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Post by contender on Mar 17, 2023 22:49:50 GMT -5
Locally, (and I do mean within an hour or so of me,) a black bear was killed AND registered officially. What makes it big? Well, it was killed in Haywood County NC, on 10/18/22. It officially weighed 695 lbs. Breaking the previous record, held for 30 years of 688 lbs. They did not say if that was "live weight" or dressed. And folks wonder why I carry a big bore SA a lot when woods tromping. We just got a copy of the story off another website, with a picture. I'm trying to get it sent to me so I can post the picture. I'm computer stupid,, so if I don't succeed,, maybe someone else can find it. The story can be found at wlos.com  [url= |
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Post by blackmamba on Mar 18, 2023 6:41:05 GMT -5
Wow, that is a whopper! I wonder what they used and how many it took to down it.
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Mar 18, 2023 6:42:22 GMT -5
Big sumbeezer for sure!
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Post by mike454 on Mar 18, 2023 7:37:00 GMT -5
That's a lot of bear!
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Post by bula on Mar 18, 2023 7:55:07 GMT -5
That it fed good leading up to hunting season a given, but that head looks huge regardless !
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Post by jfs on Mar 18, 2023 12:27:01 GMT -5
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Post by sixshot on Mar 18, 2023 16:13:44 GMT -5
North Carolina sure puts out some huge bruins! Tyrone, your 7/30 Waters would probably bounce off the lips of that thing  Dick |
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Post by kevshell on Mar 19, 2023 6:48:35 GMT -5
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Post by contender on Mar 19, 2023 11:34:01 GMT -5
kevshell, you are correct. Our coastal bears get bigger. But our mountain bears are nothing to sneeze at. Haywood County does have some good bear country for sure. But it isn't alone in that respect. A good average mountain bear runs about 300+ lbs. But 400-500 pounders are not uncommon. About 3-4 years ago,, one was killed about 6 miles from my house that dressed 585 lbs. And that hunting party had pictures of an even bigger one on game cameras. Dick,, I carry a .45 Colt when bear hunting. My 7x30 waters would be overkill on a small bear like that one pictured! |
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Post by kevshell on Mar 19, 2023 15:12:28 GMT -5
kevshell, you are correct. Our coastal bears get bigger. But our mountain bears are nothing to sneeze at. Haywood County does have some good bear country for sure. But it isn't alone in that respect. A good average mountain bear runs about 300+ lbs. But 400-500 pounders are not uncommon. About 3-4 years ago,, one was killed about 6 miles from my house that dressed 585 lbs. And that hunting party had pictures of an even bigger one on game cameras. Dick,, I carry a .45 Colt when bear hunting. My 7x30 waters would be overkill on a small bear like that one pictured! I was under the impression the big ones out in the mountains were about 450. That would be a beast. And the other one was obviously a beast in its own. |
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Post by bigbore5 on Mar 20, 2023 2:02:53 GMT -5
When we get larger bears poking around our property, I usually swap the 357 for either the 45 or 500. NC bears are often grizzly sized here. Just traipsing around the woods here without any situational awareness could end with you being dinner.
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Post by bula on Mar 20, 2023 8:57:54 GMT -5
Have wondered why in places bears are judged by skull and hide size, but in eastern states it seems to begin and end at weight. Weight being so dependent on a good stable easy food source.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Mar 20, 2023 10:07:41 GMT -5
WOW
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Post by contender on Mar 20, 2023 10:44:44 GMT -5
bula,, I think the same thing. However,, due to the fact that the hide & skull are used for official measurements,, many folks just don't care about that OR understand that as easily as weight.
Over on the Ruger Forum, a friend posted about a bear hunt in Ak he was guiding on. I was the ONLY one who asked what it squared.
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Post by bula on Mar 20, 2023 11:54:42 GMT -5
I do think that bear above must have a good head/hide scoring. But sometimes a wonder if a very large framed, big boned bear that had a bad year and is "only" 400 lbs might truly be the better trophy that some of the piggo bears that got to camp out in a bean, or corn field, super beets, etc.. Young friend that bought my 2 older atv's from me, sent pics of bear taken off property next his. They used his, my old Rubicon to haul it down the mountain. Pic showed bear up and over the rear rack, touch ground on both sides, weight in the 400's. Rack is 4ft wide. Say severely sagged out suspension.. A long tall bear that could have weighed ? No crops up there, farm fields, nope.
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