Blonde Black Bear

[Boar]

Not many on the Oregon coast

 

[kman]

Hunted Saskatchewan twice and there was always one taken and a couple others seen. No surprise but never saw one hunting them in the Midwest.

 

[tcmers]

I’ve been hunting bears for over thirty years, and have never seen anything other than pure black in the wild. One day….

 

[Jason Snyder]

You’ll see a lot more color phase bears in hot and arid climates.

 

[abyl]

I have seen one in southwest Montana that was a two tone color phased bear. The head and shoulders were really blonde, and then everything below the shoulders and upper chest were a dark chocolate brown color. I haven't seen another one like that since unfortunately.

 

[01lowbird]

wow, never seen these before

 

[FishfinderAK]

Hunted one exclusively for two full seasons before finally arrowing him on the third year. Prettiest bear I’ll likely ever kill.

Ok. I’ll bite. Pics?

 

[shootnrun]

Back in the spring bear days in WA, seeing a couple a day in the Blues was pretty easy. They were plentiful, but you could also pick them out with the naked eye from miles away..

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Caught this one on trail cam, never saw him again. Cool bear, blonde but regular black face.
SW MT

 

[Wrench]

Eastern Washington bear here.

 

[Austink47]

I have seen more blond and cinnamon bears than I have black ones since I moved to Eastern Washington.

 

[huckfin]

Eastern Washington has a lot of color phase bears.

 

[mrkronyak]

We had a couple by me in PA

 

[Tmac]

A buddy showed me a picture from NE OR of a black sow with 4 cubs. Black, brown, cinnamon, and blond. Color phase bears are fairly common in that area, 4 cubs not so much as far as I know. That sow was an overachiever.

 

[MHWASH]

This little fella walked within 10 yards of me. Too bad he wasn’t bigger.

 

[mrkronyak]

A buddy showed me a picture from NE OR of a black sow with 4 cubs. Black, brown, cinnamon, and blond. Color phase bears are fairly common in that area, 4 cubs not so much as far as I know. That sow was an

Could've been last years with this years.

 

[Tmac]

Could've been last years with this years.

Possibly, they were all small, similar sized, and sure looked like the current years, but no way to be sure. Was really a cool sight with the colors. That area is thick with bears and gets hunted. I’d wondered if she picked up a couple orphans, no idea if that’s even a possibility.