Recovering a BIG Black Bear
#91
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
I'm a meat hunter myself but I'd take the buck in that picture if he offered me a shot. I don't care about the antlers, but that is a lot of meat walking away and that deer would probably feed me and the wife for most of a year. BOOM! Get the skinning knife out!
#92
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,071
I just got in to bear hunting this year/season...I would shoot a 700+lb bear and figure out how to get it out of the wood later...like others said...I have yet to see a "BIG" bear here...maybe next season...
#93
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
The buck in that pic or a huge bear would be a shoot now and figure it out later proposition for me.
Flags: I know you're looking at that buck as an eater...and so am I, but that thing would make an amazing shoulder mount. On a caribou form.
And the antlers are bigger than they look. Like a Canadian buck, the rack looks small on a huge deer.
Flags: I know you're looking at that buck as an eater...and so am I, but that thing would make an amazing shoulder mount. On a caribou form.
And the antlers are bigger than they look. Like a Canadian buck, the rack looks small on a huge deer.
#94
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
The buck in that pic or a huge bear would be a shoot now and figure it out later proposition for me.
Flags: I know you're looking at that buck as an eater...and so am I, but that thing would make an amazing shoulder mount. On a caribou form.
And the antlers are bigger than they look. Like a Canadian buck, the rack looks small on a huge deer.
Flags: I know you're looking at that buck as an eater...and so am I, but that thing would make an amazing shoulder mount. On a caribou form.
And the antlers are bigger than they look. Like a Canadian buck, the rack looks small on a huge deer.
Last edited by flags; 12-22-2013 at 03:20 AM.
#95
In PA, we have to take our bear to the check station whole. We can gut them, but there's no quartering. They have to arrive at the check station whole.
Also, every year in PA, there are several 700+ pounders and 800+ pounders are taken from time to time.
I've dragged a 150lb bear up a mountain and we just got a 300lb bear last week on level ground and both were a real pain to get out of the woods.
How do you drag out a 500-800lb bear?
Also, every year in PA, there are several 700+ pounders and 800+ pounders are taken from time to time.
I've dragged a 150lb bear up a mountain and we just got a 300lb bear last week on level ground and both were a real pain to get out of the woods.
How do you drag out a 500-800lb bear?
#96
I took a quick look at the rules, the only stipulation I see is that Bears should be field-dressed before being brought to a check station, as Game Commission personnel do not need to examine reproductive tracts. I don't specifically see that you cannot skin the bear & bring it in in quarters, wonder if this has ever been tried before?
As far as hunting bear with dogs, I'd love to give it a try. That was the preferred method back at the time of the settlers, why not sample a little slice of tradition?
As far as hunting bear with dogs, I'd love to give it a try. That was the preferred method back at the time of the settlers, why not sample a little slice of tradition?
#97
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern wv
Posts: 3,650
#99
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Hyde County Nc
Posts: 4
Can't find Bear!
For the people that have shot black bear before.I shot a nice size bear with my bow 3 days ago at 20 yrds.I shot him behind the shoulder and bout 10 inchs up.My arrow had blood all the way down it.I had a good trail for about 70 yrds.We pushed him after about an hour wait and backed out.The next day I tracked blood bout 30 more yrds and found a big puddle of blood where he layed but the blood stopped there.I have looked for probably 15 hours in the last few days with no luck.What's peoples thoughts on what happen,and has anyone else had this happen.I can't imagine him not being dead.The blood was dark and he stop twice from running within the first 50 yrds.
#100
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where animals get eaten
Posts: 671
For the people that have shot black bear before.I shot a nice size bear with my bow 3 days ago at 20 yrds.I shot him behind the shoulder and bout 10 inchs up.My arrow had blood all the way down it.I had a good trail for about 70 yrds.We pushed him after about an hour wait and backed out.The next day I tracked blood bout 30 more yrds and found a big puddle of blood where he layed but the blood stopped there.I have looked for probably 15 hours in the last few days with no luck.What's peoples thoughts on what happen,and has anyone else had this happen.I can't imagine him not being dead.The blood was dark and he stop twice from running within the first 50 yrds.