Black Bear Gender Identification

[@unitedwestand5100]

The current world record black bear, from Craven County, North Carolina, weighed 880 lbs. Here in WNC we have large Bear Sanctuaries. Where I live is the Pisgah National Forest (500 thousand acres.) It borders the Nanahala National Forest (531 thousand acres), and the Smokey Mts National Park (520 thousand acres). Other National Forest like the Cherokee National Forest, Gorges State Park, etc also border these forests. Many of the elevations here are over 6000 ft. This area has the largest black bear population in N America, if not the world. There are areas in this vast wooded and wild area where bear have never been hunted or even seen by man. Black Bear food is plentiful here too. Trust me when I say there are monster black bear here. The weights of black bear given in this video are not indicative of the black bear here.

[@dustyrollins4948]

We have one living near us. Almost coming up on a daily basis.

[@t.curran8243]

United we Stand To clarify for folks, Craven County, NC is in the coastal area. NC has a good population of bears in the coastal regions, which seems strange. I guess they don't hibernate too long because of the heat, and don't use calories running up and down hills, as it's flat out there. I've been in Wilkes County (NW NC) for 18 years and have never seen one. However, beekeepers do have problems with them around here.

[@skylerspringsteen5730]

Wyoming* game and fish

[@EdwinDueck]

In 2015 a black bear was shot in Manitoba the weighed around 700 pounds ( a spring bear ) Manitoba is know with monster black bears. It's not of the ordinary to find a black bear that weighs over 300 pounds.

[@skylerspringsteen5730]

This is based in Wyoming

[@whisperingoutdoors]

I think he just saying in general that black bear get bigger that they said there democrat!

[@whisperingoutdoors]

Edwin, I knew what you meant!

[@EdwinDueck]

@@whisperingoutdoors Its all good, NP. My brother had a bear hyde on his wall for a few years.

[@jackieh5333]

At 3:30 minutes into video looks like the bear is snared on Right Front Foot. I see a wire and bloody foot. Is that part of hunting bears in Wyoming?

[@twotwentyswift]

If you look at the photo again you'll see that wasn't in Wyoming, that was in Utah and was likely done by the Division of Wildlife Resources in order to put a radio collar on the bear.

[@allywilkeforsenate]

There is no place in North America where trapping bears is legal.Anti hunters should be iegal as their ignorance makes more animals suffer than anything else being practiced today.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Good information!

[@kellyyeomans4480]

Yes 🐶 and🐻 share the same group called caniforms even though the 2 are wildly different they both share a common ancestor called miacis which lived between 56 to 36 million years ago there where 2 distinct linkages one gave rise to dogs wolves foxes etc and the other gave rise to bears

[@conservativemacro80]

damn bears must be small where you live

[@whisperingoutdoors]

Lol

[@ThePriscillaRoy]

A black bear in Stowe, VT was hit by a car this summer. He weighed 575 pounds.

[@martinyuhas929]

What is with the music?

[@lymanfischer3102]

A 300 pound bear is a small bear here in northern Wis.

[@wadedriedger8942]

In Manitoba,Canada a 300 pound bear is a ok bear.

[@john-sw1nu]

Average male bear in Wi. is 250 - 300#

[@G5Hohn]

"Don't you gender me!"-- some trans bear activist at a university.

[@rogerpodactor2755]

😂

[@Rasmos]

What a crazy world we live in.

[@whisperingoutdoors]

LMAO

[@johnbarker2033]

I'm dying...ironically 🤪

[@Kodiak_Brown_Bear]

They can also grow up to 600 lbs

[@EdwinDueck]

The largest bear on record was killed in 2006 and it weighed 886 pounds, it was killed by a truck. The range said if it would have eaten for 30 to 60 days it would have gone into the den around 900 to 1000 pounds. The largest black bear killed before that was in Pennsylvania weighing 885 pounds, it was shot in the 1800 some time.

[@davefur1276]

A grizzly is a brown bear. So is a kodiak. So are brown bears. Also a moose is a deer.

[@DC-zi6se]

@@davefur1276 Kodiak, Kamchatka, Coastal, Grizzly, Himalayan, Hokkaido, Ussuri are all brown bears.

[@jordanerithe6824]

What does the bear identify as?

[@danasharpe3247]

meat

[@allywilkeforsenate]

A pic in nic basket.

[@roldofold8356]

You must not assume the gender, just ask the bear what it feels like it is..

[@panterxbeats]

What an original and funny joke. Not.

[@Thestockxj96]

@@panterxbeats you mad? 👀

[@blackjaguar5120]

What Is The Average Size Of These Male And Female Florida Black Bears?

[@unitedwestand5100]

They are pretty small. We, Appalachian Mt. People, call them sugar bears.

