Bear on Trail Cam

[mconway951]

Went and checked the trail cams out at my deer hunting spot and found this one on camera today I know nothing about bears how big do you think this one would be weight wise.

 

[Gerald Martin]

'Ees just a little bloke. Might go a 130lbs.

 

[Muley Crazy]

Big ears and a little belly, all tall tale signs of a younger bear, but he has a good size head on him could be a good bear in a few years. Keep filling that feeder

 

[cornfed]

I've heard the average bear in Mn. is 150 lbs so he looks like he could hit that by the time season rolls around.

 

[mconway951]

So one more question how do you tell difference vetween boar and sow can you tell from this pic

 

[sweetnectar]

Well you see bores have a.....na I'm not even going to say it. As far as I know you take a look after it is dead.

 

[jerrym]

two things to look at from a side view like that is-
1. a sow will look like it has a bigger rear end sets a little higher and smaller in the front end. Front shoulders less defined less bulky where a boar is just the opposite bigger front shoulders little higher smaller rear end sits a little lower.

2. also the face profile of a sow looks more slender almost longer and up turned whereas a boar is really boxy like the nose is cut off straight down blocky and shorter muzzle then a sow.

Hard to say from one picture and not seeing it walking but I would guess that is a boar.
my 2 cents

 

[Calvin]

It'd be an easy pass for me. Not sure what is a keeper in that part of the country is though, or if it's even legal to shoot a baited bear.

 

[mconway951]

MN it is very legal to bait bears and This is more of an urban area which lyes in the no quota zone where we are allowed to shoot two bears. the land owner wants it gone and honestly I have never shot a bear and given the opp I prob would take this bear weather or not it is big or not avg bear in this area is 150lbs and he is close enough for me.

Here are a few more pics to help determine sex

 

[mconway951]

one more from another cam

 

[mconway951]

another one from today

 

[MN Public Hunter]

Is this from the spot you in the metro area ?

 

[mconway951]

Is this from the spot you in the metro area ?

Yup sure is just off 35e in lino lakes

 

[MN Public Hunter]

Wow, I have a spot I hunt in Andover, I have never seen a bear there, but now I'm wondering if I might accidently run into one in the dark If your going to try to take this one and want some amature video of it let me know. I'll gladly come video it for you.

 

[mconway951]

cool I might just take you up on that

 

[Moosie]

I wouldn't give that bear 130# unless it eats A LOT more.... It's a smally. I've killed bear liek that so I'm not judging ya. Just telling you that it's not 130#.

How many inches is it to the Bottom of your feeder ?

 

[Breaks Runner]

80 pounder...I'd give it say another 8 or 10 years.....grin! Cool pics though!

 

[Horn Seeker]

Wait till his body looks more like this one...

 

[vman1959]

Barron Bears

Here's a couple bears we got on camera this past year. any guesses as to what this one might weigh?

 

[arffdog875]

Educated guess...300 - 325. Looks like he is filling out nicely!