another guess at bear weight
09-08-2012, 03:42 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: western mass
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another guess at bear weight
ok heres another pic of the bear plus a pic of me at the same tree for comparison. im 6'3" 205lbs if you look you will see a knot on the left side of the tree trunk that comes up to my waist its also at about the top of the bears back i measured that knot at 44" so how much does HE weigh
Last edited by massman; 09-08-2012 at 03:46 PM.
09-09-2012, 05:59 AM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
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The 2 pictures do give it some size perspective. A 44" high bear would be a real monster since most bears are only about 3' high. I would add 150 pounds or more to my estimate making it 350 plus...but most bears I have seen around here are way smaller than that. I think I have only seen 1 dead one that was 350 pounds and it was a huge bore. I know they get much bigger than 350 but not many around northern Vt or at least that I have seen. The one thing with bears is they are usually smaller than the hunter thinks they are. Even a cub can look pretty big when it is alone without another bear to compare it to..
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 09-11-2012 at 03:54 AM.
