Black bear weight estimate (w/pics.)

[Alex]

Here's my hunteress with her first game ever. A nice sow taken at 220 yards with her .30-06 (180gr SP)

Now, here's a quick question for the bear experts...

How mutch did this bear weigh whole if the carcass (no hide, head, guts) weighed 200lbs?

Alex

 

[martinbns]

200 lbs seems about right to me, but I'm no expert.

Nice looking huntress by the way.

 

[Jess]

Just under 350lb.

 

[Gibbs505]

Hard to tell, there was no good shot of the head.

 

[superd222]

Just under 350lb.

A good estimate - maybe even more.

Last year I shot a deer that weighed 200lbs on the hook (without guts, hide, head and legs). The guy that helped me butcher it looked in a book that suggested it would have weighed 360lbs on the hoof.

I would think a bear hide is heavier (with more fat) than a deer so it would be over 350lbs.

Nice bear - Well done!!!

 

[Teapot]

Alex is too distracting to make guesses.

 

[Alex]

 

[Teapot]

Oh, Yeah. Well I did mean Celina. Thanks for the picture and arrows. They pointed out both my mistake and the object of my distraction. Thank-you, real Alex.

 

[Alex]

Hahaha, no worries. I got what you meant...

 

[Brutus]

Just under 400lbs??

I suck at this.....

 

[Jess]

A good estimate - maybe even more.

Last year I shot a deer that weighed 200lbs on the hook (without guts, hide, head and legs). The guy that helped me butcher it looked in a book that suggested it would have weighed 360lbs on the hoof.

I would think a bear hide is heavier (with more fat) than a deer so it would be over 350lbs.

Nice bear - Well done!!!

You normally just double the weight as a general rule. At 350-400lbs that's a good size sow.

 

[Amphibious]

300ish would be my guess bears are tough to judge unless you're standing over them I usually take 1/3 off for hide and guts

 

[heavyBullet]

Here is a formula for estimated weight for a deer. Not sure if it works the same for bear though.

http://www.askthemeatman.com/estimate_deer_weight.htm