Under my FL Stand last night...Bears
12-03-2007 | 07:33 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...
Very cool pics.Where in FL were you hunting? I never saw a bear while I was living down there (I was only in south and central FL).
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12-03-2007 | 08:00 PM
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...
I am in certral Florida. Never gave it a thought about being nervous. Of course, they are very timid by nature. At some point in time, they all looked up at me. I was head to toe in ASAT and had used the full compliment (hair/body wash, mouth spray, lip balm, deodorant, powder, toothpaste) of Dead Down Wind. Apparently it worked well. I think they had an idea there was something around, but they didn't preceive me as a threat. Great experience. 
12-04-2007 | 06:05 AM
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...
Although they maybe neatI can speak from experience thatthere is nothing neat when you comeup to a sow with a few cubs. All it takes is one below from acub and youre prettymuch screwed. Mom new you were there.A deer hunter was killed by a black bear during our rifle season a couple weeks ago because one of the cubs cried and and she saw him and attacked. I have been charged by a sow and I tell you what, its asick feeling when you think your life is about to be taken.
12-04-2007 | 06:39 AM
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...
Great pictures. It's only fun the first time though. They are so destructive. We've had them trash a couple feeders and tried everything to keep the feeders protected, but they are pretty damn ingenious in their methods to get at the feed. This year we had some poles welded up with a boat winch on them, so now the corn is 16 feet high. problem solved. My brother didn't see a deer until 10/21/07 because of the bears. They would come in at around 2:00 and then camp out until dark.
12-04-2007 | 08:04 AM
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...
Red Boar, great photos and thanks for sharing with us. I see at least one black bear every year except for this year. This has been a weird year for me. I sure had the time in the woods but my deer sightings have been down and it was the first year I didn't see a bear nor a coyote or fox. I guess I was fortunate enough to tag my buck.
Again, thanks for sharing.
Again, thanks for sharing.
12-04-2007 | 10:21 AM
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RE: Under my FL Stand last night...Bears
ORIGINAL: Red Boar
Big sow and 3 cubs...destroyed the feeder and fed underneath me for about 40 minutes. I was only 15 feet up, so a very neat experience to be so close.
Big sow and 3 cubs...destroyed the feeder and fed underneath me for about 40 minutes. I was only 15 feet up, so a very neat experience to be so close.