black bear age
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shoots-straight
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JKB, that's an old Bear. Where's the pictures?
drahthaar
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Yes, I want to see a 19 year old bear!
Breaks Runner
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I just got my age card back from FWP for last years bear...he was 12. The oldest bear I've ever killed was 20. The biologist(Graham Taylor) wrote on the card it was the oldest bear aged in the state that year. It's pretty cool to find out how old they are.
drahthaar
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I just realized, they didn't even pull a tooth out of my bear this year.
i killed a bear a few years ago, it was aged at 31-35, likely 33 years old with an 'A' cut, is what they told me. the bear was bald from the ears forward, the canine teeth were just nubs, missing several other teeth.
yes your bear is old at 19, especially if its a boar.
yes your bear is old at 19, especially if its a boar.
Horn Seeker
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We killed one like that too Orion... bald, hardly any teeth and NO sharp ones... never got him aged but I'm sure he was over 20!
Yes, 19 is Old... no doubt! (by the way, a little blood doesn't bother us)
Yes, 19 is Old... no doubt! (by the way, a little blood doesn't bother us)
drahthaar
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You know, anti-hunters aren't going to like ANY pic of an animal on the ground blood or not, so someone whining about your pics is dumb. Yes, I try to minimize the blood, put the tongue back in, etc etc, not to appease antis, just to make a nicer picture.
mtlion
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drahthaar, when I checked my bear this spring they took a tooth but they told me they were no longer aging bears due to a lack of funding. They said my tooth would likely reside in a warehouse somewhere forever.
CabinFever
Member
Thats strange cuz they did pull a tooth from mine... Maybe varies by region or even the biologist?
Elkwhisper
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First bear I killed with my bow in MT was a mid-20's sow.. Lost the card a long time ago, and can't remember the exact age... but she was older than I was at the time. Funny thing is, that the skull is sitting on my desk next to me right now, and the teeth are definitley more worn than the other 4 next to it, but nothing like what Greenhorn's picture on the other thread was. Makes me wonder if fish and game got the age right, or if possible the taxidermist got my skull switched when he cleaned it. I would bet the taxidermist goofed it up, as it took him over a year from the time I picked up my rug to find the grizzly skull I left with him.
I went back and scored my first bears skull not too long ago. The bear squared a little over five foot. The skull scores real close to 19". Some guy somewhere is really surprised how small his huge bear's skull ended up being.
Drake4
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That is hilarious.
They are still pulling teeth here..I hope they continue to age them, it is fun to get the report back. Oldest one I have been on, is a 23 year old sow. My college roomate from South Dakota shot her, and she was only a hair over 5'.
Brock-ID
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The oldest I have killed was 21. My buddy's wife killed one that year that was 25. Here are there photos. I wish I would of taken a few photos of the teeth, they were worn down... Those are the two oldest bears we have taken. The biggest bear we have taken was aged at 9.
Muley Crazy
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JKB I love your life size bear mount !!!!
Oldest bruins I've been around are a 19 year old boar I took, and a friend with took a 22 year old sow with me and then another friend took a 29 year old sow. That's a lot of years for a critter living out there and trying to make a living..
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