Age guess?

We’ve been starting to see more and more bear on our hunting lease. None of us bear hunt and I was just wondering if some of you “experts” can give me an age on this one? My guess would be maybe 2 years old?

I’m thinking almost three…

Mark

Age is tough. Young boars start small then get huge then get small looking yet lanky. I have seen what I thought was a very healthy young boar come back with a old tooth report and I have seen bear that looked like they where on their death and commited suicide only to find out it was a three year old bear having a tough time.

Best way for age is the size and look at the hide, the older the boar the worse the hide. Look around the hawks, muzzle, inside/back of the fromt legs or the “armpit” area. If it looks raggy 8 years plus. Round short nose on a boar its is very young. If he looks like an anteater give hime some years.

Best way is to get a tag, harvest and send a tooth…can’t go wrong that way.

How big is head head diameter. volleyball,basketball,beachball that will tell how big he is. also track size.

We took a 17 yr old (tooth cross section aged) Sow some years ago that weighed 117 lbs and looked just like that one in the picture Mark. One can only tell by that picture is thats a small bear…the age will remain a mystery.

Thanks guys for your input!

Ya know the more I look the pic I say young bear. Entering a open field during daylight hours.

Yup he hasn’t been shot at or hunted yet in his young life.

Tom:

I agree with judging anything with a bear from a picture. Learned some time ago from a friend who has been hunting them since he was a tyke. Pictures just don’t do the animal justice for size and age, but always fun to throw a guess in for the fun of it!!!

Mark