How much does this bear weigh?

[Weldabeast]

 

[hokiehunter373]

Lol I think they added an extra 0

 

[redsquirrel]

I don't think that bear is 900 pounds but you guys saying it is under 200 are way off. I've shot a 172 pound bear and that thing is much bigger. I really thing its in the neighborhood of 300.

 

[elk yinzer]

I don't think that bear is 900 pounds but you guys saying it is under 200 are way off. I've shot a 172 pound bear and that thing is much bigger. I really thing its in the neighborhood of 300.

I'm not a very seasoned bear guy, but I 100% agree. Look at the size of the head in relation to the tree, it's got a decent sized dome. Tough to get a good body view but it ain't no skin and bones nursing female. Now that's live weight, take out the guts and I can see mid to upper 100's.

 

[DB4x4]

The reporting news station has since fixed their hilarious blunder (or typo)...



Missed opportunity in the last paragraph:

"The driver was not injured and her vehicle was bearly damaged."

 

[BTaylor]

I'm not a very seasoned bear guy, but I 100% agree. Look at the size of the head in relation to the tree, it's got a decent sized dome. Tough to get a good body view but it ain't no skin and bones nursing female. Now that's live weight, take out the guts and I can see mid to upper 100's.

I thought the head looked small and undeveloped and the ears look huge in relation to the head which is generally the sign of a young bear. Cant see enough of the tree to really determine how big it is and the body position of the bear is really bad for judging. Head and ears is why I went way low, it might make a 100 but he might need a couple more donuts to get there. Really think he is easily under it. Would be interesting to get updated info with a more accurate assessment from maybe the local GW.

 

[BTaylor]

LOL and while I was typing, there it is. I'll say I missed that one. Thought he for sure would need a roll of quarters shoved in each ear to even sort get him to 100.

 

[BTaylor]

She's lucky the car only had minor damage. I hit one back around 90-91 and did $7500 worth to my truck and had to have it towed back home. But mine was on an empty hwy at 4 in the morning going through a national wildlife refuge not in town. Killed the hail out of my truck, we never did find the bear.

 

[Kurt]

Let's play a game. Whoever guesses the correct weight wins a prize...

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205 guts in 150 gutted.

 

[BenG]

Game commission relocates bear hit by car

A bear struck by a car Monday on East Washington Street sought refuge in a tree, then was removed and relocated.

www.ncnewsonline.com

I wasn’t looking this up, just happened to see it on Facebook since it’s not that far from me. Has a little more credibility.

 

[elk yinzer]

I thought the head looked small and undeveloped and the ears look huge in relation to the head which is generally the sign of a young bear. Cant see enough of the tree to really determine how big it is and the body position of the bear is really bad for judging. Head and ears is why I went way low, it might make a 100 but he might need a couple more donuts to get there. Really think he is easily under it. Would be interesting to get updated info with a more accurate assessment from maybe the local GW.

I'm not sure why, but apparently we grow some of the biggest black bears in the country here. I've seen a couple boars that I know are every bit of 350 or 400. A handful 500-600+ are killed each year, I can't even fathom what they look like in person. Dumps like a truck, they gotta be a wide load cause I'm pretty sure once they get to a certain point the only way to grow is out. That's elk mass on a bear frame!


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[khnc]

I don't think that bear is 900 pounds but you guys saying it is under 200 are way off. I've shot a 172 pound bear and that thing is much bigger. I really thing its in the neighborhood of 300.

Its under 200 for sure.

 

[BTaylor]

I'm not sure why, but apparently we grow some of the biggest black bears in the country here. I've seen a couple boars that I know are every bit of 350 or 400. A handful 500-600+ are killed each year, I can't even fathom what they look like in person. Dumps like a truck, they gotta be a wide load cause I'm pretty sure once they get to a certain point the only way to grow is out. That's elk mass on a bear frame!


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We get the occasional one over 600 but 500 is a big bear down here. I have only seen 2 that I thought would have topped 5 out of the hundred or so I have seen while hunting. Those are giants on that list.

 

[redsquirrel]

I'm not sure why, but apparently we grow some of the biggest black bears in the country here. I've seen a couple boars that I know are every bit of 350 or 400. A handful 500-600+ are killed each year, I can't even fathom what they look like in person. Dumps like a truck, they gotta be a wide load cause I'm pretty sure once they get to a certain point the only way to grow is out. That's elk mass on a bear frame!


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We have a lot of giants around here too.

829lb Black Bear Takes Record In NJ Bear Hunt

A Morris County deer hunter who shot one of the biggest black bears taken in North America was disappointed...

www.ammoland.com

At 700 pounds, black bear killed in New Jersey sets world record, says national hunting group

The bear’s size didn’t surprise at least one hunting advocate who said the high weight is the result of state restrictions on hunting that allow bears to multiply and get dangerously big.

www.inquirer.com

Both within 10 miles of me. The first year I started hunting north jersey I saw 29 bears during October while deer hunting. The population isn't that high anymore cause of the 10 years of hunting they allowed but with the limitations they put on it the past few years I'm starting to see more and more bears again. Without a hunt now I'm sure it's only a matter of time until someone gets killed again.