on September 26, 2009, 05:53:46 PM: :yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: boneaddict on September 26, 2009, 06:12:12 PM: :chuckle: Thats funny. can't see the pics but thats a good rule of thumb.
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Post by: PolarBear on September 26, 2009, 06:30:55 PM: I'll tell you for the $20
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Post by: Machias on September 26, 2009, 06:31:53 PM: Hind foot is a poor indicator of size. Measure the the width of the front pad and add one usually gives you a better guesstimation.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on September 26, 2009, 06:33:38 PM: Quote from: Machias on September 26, 2009, 06:31:53 PM
Hind foot is a poor indicator of size. Measure the the width of the front pad and add one usually gives you a better guesstimation.

That is the way I always measure a bear also
Title: Re: How big would U say this guy is?
Post by: Big10gauge on September 26, 2009, 06:48:31 PM: Sorry I didn't clarify the second formula, it is measuring across the track not the length.
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Post by: boneaddict on September 26, 2009, 06:50:20 PM: I knew what you meant.
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Post by: NWBREW on September 26, 2009, 07:27:49 PM: Big enough to shoot for me.....and that looks like the same 20 I had in my pocket the other day...and now it's gone, :chuckle:
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Post by: Ray on September 26, 2009, 07:31:13 PM: Shoot em and let us know!
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Post by: Sideswipe on September 26, 2009, 07:51:09 PM: Well I'm probably the least qualified to respond to this so far but I've seen hind foot tracks that size that ended up way over 200# when I expected a skinny yearling. Found green turds in spring but never greenbacks, is this in Westerm WA?