Got me. 250 lbs? His coat looked great. I've never shot a bear. Used to be I didn't want to. I've eaten two bears (just some steaks off each) since and would love another.
The tried and true method for "shooter" or "not a shooter" is look at the ears. If the ears look small it's a shooter.
That bear looked healthy to me. Not huge but not small.
His brown snout juxtaposed with his black coat looked great.
On Sol Duc's post on bears Andy said they look like people when skinned. I've heard that from everybody else too. That doesn't sound cool but oh well.
Oh and Sol Duc Browns don't taste good because they eat fish where you can hunt them. Our bears eat berries and bugs mostly....also fawns and calves when dropped.