Grizzly and cubs spotted in Diamondcreek

[Pwells10]

Not sure if this has been disclosed. We hunt diamondcreek every year and noticed the black bear population and cougar density has jumped.

This is the first time I’ve heard of grizz being spotted. (Between Georgetown and soda springs) Doesn’t surprise me though due to the density in Wyoming.

Dads buddy caught a couple tracks and he talked to a couple hunters that had the pics of the sow and 2 cubs.

EDIT: Some have told me it’s a black bear print. I’m not sure what it is, I’m no expert. I’ve been told it’s not rounded enough to be a black bear. Dads buddy texted me the pic and then called and told me the story.

Anyone else have info on it?

 

[sneaky]

Would have been nice if they had laid something next to it for scale. Every grizz track I've seen has left no doubt about what it was from the size.

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[Pwells10]

Would have been nice if they had laid something next to it for scale. Every grizz track I've seen has left no doubt about what it was from the size.

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That’s what I told him. He just said it was double his hand but that could’ve been an over exaggeration

 

[Will_m]

That looks like a blacky with what looks to be those two claw marks close to pad.

Definitely not an expert or even close to it though.

 

[Elk97]

Looks like black to me. Claws are too short and center pad too rounded.

 

[Rob5589]

I've hunted there 4 (16-19) seasons and never saw a bear or cat. Saw a few small bear tracks once. Being so close to WY it makes sense. We heard wolves two nights in 2019 and saw some tracks. Nobody believed us though. One dude told us "Californians" that ID has much larger yotes than CA.

 

[Pwells10]

I've hunted there 4 (16-19) seasons and never saw a bear or cat. Saw a few small bear tracks once. Being so close to WY it makes sense. We heard wolves two nights in 2019 and saw some tracks. Nobody believed us though. One dude told us "Californians" that ID has much larger yotes than CA.

We rarely seen cats or bears on our trail cams. But last year was a crazy year. Had 4 cats on one picture and 3 different bears on another cam. @Tips n Tails was bluff charged by a big ole black bear in the brush this past season.

 

[smeckert]

Definitely looks like a black bear. Those claw marks should be well off the toes if it was a grizzly.

 

[mealteam6]

Not surprising, I thought it was fairly well established that there were a few stragglers roaming that area already. I don't spend much time in that zone though.

 

[Old-Cat]

Black for sure. A person could draw a straight line from the bottom of the small to large toe without touching the pad , w a black that line would bisect one or the other unless that line goes into the pad.