please judge this bear for me.

[adkmountainken]

i know the pic's are not really good but bear with me!! i can not figure out if i have a sow and cub on the trail cam or a very large boar and average size bear. they appear on 4 different days and night in a 3 week period. the first is a night shot of what i would think is a 200-300 pouder?
 
the next i think is a mother with cub, however she looks to me to be a large one.
 
another shot.
 
same bear as with cub?
 
would love to hear what ya think. i believe the flash botherd one of them as my cam was knocked around a bit.

[doctari]

My guess would be a 150lb sow and her cub. Maybe they will stay around and give you some more photo's from your trail cam.  

[Gordy]

3rd pic makes her out to be pretty decent. First pic shows a nice coat.....  hard to say without seeing any ears or belly.  I'm with Mark on this one.  Need a few more pics.  Cub looks like a yearling, so not much of an issue..... if that's the case.

[JimB]

It appears to be a sow and cub in one picture.I have gotten a lot of bear pictures over several years and have driven myself nuts trying to judge size on them and many of my pictures were a lot clearer than those.It is hard to do.You have to have a clear picture of the bear and a measurable point of reference right beside it,usually.

There may or may not be more than one adult bear in your pictures or it may be just a sow and cub.

Cubs and yearlings are notorious for messing with cameras and anything else they can get into,just like kids.You may find that they have been in your treestand.

[ishiwannabe]

Having the cub takes her off the shootable list. I would guess somewhere between 150 and 200. I have been trying to get pictures and videos of the bears I see almost daily...they are hard to judge without a reference in the picture.

[Izzy]

Please tell me theyre eating beech nuts.I dont hunt too far from you and Im hoping we get a good beech nut crop this year.Cant tell too much from your pic but it sure is cool to hunt with a good chance of seeing one.Smear some peanut butter on your camera tree and Ill bet you get a close up pic.Good luck this year pal.
 
                             Izzy

[adkmountainken]

Izzy,
    yes they are Definitly eating beeches, the tree my stand is in is aucyually the main tree they are feeding around. i will not shoot a bear, killed a big one years ago will shoot the rest with camera.

[Gordy]

If the cub is 1.5 years + She's on the 'shootable' list IMHO.  Looking forward to more pics !

[adkmountainken]

i REALLY need to invest in a good quality trail cam as this one was a gift so the price was right! i'm sure a better quality cam would have taken some great pic's.
 this shelf is a highway for all animals so i'm sure pappa bear is working the same ridge. i really hope by buddy Chris gets a shot at a nice bear.

[ron w]

If the cub is a 1 1/2 year old and you don't want to shoot her ,give me a call I'll shoot her...

[adkmountainken]

i'll put ya in a stand on just the other side of the ridge Ron. me, you and Chris should try this spot early bear season in a few weeks. we will have the whole mountain to ourselves as no one hunts bear there.

[ron w]

Sounds like a plan...