How big is this bear?

[chasin_walter20]

Checkin my trail cams for whitetail and this bear keeps showing up. Can anyone give me and idea how big this bear is?

[slimngrizzly]

GEEZUS! It looks like an adult!

[leech~~]

About 3 bills I would say.

[paceman]

That bear is very big. My guess 400 plus...

[bogwalker]

Checkin my trail cams for whitetail and this bear keeps showing up. Can anyone give me and idea how big this bear is?

300 Range sow. Nice bear.

[lakeshoremunster]

Breaks the 300 mark, too bad bear season is over with now, give it a shot next year,hopefully he will stick around until next year.

[bogwalker]

Would you shoot a sow?

[certified jumbo]

Would you shoot a sow?

I would if it didn't have cubs. But.....i'm assuming your guessing that a sow. I think it looks like a boars head??

[Boar]

gee thanks...... Oh i see, looks like a boars head, not looks likes boars head. my bad. bogs got quite the experience in identifing from male to female. Myself would say boar, but that snout looks to long an narrow. later, boars head

[leech~~]

Would you shoot a sow?

I always jump out of my stand and "sex" the bear before I shoot one!

[bogwalker]

At first glance it looks like a male, even a large male. Look at the front legs. No matter how big a female bear is they always have smaller front legs and feet. If this was a large male it would have heavy thick legs. These legs are thin compared to the rest of the body.The ears would look smaller on a large male head. The rump on this bear is huge compared to the front shoulders. If this sow is out this late (according to the date stamp on the photo)she does not have cubs with her. At her age she should be pregnant. You would almost certainly be killing 3 or 4 bears by taking her. If you shoot a female with cubs, they have a chance to survive. If you take a pregnant sow you kill her and her unborn cubs.

[x1957x]

Maybe 300 or so. Actually it has to.It Looks like my mother in law leaning across the table grabbing the potatoes last Easter!

[leech~~]

If you take a pregnant sow you kill her and her unborn cubs.

So, in this line of thinking we should shoot no Doe's after the rut as well. Right?

[bogwalker]

No.

[Boar]

thanks for the lesson bog, always can use the sexing info.

[bogwalker]

Glad to share what I know boar.