Help. Is this a boar or sow ?

[firedeptlt]

Thanks Smitty. I appreciate it.
The first bear I ever harvested was on the last day of the spring 2020 season. It was a sow. No cubs around. I had been watching that bear for a couple of weeks. I guess I just felt a little guilty about taking a sow out of the reproductive chain.
Maybe I’m over thinking it. Maybe I’m watching too many YouTube hunters or outfitters.

[gbk]

All in all,no cubs,big bear.Observed many times lonely.
There are plenty of bears all over the place to worry about the reproductive chain,i think.
Make sure before pulling the trigger-no cubs show up all of hte sudden,out of the blue.

[sawbill]

My first impressions are that of a boar given its overall size and shape. No neck, big belly all smacks of a large boar.

[firedeptlt]

I think I am now of the mindset that I’m gonna let that arrow fly given the opportunity. It appears to be a great bear ( fingers crossed on not too much ground shrinkage lol ) and I will be grateful to have it.

[Deer Hunter]

Good Luck, its a great looking Bear.

[huntnmachine]

With the absence of cubs,it looks too big for a sow. My best guess is a boar and a damn big one at that.

My thoughts exactly