First, bears have an extremely large home range so you have to be pretty certain that he will be around next year to make passing on him this year worth it. Second, if you do pass on him what are the chances that someone else will take him. Third, how much bigger would a bear have to be in order for you to take it. If the difference wasn't that much then I would take him. He looks like a decent size bear to me (guessing around 250-300) and his coat looks excellent so that is a deciding factor as well. I guess IMHO I would take him because there are too many factors that come into play as to whether or not you'll even see him next year, however if you can be possitive that you'll deffinately see him next year then that would be the only circumstance in which i would let him walk.