Possible Griz tracks from Huckleberry???

[Scottystyle]

I was up for the late whitetail hunt last fall around Huckleberry mountain.  I shot a nice 8pt whitetail next to last day of the season.  I went back to the same spot with my dad the next morning with my dad because there was another buck, a bit bigger that was with the one i shot, and a couple does too, since hes over 65 he can shot either, and i figure we could connect on something.  We parked the truck and go out to walk to the clear cut, and i came across these tracks righ where i dragged my buck out.  I know the odds arent too high that these are grizzly tracks, but ive never seen claws this long from a blackie, even in mud, heres the pics, what do you think... and are there grizzlys in the area?

[Rob]

claws look like a griz, but the toes are curved around the pad making me think Black bear.

Mud distorts things a little though.

[Kain]

Claws look like grizzly on the one foot.  But the other doesnt look the same.  Looks like a black bear that slid back a little. 

[jackelope]

any idea of the dimensions?

i dunno, but that would probably help to decide.

whatever it is, i wouldn't want to get swatted with those claws...thats for sure.

[Rob]

Second track looks like a back foot.

Very cool pictures though!

[woodywsu]

very nice track nonetheless, but it is a black bear. On a griz track the toes should be aligned straight across or fairly close. This track the "pinky" toe print is wrapped around the pad which leads me to believe it is a blackie track. A very nice one too. The claws looks pretty grizz though.

[saylean]

some knarly claws...I would bet on blackie as well, for the other previously stated reasons. Cool pics though!

[Scottystyle]

Yeah, i was almost deff sure those were blackie tracks, but ive heared of grizzlies wandering around that area, so wasnt sure, i saw them knarly claws, and said holy sh$# !!!, snapped a few pics and we got the heck out of dodge, black bear was closed, and we didnt want to confront what ever it was on a fresh kill site.  Oh yeah, ive neve posted pics of my buck i'll put a pic here, and then i will post the story on the deer forum in a while...

[MuleySniper]

any idea of the dimensions?

i dunno, but that would probably help to decide.

whatever it is, i wouldn't want to get swatted with those claws...thats for sure.

Thats just what I was thinking while reading the post!

[let.it.fly]

looks like a black bear to me. though griz are spred around the east side. last year i was up around randevue pass north or winthrop and came across some griz tracks in a dried up mud hole. i'm 100% sure they were griz tracks but who knows how long they had been there.

[Hornseeker]

Those claw marks are the main prob... the rest of the track "may" be distorted in the mud enough to not be able to tell??? of hundreds and hundreds of black bear feet and tracks I've seen....I have never witnessed anything with claws that would make marks that far out....?

[let.it.fly]

demensions, use that pinecone to the left of the track, looks to be a big bear for sure, that pine cone is probly 2 1/2 to 3 inches, if my math is right thats infinity.

[Scottystyle]

freaky claws huh, if its a blackie, hes in badly need of a manicure.  I want to go back to tharea and throw up some trail cams next to some stinky stuff and see what happens

[Michelle_Nelson]

Black Bear.

[littlebuf]

that's a bobcat track, tell um dman