G-Man Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 What do you call this color phase?? loopfor those that want to judge size..lowest limb on tree is 5ft. .. and I think its inspecting the chestnuts!! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 I would call it awesome! Cool looking bear. I envy you guys that have bears. Great pics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 What do you call this color phase?? loopfor those that want to judge size..lowest limb on tree is 5ft. .. and I think its inspecting the chestnuts!! Wow. What a sweet bear for NY. I dream about a color phase bear. Too dark for “blonde”, too light for “chocolate”, and not red enough for “cinnamon”. I’d say it’s light chocolate? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Just now, Biz-R-OWorld said: Wow. What a sweet bear for NY. I dream about a color phase bear. Too dark for “blonde”, too light for “chocolate”, and not red enough for “cinnamon”. I’d say it’s light chocolate? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think dirty blonde may work as well.. its name is now Honey.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Lol. I was just typing Honey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 minute ago, G-Man said: I think dirty blonde may work as well.. its name is now Honey.... Who's the lucky guy sitting in that ladder stand opening day? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Just now, G-Man said: I think dirty blonde may work as well.. its name is now Honey.... Awesome bear n pics. I dated some dirty blondes but have no pics : ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Biz-R-OWorld said: Who's the lucky guy sitting in that ladder stand opening day? Idk no one sat there last year at all.. problem with 36 stands and 8 guys.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, G-Man said: Idk no one sat there last year at all.. problem with 36 stands and 8 guys.. They don't call it a "starting 9" for nothing. I know a guy who can sit that stand! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, G-Man said: Idk no one sat there last year at all.. problem with 36 stands and 8 guys.. That bear is worth a little stand time there for sure. Good luck hope one of you guys get him. Maybe one of the young fellas you take out hunting. Cool bear. Hope to see a pic of him with one of your happy hunters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said: They don't call it a "starting 9" for nothing. I know a guy who can sit that stand! Actually that's 3rd bear on camera 2nd in that spot this year. Make the drive there is room. You have a truck to haul it now...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, G-Man said: Actually that's 3rd bear on camera 2nd in that spot this year. Make the drive there is room. You have a truck to haul it now...lol If I shot a color phase bear in NY, the excitement/adrenaline would easily be enough for me to carry it back 300 miles on my own back on foot 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) That is soooooo coooooool! Edited July 19, 2019 by moog5050 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Chocolate bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachunter Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Great looking bear!!!! what kind of tree is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, rachunter said: Great looking bear!!!! what kind of tree is that? American chestnut 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Awesome bear n pics. I dated some dirty blondes but have no pics : ( Was she inspecting the chestnuts too?Sweet bear and pics. Will you target and activate hunt it (I have zero experience as to what that means in NY) or hope for opportunity while deer hunting?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 hour ago, crappyice said: Was she inspecting the chestnuts too? Sweet bear and pics. Will you target and activate hunt it (I have zero experience as to what that means in NY) or hope for opportunity while deer hunting? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk If I can get some kind of pattern established with trailcams I'll sit when chances are better. But I'm just happy to of got it on camera. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpkot Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 hour ago, G-Man said: American chestnut I used to plant for american chestnut foundation usually around zoar valley. that's awesome what a brute of a tree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Really cool @G-Man thanks for sharing the pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 minute ago, kpkot said: I used to plant for american chestnut foundation usually around zoar valley. that's awesome what a brute of a tree My largest.made it to 14 in .it is now boards being converted into a bar top in my friends mancave. I have over 50 growing on property 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpkot Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 1 minute ago, G-Man said: My largest.made it to 14 in .it is now boards being converted into a bar top in my friends mancave. I have over 50 growing on property very nice I only have a couple but doing good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 So direct.from.dec .... Greg, Awesome photos! The most common vernacular for this color phase of a black bear is “cinnamon bear”. Polymorphism is the biological term for this. In the west, a larger majority of the black bear population has the brown color phase. However, it might be more beneficial to be black when roaming the dark shadowy forests of the northeast. You can see the same phenomenon quite regularly in grey squirrels (black squirrels). Let me know if you have any more questions. What a magnificent animal. Looks like a good hunting spot (I can see your ladder stand in the background). Regards, Ryan D. Rockefeller Wildlife Biologist 1 – Big Game 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyice Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 So direct.from.dec .... Greg, Awesome photos! The most common vernacular for this color phase of a black bear is “cinnamon bear”. Polymorphism is the biological term for this. In the west, a larger majority of the black bear population has the brown color phase. However, it might be more beneficial to be black when roaming the dark shadowy forests of the northeast. You can see the same phenomenon quite regularly in grey squirrels (black squirrels). Let me know if you have any more questions. What a magnificent animal. Looks like a good hunting spot (I can see your ladder stand in the background). Regards, Ryan D. Rockefeller Wildlife Biologist 1 – Big GameCool that you received a response from someone in the business. But the grey/black squirrel comment confused me. Is he saying that black is a color phase of a grey squirrel? I always thought (based on urban legends of course) that black squirrels were relatively unique to areas by NYC and rare in the woods beyond. The story I always heard was about squirrels either escaped the zoo or Ringling Brother Circus many many moons ago. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Just now, crappyice said: Cool that you received a response from someone in the business. But the grey/black squirrel comment confused me. Is he saying that black is a color phase of a grey squirrel? I always thought (based on urban legends of course) that black squirrels were relatively unique to areas by NYC and rare in the woods beyond. The story I always heard was about squirrels either escaped the zoo or Ringling Brother Circus many many moons ago. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes black is just a variation of the grey squirrel. I have many at my place ,I only allow someone to shoot one if they are gonna mount it.. plenty of normal grey to eat... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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