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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 3079098" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I shot a 10' 5" brown bear on Kodiak Island April, 2002. It had a minimum of 3" fat layer covering its entire rib cage. 4" in some areas.</p><p></p><p>Then last spring early in May 2023, I shot a 10' 1/2" boar on Kodiak Island, and it had no measurable fat over its rib cage.</p><p></p><p>So... some early spring bears clearly come out of hibernation with lots of fat remaining on their torso. That 2002 boar must have been exceptionally well fed prior to denning up in the late fall or early winter of 2001. Its body was also much larger than the 2023 boar.</p><p></p><p>I've never shot a fall brown bear. But have seen a lot of them while on Kodiak over the years. Big boars resemble hippos in the fall, with the added layer of body fat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 3079098, member: 4191"] I shot a 10' 5" brown bear on Kodiak Island April, 2002. It had a minimum of 3" fat layer covering its entire rib cage. 4" in some areas. Then last spring early in May 2023, I shot a 10' 1/2" boar on Kodiak Island, and it had no measurable fat over its rib cage. So... some early spring bears clearly come out of hibernation with lots of fat remaining on their torso. That 2002 boar must have been exceptionally well fed prior to denning up in the late fall or early winter of 2001. Its body was also much larger than the 2023 boar. I've never shot a fall brown bear. But have seen a lot of them while on Kodiak over the years. Big boars resemble hippos in the fall, with the added layer of body fat. [/QUOTE]
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