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The bear in the the foreground is not a small animal.

the large male in the background was huge.



Photo taken July 2015, Brooks Falls Alsaka

When they wear the rug like it were drapes.......


Saw a pair like that years ago, from a long ways off...thinking sow and cub...then realized the the “little one” wasn’t and the huge one was stalking it.... funny stuff (not being a bear anyway)!

The back one does look big-ish.

yes, and he lookin' right through you, too!!!

no expert, but the bear in foreground looks like a very good sized juvenile bear to me


the one in the back is a keeper though


any bear that gets in the high 8's or above squared is a pretty impressive creature.

the true mid 9's to 10 footers, no one has to ask, "is he a big'un"

they are a helluva animal


lot of muscle workin in a 7 foot bear

10-4

The head, face and ears are markedly different between the two bears.

It's a lot easier to tell when they are side by each.

Not sure I would call the smaller bear a juvie... not big of course, but more than 3 or 4 years, IME.

bad choice of words Art, not meant so much for age as body


glassin bears and seeing one like that near coastal areas I'd dismiss that bear as not a shooter or as I'd tell whomever I was hunting with " did you come here to kill a juvenile delinquent?"


he looks like a well fed kid to me


but I'll defer to your experience with those critters.

I've seen more bears than most guys, but you ain't most guys.

Well, Phil might be along shortly and ask how I missed the milk on his lips and I would have to just look at my boot tops...

The bear in the foreground is a mature female. The bear in the background is a mature male and appears to be well over nine feet.

a very real possibility, outfitter I worked for had a guy kill a similar bear, a bit blocky around the face, but female after all


no we didn't refer to the bear as Caitlyn

I would call it possible, but that would not be my call without more evidence.

Randy,

No doubt you've seen more than me, but that was my thought as well. Maybe we'll hear from Phil = not that I doubt Art.

How 'bout sub-adult?

My call would be a 9 1/2' boar and an 8' sow.

The effect of a telephoto lens can contribute to the image of the 2 bears. Not that the back bear isn't bigger, but the image can be deceiving.

I noticed this when photographing different things under different conditions and angles. The first picture of the 2 binoculars are of a Leica stacked directly on top of the Swarovski. It makes the Swarovski look bigger, yet the Leica are noticeably bigger in the second photo.

Bears and binoculars are 2 different things, but there is always something about the magnification, angle and the resulting image that can affect the look of the picture...

That's some heavy duty thinking and comparing Shrapnel! I just used the glance method.

Yeah, like you live out there and see them non-stop!




Oh, I guess you do! I would take your call to the bank and just shuffle my feet a bit. The head looks fuller than I think of when looking at sows...

I haven't seen multiple bears in a couple of hours!