Funny thing about bears is how the basic frame makes all the difference in how big the bear really is and all the character marks just supply the local knowledge. Spring bears and fall bears in the berries of legal status are all pretty much shot on sight for food, so the markers for trophy judging are usually wasted here... and with limits of at least three per year...
I always hesitate to guess a weight because we simply do not ever weigh one so the numbers never get verified to show how close the estimate was. But in western NY you are close to the hogs of PA and I would guess the frames run a little larger than average. If I were a betting man I would suggest 250 was low. But I have seen obese small-framed bears and skinny large framed bears.
