How Old/ Big is this Bear

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  1. chart33

    chart33 Weekend Warrior

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    Hey Guys,

    I got this bear on my trail cam in may. The year says 2008 but it was this year. How old/ big do you think it is. I have trouble judging the size but based on the distance from ear to ear it looks pretty big to me. Your thoughts?

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  2. Fitz

    Fitz Legendary Woodsman

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    I'm not that good with bear, but it seems decently sized, looking at the skull in the first pic.

    Schultzy is the one that needs to see these photos, he'd know :tu:
     
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    JCraig Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I wanna say 250-300 pounds, no idea how to age a bear though.
     
  4. Schultzy

    Schultzy Grizzled Veteran

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    Being that picture was taken In May and It's only been out of hibernation for a month or so It's more then likely a decent size bear now being he's starting to get fattened up for hibernation. I'd bet It's no younger then 4.5 years old, probably In that 6 to 7 year old range. Hard to tell though, more head pictures would be nice. Probably In that 175lb range In your picture.
     
  5. Treehopper

    Treehopper Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Cannot guess on age. Weight around 200.
     

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