Black or Griz

[Nibenza]

Found this track a couple hundred yards from the cabin while moose hunting interior Alaska. It was fresh, within 24 hours, in the middle of the 4 wheeler trail. Brother says maybe black, I say griz, what say you. Pad is about 6" long for reference

 

[def90]

All I see is mud.. maybe there is a print of some kind but who knows without any kind of object on the ground next to it to be able to determine size or anything else.

 

[JMundy84]

Claws seem too close to the toes to be griz imo

 

[grfox92]

Its tough to tell based on that picture but looks like griz to me. Could be wrong.

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[Nibenza]

There's a print, with a pad, toes and claws. Can't really say why you can't see it. I can clearly

 

[ODB]

Imma say grizzly. It’s looks more straight across than rounded.

 

[Nibenza]

That was my brother's argument, claws too close. They are about an inch and half from end of toes. Didn't think to put something down for scale

 

[grfox92]

Claws seem too close to the toes to be griz imo

Thats what my initial thought was, but the curvature of the toes themselves seem more griz than black bear. But thats a bad muddy picture.

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[grfox92]

There's a print, with a pad, toes and claws. Can't really say why you can't see it. I can clearly

Yea but its still a smudged muddy mess.

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[Nibenza]

Next time I'll make sure I get there early and place formed plaster cast with 2 rulers for length and width with directional instructions on how exactly to place his foot. Oh stupid me I was moose hunting and didn't have a backpack full of track plasting equipment.

 

[grfox92]

Next time I'll make sure I get there early and place formed plaster cast with 2 rulers for length and width with directional instructions on how exactly to place his foot. Oh stupid me I was moose hunting and didn't have a backpack full of track plasting equipment.

Bro, your getting snooty and acting offended that its not a great picture. Its difficult to be certain which bear made the track because its smudged. If it was a crystal clear picture there would be no doubt as to which bear it is.

You started a thread asking what type of bear made the track. If the picture is so good, why dont you already know the answer?

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[Nibenza]

Dude I never said the picture is good. In your first text you said there was nothing there but mud when clearly is a print. Then you went on to say it's a muddy mess. 2 negative texts in a row. I believe your texts were nothing but negative, how did you want me to response? Gee thanks for the negative response? Generally someone would say " tough to say, the print isn't the best quality." I only asked their thought with the only evidence I have does it look like one or the other. I don't want to get in an argument here. Simply asking from people that generally have more knowledge in this subject than i if what they thought what it was. Not what you replied there's no print there and it's a muddy mess. Well no shit it's in mud. I might be a little short sorry, just traveled 20 hours back from Alaska and having tag soup for dinner

 

[tkhuntsman]

Found this track a couple hundred yards from the cabin while moose hunting interior Alaska. It was fresh, within 24 hours, in the middle of the 4 wheeler trail. Brother says maybe black, I say griz, what say you. Pad is about 6" long for reference View attachment 937684

That appears to be the hind foot of a black bear in deep mud that put a lot of weight on his toes and claws to move forward with his step