Big cat and Bear tale

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(11-12-2015, 02:54 AM)brotherbear Wrote: The reason I ask is because the the account i posted of the largest verified weight from Yellowstones site with a bear ID and people involved. Probably why they say he is the largest bear weighed at yellowstone, I would think. 
...During that particular study. 

It was a 25 year study and he was born when only 300 bears lived there till the number of 750 now.

"Born in 1990 during the midst of a grizzly baby boom, No. 211 witnessed the return of wolves, and has become one of the most recognizable bruins by park visitors who’ve dubbed him Scarface due to healed gashes from fights with other bears.

Scientists say genetic matches show he fathered at least three offspring during a 25-year span that saw the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population rise from about 300 to more than 750."



"The first capture of No. 211 happened in 1993 near Mount Washburn in the northeast part of the park. At 3 years old, he weighed an estimated 150 pounds."

So do you know when these other bears were weighed? If the numbers before the baby boom were only 300, the odds of having larger individuals than him are greatly decreased but if they are from the very early 1900s or late 1800s, that would be more likely of finding a larger specimen. Reply