big bear
 

how much do you think this bear weighs

He is huge. Very long and the distance from his belly to his back is bigger than the distance from his belly to the ground. Short and stocky looking legs. 500 most likely but I have seen them shrink when hitting the ground.

this pic is from my trail cam in western massachusettes. bear population has gone through the roof the last few years. bear season starts in 2 days gonna take out my 50cal muzzleloader and try to take him out. wish me luck

no where near 500 pounds. I'd say about 350-400. If you have a 500 pound bear his belly would be within inches of the ground. Good luck though! Still a nice one!

I would say just over 300 pounds.

well im gonna go after him saturday

400 at best

Bear Weight
 

I would guess at least 400 if not more.

my guess is 300 lbs, plus or minus a few

275-300 lber

I agree with RR about the neck and ears. A big 350+ pound bear would have small looking cookie sized ears rather than long looking ears. Belly is way too high to be a large bear. My best guess is female close to 200 pounds.

A lot of stock put in the size of the ears. I know they stress that in the magazines so I see why people use that to judge bear weights on the internet.

Truth is, bears are all different. Some have bigger and smaller ears. Some bears have bigger heads than others. In PA, a bear that was pushing 900lbs had a smaller head than B&C bears that were 500lbs or lighter.

If I put a 1000lb bear on a scale, some people would tell me it was 200lbs because its ears don't look small enough. :D

350-400#'s

I can't bring his jpegs up and why I don't know. But give the guy a break. He got a nice bear...period. A lot bigger than what you are going to find down south. If I can do it, I'm going to put up one that weighed 580 and squared 8 1/2 ft. That's damn big for a black bear fellows. And that was the largest black bear for the year. We got quite a few of 250 to 350. But this one was the biggest. And oh yes, we got one that was 420. And these were certified weights at the Canadian Post Office. I'll try to attach the picture.