Bear Size Estimate

[The Big Game Hunter]

I live in Western Washington and I checked my trail camera yesterday. It was a pleasant surprise to get some pretty cool photos of, among other things, two different bears. I'm no expert, but the darker colored bear looks a little bigger to me, though neither one looks very big. I know the thick brush makes size estimation difficult, but does anyone have any size estimates for either bear? I've also included a photo of a coyote at the same spot for comparison

[lewy]

Always tough off of trail cams with out a reference in the shot but I would say those are both younger smaller bears. 125 lb range

[RadSav]

Very young bear!  Probably want to pass on both.  I'd actually be surprised if either went 80 pounds.  When the ears look nearly as long as the nose...that's a small bear!

Good news is that where there are little bear there are big bear too!  That is not always the case in high country where small bear stay clear of big boar territories.  But seems to hold true most everywhere else!

[jackelope]

I'm with Rad. Baby bears. Sub 100 pounders. Let them grow up.

[grundy53]

Big ears small bear.

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[trophyhunt]

I agree, small bear. I also think it's the same bear, the lighting is a little different on the second pic. 

[bearpaw]

If you are after a good eating piece of meat, you wouldn't be going wrong, if you are after a nice sized bear rug then pass them. As everyone said, if the ears look big in comparison to the head then it's a small bear.

[The Big Game Hunter]

Yeah, I kind of figured they were young bears. Those photos are screen captures from videos the trail camera took. I've got several videos of both bears from different angles and they've got different markings on various spots on their hides, so I'm fairly certain they are 2 different bears. However, I suppose it is possible they are siblings.

In the general area where these bear were photographed, I've found lots of piles of bear scat, ranging from very small to very large. It looks like I've discovered the source of the small piles. Now I've just got to find the makers of the larger piles...

[RadSav]

I expect they were just kicked out of moms family unit.  Siblings sounds likely to me!

That does mean mom has been bred once more.  So daddy shouldn't be too far away!  With three or four little tasty ones roaming around calling might be a good option to find dad once season starts.  Big boars love to eat their own!

Good luck.  Sounds like you've found a great spot!

[Mudman]

Same bear, 100lbs.   Wait 2 years and pow!  Good color.

[longwalker]

if you look really close you can see milk on there lips

[The Big Game Hunter]

I expect they were just kicked out of moms family unit.  Siblings sounds likely to me!

That does mean mom has been bred once more.  So daddy shouldn't be too far away!  With three or four little tasty ones roaming around calling might be a good option to find dad once season starts.  Big boars love to eat their own!

Good luck.  Sounds like you've found a great spot!

Calling is an interesting option that I honestly hadn't thought of until you just mentioned it. I've heard of calling in bears before, but never done it myself. Can you provide some more details as to exactly what sort of sounds should I be making to try and call in the big boar like you are suggesting?

[Skyvalhunter]

small less than 2 yo

[kodiak 907]

That yote looks bigger than those bears

[The Big Game Hunter]

What about this one? Anybody care to hazard a guess on the size of this bear?
It's a different location from the photos, but still in Western Washington.

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