2022 Spring Bears

[jejack26]

After 2 seasons of trying to fill my tag I finally got my first bear! The warden that checked it in thinks its around 13 years old.

Just curious, old sow?

 

[Hunter&Huntress]

Just curious, old sow?

Yes

 

[brockel]

Hasn’t gone far

 

[MTLabrador]

Hasn’t gone far
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I think we need to see a close up of that thing.

 

[brockel]

I think we need to see a close up of that thing.

If he’s still around by the end of next week I’ll hopefully have that for you. Looks alright size

 

[thusby]

Is it just me or do 97% of the black bears killed by hunters look like dinks.

 

[ZMT588]

If he’s still around by the end of next week I’ll hopefully have that for you. Looks alright size

If you’re worried you won’t make it before he zooms off I’ll take one for the team and shoot him for you. Let me know if I can help man.

 

[brockel]

Is it just me or do 97% of the black bears killed by hunters look like dinks.

Bears are hard to judge for most people.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

That and also a small % in the Rocky Mountain west are truly big.

 

[Rack Daniels]

Bears are hard to judge for most people.

Agreed

 

[TheTone]

I bet the most common thing said by bear hunters upon walk up is “huh, it looked a lot bigger”

 

[Potsie]

I bet the most common thing said by bear hunters upon walk up is “huh, it looked a lot bigger”

Wouldn’t know. Definitely never experienced ground shrinkage with a bear. Nope. Not me. Never shot a dink, nothing but pumpkin headed beasts for me!

 

[520 Road Sow]

I bet when you show up with a tag he's not there.

 

[Point Creep]

Everybody that’s hunted bears gets dinked or “sowed”. It happens. Gotta be able to walk away from most bears or it will happen more often than not.

 

[520 Road Sow]

Looks like a good one to kick the season off for the

#trophygopherhuntersofHT

#whitetrashbruinbashers

Make me proud son.

 

[520 Road Sow]

I bet the most common thing said by bear hunters upon walk up is “huh, it looked a lot bigger”

Bet they didn't say that about the pike.....

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Everybody that’s hunted bears gets dinked or “sowed”. It happens. Gotta be able to walk away from most bears or it will happen more often than not.

New bear hunters please read that three times.

 

[Trap]

That and also a small % in the Rocky Mountain west are truly big.

That's Bullcrap! Where I live in Idaho every bear missed is 100% north of 350 pounds. Most, not all ,that are actually killed are at least a 300 pounds! It's an unwritten rule around here bears start at about 300. I have helped recover more than a few and they must dehydrate or something because they usually weigh about 125 upon pack out. Its really quite handy that they shrink. Any bear pictures posted to social media is also always over 300 but a high percentage fall in the 4-500 pound category

 

[520 Road Sow]

New bear hunters please read that three times.

I read it 6 times and I bet I'll still eff it up anyways.....

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Jonas says the Stone Glacier Boyz got sowed…