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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Tyler on May 11, 2011, 12:29:26 AM

Title: My first bear pics.
Post by: Tyler on May 11, 2011, 12:29:26 AM: Any idea on the size of this bear? This is my first on my trail camera and I have never successfully hunted one before. Ill update with more pics soon.
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: 3nails on May 11, 2011, 05:31:55 AM: My first instinct says that's a good bear. But in order to judge more accurately he needs to be moving. You can get such a better idea by how he walks. Size is really hard to judge on a bear.
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Post by: oldleclercrd on May 11, 2011, 08:09:13 AM: Hard to judge from that angle.
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: Tyler on May 11, 2011, 08:50:17 AM: Not sure if this is the same bear but it looks smaller than the original posting.
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Post by: KNOXY on May 11, 2011, 09:39:39 AM: Great bear Ty, Hope you get to tag one this year. Seeing that bears are moving is getting me all jacked up for this weekend up in Copalis!
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: Tyler on May 11, 2011, 05:12:04 PM: Knoxy, just got off the phone with WDFW and they said I just cant have the bear eating my feed during hunting season, so need to move my cam by August. I did change my cam to video to get a better look at what ever does come in.
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on May 11, 2011, 05:22:42 PM: Young, small bear. I'm figuring that those little fir starts are only knee high? Big ears. Is that Huckleberry on the right? A good bear will measure up to half the height of the huck bush. Keep your eyes out for mama in the area.

-Steve
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: Tyler on May 11, 2011, 05:51:25 PM: By the height of the vegetation it is approximately 34 inches tall when on all four.
Average is 30-36 so don't have to worry about its mom.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:40:45 PM: 200 LBS ....nice average bear ..
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Post by: True Sportsman on May 12, 2011, 08:46:33 PM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on May 11, 2011, 06:40:45 PM
200 LBS ....nice average bear ..

I'd have to second that. I would guess 175-200. Good shooter bear.
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Post by: Jayfire83 on May 12, 2011, 09:33:22 PM: Plump em up some and come August Pull the trigger! He looks about average and that's good enough!!!! :chuckle:
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Post by: Titan-1 on May 13, 2011, 02:34:17 PM: Its a bear and its not sucken on a tit :chuckle: :hunter:
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Post by: h20hunter on May 13, 2011, 02:49:25 PM: Tyler.....are you telling me fish and game contacted you...for real...are you messing with us? They said you have to move the cam? Tell me you are kidding.
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: Tyler on May 13, 2011, 03:52:11 PM: Thanks for all the relpies. A bear close to 200 lbs would be a trophy for me. No WDFW did not contact me, I contacted them to make sure I was within the law. The RCW says you cant bait a bear in an area that you are hunting or intend to hunt. Although my apples are for my buck I wanted no trouble for the bear camping at my pile.
Title: Re: My first bear pics.
Post by: h20hunter on May 13, 2011, 06:58:18 PM: I'm with you 100% on not wanting to be in violation. I've got a pile going..hell, I've got a case of apples and 1/2 bag of cracked corn loaded into my pack for tomorrow moring, but I don't plan on moving my cam if boo boo shows up. I'm not hunting the area and only have a sidearm with me when out. Good on you for putting the effort in. Look forward to seeing more pics and hearing how your site/season turns out.