Originally Posted by CanuckShooter
What about big black bears?? Why do guys hunt them over garbage in sask when they could hunt west coast bears?? Biggest in Canada by far..


If anyone is interested in really big black bears Newfoundland is a seldom picked destination. Bear densities are not super high but many are taken in excess of 500lbs. every year. I read a recent report from biologists who buried a special thin weight scale under the soil at a bait site in order to get live weights of bears. A couple of bears in the study topped 700lbs. on the hoof. That is a monster blackie!!