bl bear lives longer wild

[Lee Borgersen]

At 39, a Minnesota black bear has lived longer in wild than any other bear known to researchers.

  the rest of the story.....
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/258263/

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/39-minnesota-black-bear-has-lived-longer-wild-any-other-bear-known-researchers.

Dave Garshelis, bear project leader for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at Grand Rapids, uses a flashlight to check out a 39-year-old bear that has been part of a DNR research study since 1981. Bob King | Forum News Service

[dakids]

Try this link.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/258263/

[Lee Borgersen]

Try this link.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/258263/

Tanks for coverin my back dk

[glenn57]

so....my question is this???? how do they know this beer is actually 39 years old????? i had 2 teeth from the same bear sent in like required. one came back 7 yrs old........the other said 3 yrs old........ i kinda  lost all crediability/faith in that system!!!

[Lee Borgersen]

so....my question is this???? how do they know this beer is actually 39 years old????? i had 2 teeth from the same bear sent in like required. one came back 7 yrs old........the other said 3 yrs old........ i kinda  lost all crediability/faith in that system!!!

Sounds like you need a third, fourth, and fifth opinion and choose an average.

http://www.bear.org/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=133:how-to-age-a-bear&catid=15&Itemid=38

[Boar]

Gona have to agree with glen on this one, ive read several articles on that bear an know she's old but 39? hmmmmm, Youd think she 'd have lost her reproductive abilities awhile back. I to have sent in a tooth on bear well over 300 lbs an it cme back 3 years old. Really? they stay with momma till 2 yrs of age which puts them in the weight catagory of around 100 lbs or so. so inone year he found a hiddin cash o steroids an gaoined over 200 lbs. don thinks so. granted I live in no qouta an hunt as well, the density is lover here but is quickcly rising every year due to primarily row crop forage corn beans sunflowers oats ect, but 200 lb weight gain in a year? im not buying it. So all said the tooth aging process isnt as accurate as they say. My 2 cents anyway