Dog Hunter, salmon makes them fat but doesn't make their skulls big. Take a look at the books AZ and CA produce big skulled bears on a regular basis. So no comparing black bears from AK to bears in other places isn't dumb. It takes genetics, evironment, and food to produce a book bear.
I wasn't referring to skull size. I realize CA, PA and NC have produced huge skulled bruins. I read Field and Stream! I also know that other states produce huge bodied bears too. I was simply saying from my limited experience in SE Alaska, bears are stupidly abundant and average quite a bit bigger than most other places, namely the Rockies.
My comments were directed at Boxer's constant lines about anyone's else's bears barely having a hide big enough for a toilet seat or a pair of slippers.
