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Nuisance bear activity

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Date/Time: 04/27/2024 06:49PM

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Nuisance bear activity

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johnMN	07/11/2017 12:38PM quote : "Got news for ya, but a juvenile bear does NOT weigh 200-250 pounds...try half that weight...most 80-125#. Heck, the average bruin in Minnesota is only 150 pounds. One of the toughest animals in the wild to judge size and just like the proverbial 21" smallie, almost ALWAYS over-estimated. Every bear looks big and scary. LOL! Anyway, bear season just 6 weeks off so keep the bear reports coming! I still haven't finalized my spot." Yes, I noticed that also. I see it more as the size of the nuisance is not necessarily correlated to the size of the bear!
	07/11/2017 12:10PM Got news for ya, but a juvenile bear does NOT weigh 200-250 pounds...try half that weight...most 80-125#. Heck, the average bruin in Minnesota is only 150 pounds. One of the toughest animals in the wild to judge size and just like the proverbial 21" smallie, almost ALWAYS over-estimated. Every bear looks big and scary. LOL! Anyway, bear season just 6 weeks off so keep the bear reports coming! I still haven't finalized my spot.
johnMN	07/10/2017 08:13PM Just read this article from the Piragis blog and thot I'd pass it on. Hope it helps. Nuisance bear activity