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AZ black bears?

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Do the Arizona black bears tend to be 'brown' black bears or black ones? Here in NC, for some reason, they are always black...I've never heard of a brown phase blackie taken in this state.

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Arizona has brown color phase bears. Some cinnamon, too. Not sure what the ratio of brown to black is but I've seen both colors about equally.

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Shades of brown, red, yellow, and grey are not uncommon here. My favorite bear was a shade of brownish red-orange that was somewhat reminiscent of the Great Pumpkin! Check out harvested bear photos and trail cam pics.

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+1 to Kidso....he is a resident expert on the bears here haha

 

Here are a couple of pics to give you an idea of what bears can look like. My trail got these earlier this year. Blondie's like this one aren't that common either...my cam just got lucky.

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wow...neat. Ready2hunt, that last photo looks almost like it could be a grizzly....I mean you can tell it isn't but at a glance I mean...

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Oh yeah..forgot...spring seasons or spring and fall?

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Ya it looks crazy but it would actually be a pretty small bear.

 

There are 3 different season depending on the unit. Once hunters have checked in a certain amount of females (female harvest limit) then the season is closed until the next year.

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Here is a sweet grizzly-looking bear.

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