SHOOTER BEAR?!! - How to field Judge a Nice Bear 

Good information, great video! Pointing out barrel dimensions helps and a person can measure reference points on trees and such in their bait site if they don’t use barrels. But posture of the animal is always the best, but like any animal it takes time and experience to get real good at judging.

Some good tips. Not allowed to bait on the west coast here, so I'm a little less picky. Looking forward to the season.

Nice video man. I’ve been hunting bears for a long time but you definitely have the experience to watch big bears roam around. You got some very nice bear hunting terrain there!

Great video. Super useful information. They are definitely tough animals to judge. It gets even trickier in low light or if they don't give you a lot of time to look at them.

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Great video. I enjoyed the educated and articulated commentary.

good video David! i cant judge a bear for the life of me. this is good!

This was really detailed. The length from belly to the ground is something to look at also.

The last bear said. Sorry I’ve had enough corn

Great video. I could hear you in my head saying " don't shoot that bear" when I had a small black bear work into my set up lol. Great job and keep up the great work!

Great video, very informative, a great help to hunters

They are all shooters and great representatives! Its a personal choice!

This was great and informative. I will use this wisdom wisely.

Thanks for the video. Very informative!!

thanks for your candor about being patient

Thanks for the video .

I have a couple trail cam pics of a bear frequenting my stand. No bait just apple trees and I can’t tell his size yet. Gonna set a marker for height reference today. Wish I could post the pics here to get some opinions. Great video

Good video thank you for sharing your information

I like those 🐻 that make the barrel look like a Dixie Cup! 👍🏻💯🇨🇦

I hunt washington spot and stalk bear and can confirm, its tough to judge without something like a barrel next to them. My first one looked like a giant but definitely had some ground shrinkage.

I will say you are accurate and thorough in judging bears. What I will say is that in areas where you can not bait, don't have the luxury of multiple comparisons up close and personal and don't have the time time to spend judging before you shoot, many more of these would be shooters...bit even at that your body types and descriptions should be very helpful to bear hunters

Great info thanks for the video

10:07 - I'd take that one. He's a keeper for sure. 15:05 - ditto. 17:11 - I really like this bear. 19:20 - oh that's a wonderful bear

Going on my first bear hunt in New Brunswick Canada next week. This video was very helpful. So its taboo to shoot a sow? I don’t know what to expect but I will do my best to identity before the shot

Good educational video but I wish that we had time to size up the bear before you told us what it was. When you are immediately saying what size bear it is there is no chance for me to size it up before you tell me, "this is a small bear" or" this is a shooter." I finally turned the sound off and watched the rest of the video then went back with the sound to see how I did in judging the bears.

U know, it depends on area, if they produce, I go off ear size, belly, length, the way the walk, blocky head, and rear end! Havent watched the vid yet but doing in 2 secs!! 😀

Great video very informative, looking to go on our first bear hunt any suggestions on a outfitter that is reasonable in northern Ontario thank you

Are you showing us spring bears? The bellies don't seem to sag any

What are you using for bait? It looks like all corn @rattling junkie

So for us guys in west virginia where we rarely get bears that big and we can't bait for them what would you consider a shooter

Yes Yes ! I know ... a silly joke on my part of the stupid troublemaker that I am ..🥴 Excellent video!

Just shot my first bear he was 5.5ft 🤷🏿‍♂️

Measure a seven foot log and drag it over by the barrels gives another reference. Lol and keep stuff on level ground lol bear fever grows quick if there be a high ground on one side of the barrel. Lol

Don't forget to turn on your room lights.

STANDING ON ALL FOURS, THE BEAR FOR ME MUST BE TALLER THAN THE DRUM THAT HAS THE BAIT . HIS BACK MUST BE TALLER THAN THE DRUM .

Helpful video. I was thinking of making something like this for my clients, but this will do :).

ANOTHER WAY I CHOOSE A BEAR IS IF HIS NECK IS WIDER THAN HIS HEAD .

Whats the best way to identify a boar if you are spot and stalk hunting and the bear is hundreds of yards out?

What if you are shooting for meat? Younger/smaller would be better/more tender meat correct?

Your "talking" was great.

That bear you were considering shooting, looked right at you, I live in Maine and have been on 4 bear hunts and been successful on 4, one very nice one, wish they would of measured it, we just weigh them here, 397lbs but had no belly, was all height and length and marked up from fighting. But there is nothing more exciting then a black bear looking right at you and being able to keep your calm, cause I know up here one movement and they bolt. Hunt deer, turkey, and so on but nothing compares to beat hunting to me. Don't get too many brown or cinnamon ones here, get a few with white markings on the chest that can look very nice on a mount. Great video, def no expert but been enough times to THINK I can judge size and still have to question myself sometimes. Hardest animal to judge size, especially when they come out before dark , in low light and it's a black animal.

What's your favorite broadhead for bears?

Would be nice if you would include approximate weight of each bear

I'm in Georgia and we're not allowed to bait bear here. How do I judge the size of a bear. They have to be 75 pounds at minimum. I've never been but am planning on going this year

This is a great video. Thanks for your time. Anyway, In California you cannot bait bears, you cannot use dogs to find them. Hunters have to hunt them. That being said, my comments were not a slam regarding how you manage to get a bear. Every state is different. I just want to know what state allows hunters to bait them?

had to review this video again....

What is that on the fur of all the bears you showed?

What is the bait

As a guide in Northern Michigan and know a lot about this. Your size ideas are pretty good, and you passing very large bears makes me wonder why you did that…. But I’ve past 140 inch bucks and same thing. But I’ll say this, kill whatever bear you want!!! If it makes you happy size makes no diff. Bears need to die to keep numbers in line. Don’t go home empty handed unless your a nut like this guy ;-)

you didnt show a jumbo?

With my 380 😮

If it fits in the barrel it's too small

Sorry bro…going in my first 3 day bear hunt next month and I will shoot the first bear I see and feel honored to do so

See here in Pennsylvania we aren't allowed to use barrels and have to use intuition, cameras and know how with a massive dash of luck to find nice size bear. I definitely agree with everything you've said, but when you live in a state that doesn't allow such hunting luxuries, anything that's 300 or more is definitely a taker

HADAI GWAII IN BC HAS THE BIGGEST BLACK BEARS IN THE WORLD . THE BIGGEST BEAR HERE IS ONLY HALF THEIR SIZE .

How about a bear that is short and long stomach hits the ground almost

i still dont understand hunt bait pills where is the fun

No u arent talking too much man haha

21 minutes of video without showing a hunt?? bring the pillow...

THEY CALL THE WALK A JOHN WAYNE WALK , OF A BIG BEAR.

Great vid guys!! For some real cool footage check out "LIVIN FOR THE RUT" SOME SWEET FOOTAGE!!!

I hunt washington spot and stalk bear and can confirm, its tough to judge without something like a barrel next to them. My first one looked like a giant but definitely had some ground shrinkage.