Kicker Id say thats the best bear so far! He looks to be an average size. If your looking for a BIG bear Id say hes not it. You will know him when you see him.
About 12-15 yards. But I have been thru 4 trail cameras in the last month trying to match the ease and quality of this old moultrie. I finally gave up. I even tried the expensive ones with little to no luck.
I've got a couple of video clips of bears ripping my infrared stealth cam off the tree and playing with it. Still works fine-just broke the mounting strap. Check this out: