How big is this bear???
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Re: How big is this bear???
It's an adult male. Not going to take a guess at weight from those pics. Definite shooter everywhere I hunt.
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I am not a good guess at weight but I'd say around 200-250 lbs.
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Tim H wrote:I am not a good guess at weight but I'd say around 200-250 lbs.
I'm not an expert either.
But if I had money on it, I'd have to add 100 pounds to that guess.
That's a very blocky (Northern Wisconsin?) bear.
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Big blocky head and legs look short. I’m guessing well over 300 lbs.
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KRONIIK wrote:Tim H wrote:I am not a good guess at weight but I'd say around 200-250 lbs.
I'm not an expert either.
But if I had money on it, I'd have to add 100 pounds to that guess.
That's a very blocky (Northern Wisconsin?) bear.
West central WI. Zone C
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Re: How big is this bear???
The thing I've noticed with weight estimates is mostly guys will overestimate. My buddy show a sow last fall. Huge bear! I had no idea on weight but it was a decent bear. Guys were saying 300 lbs easy. Bear only weighed about 250 lbs.
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Tim H wrote:The thing I've noticed with weight estimates is mostly guys will overestimate. My buddy show a sow last fall. Huge bear! I had no idea on weight but it was a decent bear. Guys were saying 300 lbs easy. Bear only weighed about 250 lbs.
Agree. But - to “only” be off 50 lbs on a 250/300 lb bear isn’t that “bad”. They are pretty difficult to field judge weight.
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Tim H wrote:The thing I've noticed with weight estimates is mostly guys will overestimate. My buddy show a sow last fall. Huge bear! I had no idea on weight but it was a decent bear. Guys were saying 300 lbs easy. Bear only weighed about 250 lbs.
I agree bears are hard to judge. If anything I have a problem with misjudging bears as being too small when I should be shooting. Ask Mike Foss.
I believe my guess of 300 lbs is very conservative. That boar has a big ole’ noggin on him and his belly is close to the ground. He’s a brute no doubt about it.
Only way to know for sure......kill em John and throw him on a scale.
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Plus this is a springtime pic, gotta imagine he would be a bit heftier yet even in the fall
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Re: How big is this bear???
He's closer to 4, he will put alot of weight on yet he will be pushing 5 by the season.
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Last one I shot I thought he was upper 300s to low 400s. He was 557 dressed. They are super hard to judge.
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. Ya Dewey that one was hard to swallowDewey wrote:Tim H wrote:The thing I've noticed with weight estimates is mostly guys will overestimate. My buddy show a sow last fall. Huge bear! I had no idea on weight but it was a decent bear. Guys were saying 300 lbs easy. Bear only weighed about 250 lbs.
I agree bears are hard to judge. If anything I have a problem with misjudging bears as being too small when I should be shooting. Ask Mike Foss.
I believe my guess of 300 lbs is very conservative. That boar has a big ole’ noggin on him and his belly is close to the ground. He’s a brute no doubt about it.
Only way to know for sure......kill em John and throw him on a scale.
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Re: How big is this bear???
Guessing weight is difficult. From the pictures he looks pretty big.
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With my comments above, yes it is hard to judge a bear. When it comes down to it, though, there is only one decision to make: shoot or pass. This bear would be getting an arrow!
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