BEARysburg!

[Don_C]

We have a bear on the property that I hunt in Varysburg!  My buddy, who lives there, shot this video last night. Pretty cool!

 

 

[dbHunterNY]

i'm not a bear expert. younger bear?

[moog5050]

Very cool. From what learned in Canada, I would bet that bear is 150lbs or less.   Still cool.  

[Robhuntandfish]

cool video, poor boy needs a thermocell for his birthday

[grampy]

Nice video!  Thanks for sharing!

[Don_C]

Yes, I thought it was a younger bear, but I have no idea what I'm looking at.  My buddy said he thought around 150 pounds too.  I personally have no interest in shooting a bear, but it sure would be cool to see one from the stand in the fall.  

[moog5050]

10 minutes ago, FatBoyD said:

Yes, I thought it was a younger bear, but I have no idea what I'm looking at.  My buddy said he thought around 150 pounds too.  I personally have no interest in shooting a bear, but it sure would be cool to see one from the stand in the fall.  

I saw one that was killed that weighed 135 and the 3d target I was shooting I was told was about the same size.  That bear looks real close.  Much easier if you have something to gauge height/body length against.  For what its worth, we were told that the 135lb sow killed was old enough to breed and "mature" - said it could be 4 years or older.

[Don_C]

That's interesting and I agree, in that video the thing seems quite large to me until it runs past the fire wood, then I quickly realized it's the height of my dog who weighs 75 lbs.  I have only ever seen two dead bears in person and both were over 500lbs (one in PA and one in Leon NY) so I guess I thought most were that size.  I think it is really cool to see they are becoming more common.  

[Pygmy]

Cool video, FatBoy…. That bear looks about the same size as one I saw on my property last week...

[Lawdwaz]

It's neat to see them around although I know to many people in the country they sure can be a nuisance.......