Originally Posted by
bronko22000
Mrbb she did have more than one cub. My friend saw it earlier this evening running across the road. Not much bigger than a groundhog. The sow was still nursing. This sow and the one cube were hit not even 2 miles from my house. I'm sure by winter she would have been approaching 350 lb. Like I said the weight is fairly accurate estimate for live weight. They measure the girth of the chest just behind the front legs. Her girth was almost 45" and the chart showed about 284 lb.
that's again a shame for that remaining cub. as it will starve to death if something doesn't get it first , and that's not a fun way to die IMO!., but it is Mother natures way when this happens!
I have a lot of experience with bears, in many levels, (I have helped tag, trap, re locate, and more with em) I have even helped re hab a few of them and , and helped a few orphaned cubs make it to adult hood!
Cubs will nurse for a LONG time, a lot longer than most would things, they have been known to do so till almost being kicked out from living with there mother!
Bears are pretty amazing animals, and the milk there moms make is highly powerful stuff, and still sort of a mystery as to what all is in it!