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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby Schultzy » Sat May 17, 2014 2:14 am

Spysar wrote:I don't know what to look for aging a bear. Dan, what are some old bear signs? Teeth? Grey hair? More fat? Scars?

I bet most of the things to age a bear are hard to see in a pic.
Lack of teeth, scar marks, size of skull in a boar, pretty much over all appearance. Sows on the other hand are much tougher to judge. Its a guess at best for us hunters allot of times. We've shot sows that were anywhere from 3 years old to 18 years old.

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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby dan » Sat May 17, 2014 4:52 am

Schultzy wrote:
Spysar wrote:I don't know what to look for aging a bear. Dan, what are some old bear signs? Teeth? Grey hair? More fat? Scars?

I bet most of the things to age a bear are hard to see in a pic.
Lack of teeth, scar marks, size of skull in a boar, pretty much over all appearance. Sows on the other hand are much tougher to judge. Its a guess at best for us hunters allot of times. We've shot sows that were anywhere from 3 years old to 18 years old.

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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby Bearman13 » Sat May 17, 2014 10:25 am

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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby dan » Sat May 17, 2014 11:30 am

Steve's was 3

Mine was 12
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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby BigHunt » Sat May 17, 2014 12:31 pm

dan wrote:Steve's was 3

Mine was 12

:shock: :clap: 8-)
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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby Schultzy » Sat May 17, 2014 4:30 pm

dan wrote:Steve's was 3

Mine was 12
I'd say they got it right.

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Re: Guess the age...

Unread postby john1984 » Sat May 17, 2014 4:37 pm

dan wrote:Steve's was 3

Mine was 12


Well I was half right. Congrats to me!

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