SOW vs BOAR - BLACK BEAR GENDER IDENTIFICATION MADE EASY!!!(Manitoba bear hunting) 

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Dang, I wish I could get my bears to stand next to a barrel! 😄

Great video! Good hunters are the best conservationists.

Turns out this was actually my first video I’ve watched of yours. Great video. I actually learned something

Thanks for the information, I got 3 wandering around and got them on my cameras and I have no idea what I'm looking at. New hunting area never had bears around before.

Any tips for hunting bears in western states when you can’t bait for them

We cant bait in NY….so no barrels to judge with. but thanks for the video as all the other things were very helpful.

Dumping drums of food and then waiting in the bushes.. wow what hunting skills.

Sows r like my gramma, small little head and a huge ass:) Very good info. My go to is sideways the front leg to paw looks like a candy cane. Skinny and curled up. Cheers.

Great video! if you havent seen a lot of bears they all look the same

Fresh bear hunter here. Love your content

What if you don't have barrels to compare a bear to, I can only spot and stalk. I'm going out today and everyday for the next month and a half till I find a big shooter. Long looking legs usually means a younger bear from my experience.

Great video

Good video keep them coming!

Thank you exactly the video I was looking for I don’t want to shoot mamma.

Ok I like your video of the comparison in size and that’s all well and good if you have a barrel to compare it to. But my question is how do you know which is which when you have no barrel to compare it to. This is what I’m dealing with now. I don’t bear hunt. I been hinting for 40+ years and never had a bear tag. I’m an archery hunter and in those 40 years I’ve never once saw a black bear in the woods in Pa. Just a week ago I come face to face with one that come down a hill 10 yards in front of me and needless to say I almost shit myself since I hunt on the ground with a blind. Now again I never hunted bear and never once come in contact with one until a week ago. I had no idea what I was supposed to do so I just sat still and hoped it wouldn’t see me and until recently I found out you should I guess talk in a calm voice as to not startle it. Again I have no clue but all I know is it was ten yards facing me and it picked its head up and looked right at me. So much fir not startling it cuz it gave a grunt and ran back the way it came then I heard it chomping it’s teeth which I assume it is now pissed off. I don’t know if it was a sow or a boar. I just know it was big and had a big head. So now I’m in the situation that it has come back within 3 feet of my blind that I caught on a trail cam I put out to see if it was a fluke or it is hanging out there or living close to there. So now I went out and bought bear spray and a bear tag since I can hunt them during archery. I really don’t want to hunt the damn thing and I really don’t want to shoot it with my crossbow either cuz again I’m not a bear hunter and the only way I found out where to aim for was on RU-vid. So how do you know if it’s a boar or a sow when there’s no barrels in the woods and where do you aim for when it’s flat out facing you and not broadside?? I will also be carrying a .357 magnum now when I go out. I have looked into the .357 for defense against a black bear and according to these guys I’ve watched said it has enough stopping power if using full metal jackets but best best to use lead cast ammo. Well I haven’t been able to find lead cast ammo but have full metal jacket 158 gr and Winchester big bore 158 gr semi jacketed hollow points. I’m hoping I don’t need to use any of the ammo or use my crossbow but I will only if I had to so now that’s my problem. I don’t want to have to kill this thing. I’ve heard more times that they are more afraid of you than you are if them and that’s fine with me but there is always that chance that it may be having a bad day and if it would come after me I want to know how what I need to defend myself other than carrying my rifle during archery cuz I sure as hell don’t want to get mauled by a pissed off bear. Especially a mama bear with cubs but I will absolutely do what I have to do to be able to go home safe after hunting. I don’t want nothing to do with these bears and I’m kinda pissed off that it’s even there where I’ve been hunting these woods for over 30 years and never had an encounter but I’m thinking it would be pretty tough to take it down with my crossbow if it would charge me. I don’t know. I know I’m ranting but this got me flustered since I’m a deer hunter not a bear hunter. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you - your channel is great

New bear hunter here. Really enjoying your content!👍🏻

This was a great video! Very thoughtfully! That first sow is a thicc mommy

If a bear is charging where do you shoot in the head I don't know

Great information David.

Great video, going to Manitoba in spring 2024 very helpful, appreciate it 👍

Next generation with cycling

Do these tips work on bears that aren't eating out of garbage cans?

Very good stuff

Thank you!

Mechanical broadheads or fixed broadheads

early season the sow should be passed up, for the cubs sake, but late season yearlings will be fine without the sow.