bear experts

[Abndoc]

Comparing these 2 pictures, is this a decent bear? He's hitting the bait daily over here in wisconsin

[ClownColor]

Not alot of sag in the belly and ears dont look small for the head. Not a huge bear but descent??? Well...

[Boar]

Looks like a 2nd year cub kicked out from momma. Night time is hard to tell. Is that about a ten inch poplar hes standing on? Use that as a size graph.

[protrapper]

175- dressed

[ClownColor]

175- dressed

Whats the over/under...I'll take under by 50lbs.lol Actually pretty hard to judge a bears weight

[Abndoc]

Is that bear really 125-150lbs? I'm 6 ft 200 lbs just trying to judge sizes first time hunting bear

[icehole10]

my guess would be around 160-180 live weight, but it is hard to tell. I've found over the years that they always seem to appear bigger on the trailer cameras. No sag in the back, guessing a young bear.

[MahtowaDave]

I won't put a weight on it because I don't think I could accurately say on this picture alone, but it appears to be a small to medium. Keep in mind that the average mn. bear weighs about 125 pounds. Young bear in my estimation. I dont know if the average WI bear is heavier or not, I imagine so. I know one thing with absolute certainty though, it looks much larger than the bears that I'm NOT seeing on my bait right now! Good to see the kids involved. Daytime pics will help some with size estimation. Have fun and good luck!

[charliepete]

I'll throw in with a guess of 150 hanging (It's what people without a scale call #250). This is not a big bear but as many have mentioned it's probably bigger than 50% of the bear taken in MN and WI. A huge amount of folks shoot a second year cub that has been recently kicked out by it's mother. Then they put it's head on a log and take a picture from 10 feet behind it.

All size guesses aside, if I had never taken a bear before I would have no problem slinging an arrow at that one given a decent shot opportunity. You have to start somewhere and taking any bear is a rush.

[Abndoc]

Thanks guys, your input is what I love about this site. First bear hunt and I will be using my bow. My 11 yr old will be in the stand with me, we can't wait until opening day!!