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05-16-2023, 08:46 AM
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Cinnamon black bear or grizzly?
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05-16-2023, 08:54 AM
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I would say colour phase black bear.
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05-16-2023, 08:54 AM
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Brown good size
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05-16-2023, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by north american hunter
I would say colour phase black bear.
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I would agree.
Nice bear OP.
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05-16-2023, 09:01 AM
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Fat black bear
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05-16-2023, 09:09 AM
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Wow that is one serious color phase black bear...I think anyway
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05-16-2023, 09:26 AM
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2nd and 3rd pic, shape of head and shoulders, looks like a good size color phase to me. Good looking bear.
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05-16-2023, 09:38 AM
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At first I thought what a great colour phaze BB.
The third picture I can see what appears to be a hump at the front shoulder, which makes me think Griz.
Need more pictures to be definitive.
BW
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05-16-2023, 09:41 AM
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Here we go again. But it’s a black bear.
99.9% of the time, when you question it, it’s a black bear.
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05-16-2023, 09:46 AM
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Gorgeous color phase Black Bear.. do not hesitate next time! Looking forward to seeing the harvest picture!!
Good Luck.
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05-16-2023, 09:56 AM
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Thanks guys, it looks like the consensus is that it's a black bear.
Unfortunately the season closed last night in that area so the lucky bear gets to stick around for another while.
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05-16-2023, 09:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigwoodsman
At first I thought what a great colour phaze BB.
The third picture I can see what appears to be a hump at the front shoulder, which makes me think Griz.
Need more pictures to be definitive.
BW
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That's the way I went too.
First impression: Black bear
But then at certain angles he looked more grizz and decided not to take the shot.
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05-16-2023, 10:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Remco
That's the way I went too.
First impression: Black bear
But then at certain angles he looked more grizz and decided not to take the shot.
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Good decision!
I think its a black bear as well FYI
But I agree with your decision to hold off unless you are 100% sure
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05-16-2023, 10:57 AM
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Sounds like you were hunting alone at a safe distance . If you had a partner it would have been safer to walk in closer at 75 yards and have a better look .
I gather you will be looking for that bear again . Have a look around the area for any bear tracks and see if you find any grizz tracks around.
I once walked up to a bear at 150 yards alone also ,then it walked out of the dip in the ground it was in and it got really big and my 30-06 got really small .
I returned a week later with a 338 mag . I miss bear hunting .
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05-16-2023, 12:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jef612
Good decision!
I think its a black bear as well FYI
But I agree with your decision to hold off unless you are 100% sure
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Same thoughts here.
Just think, next year that bear will likely be bigger!
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05-16-2023, 02:13 PM
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That’s a big fat black bear. From what I can see he looks like a shooter but I would need to see the head better before I pulled the trigger.
For those who get scared when they see a little bump around the shoulder. Here are two blacks that also appear to have a hump, it didn’t make them grizzlies though.
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05-16-2023, 02:36 PM
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The head tells the tale. Always. It’s a dead give away.
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05-16-2023, 04:38 PM
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It's funny to me. Some say the 3rd and 4th are questionable but those clearly show black bear to me. It's really only the first one that makes me question it; the muzzle/head say grizzly in that one to me. I would be 90% confident it's a black bear but that isn't good enough.
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05-16-2023, 04:41 PM
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Nice black bear!
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05-16-2023, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pathfinder76
The head tells the tale. Always. It’s a dead give away.
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Grizzly head is always big for the size of the bear.
Grizz
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05-16-2023, 06:34 PM
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Black bear 100%
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05-16-2023, 06:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1
Grizzly head is always big for the size of the bear.
Grizz
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The head looks totally different irrespective of size.
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05-16-2023, 06:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulehahn
It's funny to me. Some say the 3rd and 4th are questionable but those clearly show black bear to me. It's really only the first one that makes me question it; the muzzle/head say grizzly in that one to me. I would be 90% confident it's a black bear but that isn't good enough.
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I disagree. The first picture leave’s absolutely no doubt it’s a black bear.
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05-16-2023, 07:29 PM
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And the variations between animals is why you can’t rely on any one characteristic to decide if it’s a griz or black. Always check for a combination. This one appears to have a bit of a shoulder hump but it appears to me that is the result of a shoulder blade. The ears shape of snout and rump higher than the front shoulders is what gave it away for me. Glad to see someone is hesitant to drop the hammer unless they are 100% positive!!
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05-16-2023, 08:23 PM
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100 percent a beautiful color phase black bear
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05-17-2023, 11:10 AM
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agree
Agree Color phase Black bear
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05-17-2023, 12:27 PM
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beauty!!!
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05-17-2023, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pathfinder76
I disagree. The first picture leave’s absolutely no doubt it’s a black bear.
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That is why said it is interesting. The 2nd and 3rd photos clearly lack the hump, have a flat face profile and the shortness of the neck meaning it is a black bear. The first photo is the only one that sort of shows a hump and the face that, to me, looks dish shaped with a wider muzzle that is clearly not present in the any of the other pictures. If I only saw pics 2 - 4 (though 4 is inconclusive to me) I would immediately say 100% black bear but it's the first picture, with the steeper drop from the skull into the nose, the front right shoulder possibly giving a hump, the more muscular neck, and the general broad appearance of the nose that would be enough for me to go from 100% certain it's a black bear to 90%.
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05-30-2023, 04:21 PM
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Black bear.
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