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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: quadrafire on April 22, 2010, 10:09:45 AM

Title: Bear Size
Post by: quadrafire on April 22, 2010, 10:09:45 AM: Is 6ft 2in large for black bear? What would one weigh approx on the hoof?
A friend shot one and had a rug made 2-3 yrs ago. Nice size bear, but I don't have much to compare to.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: bobcat on April 22, 2010, 10:12:29 AM: Didn't know bears had hooves. :)

I guess you want to know what it would weigh "on the paw?" :chuckle:
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: lewy on April 22, 2010, 10:13:25 AM: When you hit the 6 foot mark you have got a pretty nice bear.... :twocents: Have the skull measured if he's still got it, that will tell you how good of a bear it is as far as book animals go
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Post by: whacker1 on April 22, 2010, 10:34:58 AM: My 5 bear from Alaska weighed around 130-140 lbs field dressed .
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Post by: bucklucky on April 22, 2010, 10:44:25 AM: A 6 foot 2 rug is probabbly a 200- 250 pound bear . On the carcass its probably 5 1/2 feet nose to tail.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: bucklucky on April 22, 2010, 10:47:49 AM: And that was just a guess. it really depends on if it is a real stalky bear or slender. How wide is it in the belly? If it is pushing that 4 foot mark its on the 250 pound side, if it is closer to 3 foot wide then closer to 200 pounds.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: quadrafire on April 22, 2010, 11:16:50 AM: Quote from: bucklucky on April 22, 2010, 10:47:49 AM
How wide is it in the belly?

Would you get that measurement on the rug or would that be on the carcass?
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 22, 2010, 11:29:13 AM: like said it is hard to guess anything over 6 is a very solid bear. but to guess the weight is very hard the bear could be a chunker at that size and hit 300 or a slim bear and just maybe make 200 so it is hard to guess for sure.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 22, 2010, 11:34:36 AM: Quote from: bucklucky on April 22, 2010, 10:44:25 AM
A 6 foot 2 rug is probabbly a 200- 250 pound bear . On the carcass its probably 5 1/2 feet nose to tail.

sorry to :jacked:
but my taxidermist said my bear measured 6'-7" when he skinned it, will the rug be that big or bigger or smaller?

to the OP my bear was this big and 3 guys could not lift it onto an atv to haul it out, we had to quarter it.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: Elkstuffer on April 22, 2010, 11:53:40 AM: Typically a spring bear on average weigh less than the same fall bear. They pack on a lot of weight over the summer and fall months.

Also an older bear will normally weigh less than a younger bear in his prime would.

There are a lot of different scenarios that will go into weight and length.

If you see a bear that looks long, with short legs, short nose and small ears SHOOT HIM!
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: littlemac on April 22, 2010, 11:56:58 AM: Any black bear at 6 feet is a good bear for sure. The five I have taken are all in that range up to 6'6". I have gotten them all in the spring and the largest one weighed 370.

All were older bores. The oldest was 17 that I took in Manitoba.
Title: Re: Bear Size
Post by: Rufous on April 22, 2010, 12:54:58 PM: 6' 2" is a good sized bear. Normally a bear's hide is measured nose to tail and then front claw across to the other front arm's claw. Those two measurements are added together and then divided by 2 to get the squared hide size. Most bears will measure longer claw to claw than nose to tail. My biggest bear measured 77" nose to tail and 88" claw to claw.