[@blackjaguar5120]

@@unitedwestand5100 Ahh...So This Is The Smallest Of Subspecies Of American Black Bears? While The Largest Is The Alaskan Black Bears? Right?

[@unitedwestand5100]

@@blackjaguar5120 ,. The current world record black bear, from Craven County, North Carolina, weighed 880 lbs. That's the WORLD record! The WORLD, includes Alaska! Now, take everything else you've read and seen about Black Bear and forget it!

[@unitedwestand5100]

@@blackjaguar5120 ,. Here in WNC we have large Bear Sanctuaries. Where I live is the Pisgah National Forest (500 thousand acres.) It borders the Nanahala National Forest (531 thousand acres), and the Smokey Mts National Park (520 thousand acres). Other National Forest like the Cherokee National Forest, Gorges State Park, etc also border these forests. Many of the elevations here are over 6000 ft. This area has the largest black bear population in N America, if not the world. There are areas in this vast wooded and wild area where bear have never been hunted or even seen by man. Black Bear food is plentiful here too. Trust me when I say there are monster black bear here. The weights of black bear given in this video are not indicative of the black bear here.

[@unitedwestand5100]

@@blackjaguar5120,. I think the sub species Identification is an illusion. I think their size has more to do with habitat, weather, available food supply, competition, etc. Craven County, where the world record was taken, is a coastal county. More available waterfowl, large fish, farms, etc. ,very little competition and milder climate. (They dont hibernate long and may be active at various times in the winter.) Here in WNC we have vast wild areas accentuated with bear sanctuaries, plenty of food sources, and the bears dont hibernate as deep either. They may be active in winter, live longer, and grow bigger. In Alaska, they hibernate for months on end, and have to compete with Grizzlies and large brown bear which makes them more aggressive. Lower herbal food supplies like berries, acorn, etc makes them more carnivorous. Black bear are highly adaptable. I think this gets misunderstood and leads people to divide the species into further sub species. There is only one American Black Bear.

[@fredivory4304]

What about the gender neutral bears and those that are transitioning? You should be ashamed for not being more inclusive.

[@ericferguson9989]

Leave "Gender Bread Bears" and pencils at the bait site and allow the bears to self identify.

[@lymanfischer3102]

The older the bear the farther down on the sides of their head the ears are young bear like a dog .

[@cindys9491]

why hunt them? Are there too many of them?

[@wnburroughs4082]

Chad lodge does not speak the truth.

[@frank1724]

Chad Lodge Black, Kodiak, brown and grizzlies have no problems with reproduction in North America. Wildlife management has worked well throughout the Rockies, Canadian Rockies and Alaska by creating a balance between hunting and conservation to keep the population healthily growing since the 80’s. You can thank organizations like state GFP and conservation groups like BCHA or the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. Bear Guard has done nothing to help the population growth of bears. Grow up.

[@Johngoes.outdoors]

Chad Lodge “bears shouldn’t be hunted at all” is your feelings and emotions kicking in

[@teresacatherine539]

Hunting is antiquated. Nature takes care of its own populations. There are non-lethal ways to maintain population control if man feels the need to do so.

[@Johngoes.outdoors]

Teresa Catherine but it does work if managed properly

[@sarahsnowe]

How I hate the term "harvesting" in reference to killing animals. They're sentient creatures, not bloody cabbages.

[@johnadams5489]

Hilary Knight State Game Commissions keep track of bear population. The number of days that are open to bear hunting are limited and they keep track of how many bears are taken on a daily basis. In my home state, the Game Commission has cut short the number of days that bear hunting was allowed because hunters took the number of bears the Game Commission wanted taken. In my home state there are more bears than ever. I have seen bears in areas where I have never seen bears previously, I don't hunt game animals but I do hunt Varmints, especially Coyotes.

[@toddandangelbrowning2920]

My state has added an early bear season. There is no spring hunt. The reason is that bears are overpopulating. They have become a nuisance. This past year they wanted 100 bears from a certain county during the early season. Game biologists determine these seasons so that EVERYONE may enjoy these magnificent creatures. The herd is healthier and the nuisance bears become few, they can really tear up a farm.

[@david52875]

The word "harvesting" is correct, dumbass.

[@danasharpe3247]

they are meat full stop.

[@FluffyBuzzard2TheMax]

Killing and harvesting are two different things, you can kill a bear without harvesting it

[@mattsharpe2861]

I swear dogs and bears are related

[@irkendragon]

they are

[@TweetyPAK7]

Harvesting is the euphemism for killing. Beautiful animals but you don't want see one running up behind you at 90 miles an hour. Still can't get over it.

[@lucidcortex8444]

90? 😂

[@firstamendment.1850]

Please stop killing bears.

[@GoBlue576966]

I will after this year. But only for 15 years.