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Post by contender on Jan 10, 2023 22:42:03 GMT -5
Closed bear season? I know several rednecks who'd poach them if the season got closed.
And as a State certified Animal Damage Control Agent,, I could lose my license & livelihood if I was around any of them doing that.
Luckily,, around here, we have enough bear complaints & problems that MANY people would be protesting a closed season. I get a nuisance bear call about 1-2 times a week between about July & October. My license doesn't allow me to go after the bear. Darn it!
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Post by jwp475 on Jan 11, 2023 9:12:52 GMT -5
Well, our local bear season is over as of Monday the 2nd. I go on a few hunts with the locals when they run bear,,if I can. Earlier this year,, I almost got a chance at a bear,, but it turned & went back up & out a mountain. I did get in one getting one hauled out of the woods one day. Not a big one,, at around 175-200 lbs. Several of my buddies are on a "hunt club" where they have access to private property & all to hunt. You have to either be a member, or an invited guest to go with them there. My helper is a member,, and I know several of the guys. BUT<, I keep telling them; "Go ahead & let someone else be a guest,, as I doubt I'd ever join the club." Well, this past monday,, the very last day,, they struck a trail about 7:00 am. That chase lasted all day,, and covered more than 20 miles. (Some of the dog tracking collars have a way to keep up with the miles a dog covers.) At one point,, the bear was spotted by a member,, and he wasn't running hard. But so many dogs in so close,, he didn't get a shot. He commented on how the bear kinda ambled along,, swatting dogs that got in too close. The day finally ended with the bear getting cornered,, but not up a tree. One of the members killed it. But, not before it killed one dog,, severely wounded another to where it was put down by a vet. And 5 other dogs that spent time with a vet. Tough bear for sure. But at 580 lbs,, I guess he should be tough. From all I heard,, it was one heck of a day bear hunting for ALL of them. And a good way to end the season. With a really good bear. ***** Tyrone.... hell of a run. And where were the hind leg boys behind the dogs? Or, were they doing the telemetry thing, by road? A 580 pound black bear isn’t going to tree. When he parks his ass, or turns to make a stand, a lunging dog is in trouble. Years ago, a houndsman I knew, three of his dogs brought a big male black bear to bay in a cornfield. The lead dog lunged at the bear, who clapped his paws together, perfectly collapsing the hound’s chest midair. The bear then sat on the done dog and put the crimp on the next. This was before radio collars and the houndsman saw it all. Two prize dogs dead as a doornail in the snap of a finger. The hunter got his meat, but lost his investment. Those old timers knew the cardio-vascular game; you had to be on the heal of your dogs when they struck a big bear or your dogs would lose. Talk of deer and black bear cartridges gets provocative, always with annecdotes of “dead right there,” and whitetails and black bear are “easy to kill.” BULLROAR. There are athletes of both species out there, and to not respect this is to dishonor the game. That 20 mile bear proved he ain’t no 580 pound couch potato. David Bradshaw Great post! |
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Post by bigbore5 on Jan 12, 2023 6:27:25 GMT -5
Closed bear season? I know several rednecks who'd poach them if the season got closed. And as a State certified Animal Damage Control Agent,, I could lose my license & livelihood if I was around any of them doing that. Luckily,, around here, we have enough bear complaints & problems that MANY people would be protesting a closed season. I get a nuisance bear call about 1-2 times a week between about July & October. My license doesn't allow me to go after the bear. Darn it! I said beer, not bear. |
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Post by contender on Jan 12, 2023 11:40:48 GMT -5
Oops,, I need to quit speed reading!
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Post by bula on Jan 27, 2023 8:03:20 GMT -5
Heading for the Alleghenies in a few hours. Penn elk range of Cameron county. Bears should be denned, but weather has been non-Jan like. The shorty 480 BSBH is going. Coyotes the actual target, a beer and a campfire being looked forward to.
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Post by contender on Jan 27, 2023 10:36:18 GMT -5
Never say never about denned bears. They can surprise ya! Have fun!
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