Ok, I know nothing!!!
03-05-2008 | 11:37 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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From: Lake County, Il
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
ORIGINAL: Germ
Shooting a mother with cubs is Illegal
Baiting is the norm, for the above reason
I have done it once, I baited in 3 cubs and a mother, I was scared to death[&:]
Shooting a mother with cubs is Illegal
Baiting is the norm, for the above reason
I have done it once, I baited in 3 cubs and a mother, I was scared to death[&:]
03-05-2008 | 11:46 AM
#12
Typical Buck
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From: Minnesota
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
I agree with others on hunting them over bait as it's probably the biggest tool used to hunt them.
Being that those cubs are so dependant on mom to survive for a long time, even if shooting a sow was legal....it would probably mean the end to those cubs. They aren't like fawns and can survive on their own after 6 months give or take.
Being that those cubs are so dependant on mom to survive for a long time, even if shooting a sow was legal....it would probably mean the end to those cubs. They aren't like fawns and can survive on their own after 6 months give or take.
03-05-2008 | 11:52 AM
#14
Dominant Buck
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RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
880#'s......taken in (I think) Craven Co., NC
Weight
Typical weights
Males of breeding age: 125-500 lbs
Females of breeding age: 90-300 lbs
Records
Male: 880 lbs (399 kgs.), Craven Co., NC, 1998
Female: 520 lbs (236 kgs.), St. Louis Co., MN, Aug 30, 1993
Captive bears may exceed these weights.
03-05-2008 | 11:57 AM
#16
Spike
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From: New Brunswick,Canada
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
Here in N.B. Canada hound hunting is illegal and due to a lot of boreal forest,spot and stalk is not an option.I hunt over bait in the spring and fall seasons using treestands.It gives me plenty of time to determine if it is a sow with cubs or a boar.Shooting a sow with cubs is also illegal here.Black bears are excellent climbers(having had a few over the years climb up the same tree I was in) and have an excellent sense of smell and hearing.I love bowhunting these animals having taken 30+ in my lifetime.It's quite an adrenalin rush when one comes in and more so when he climbs up your tree.
03-05-2008 | 12:06 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
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From: East Central, Ohio
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
ORIGINAL: 4everbowhunt
Here in N.B. Canada hound hunting is illegal and due to a lot of boreal forest,spot and stalk is not an option.I hunt over bait in the spring and fall seasons using treestands.It gives me plenty of time to determine if it is a sow with cubs or a boar.Shooting a sow with cubs is also illegal here.Black bears are excellent climbers(having had a few over the years climb up the same tree I was in) and have an excellent sense of smell and hearing.I love bowhunting these animals having taken 30+ in my lifetime.It's quite an adrenalin rush when one comes in and more so when he climbs up your tree.
Here in N.B. Canada hound hunting is illegal and due to a lot of boreal forest,spot and stalk is not an option.I hunt over bait in the spring and fall seasons using treestands.It gives me plenty of time to determine if it is a sow with cubs or a boar.Shooting a sow with cubs is also illegal here.Black bears are excellent climbers(having had a few over the years climb up the same tree I was in) and have an excellent sense of smell and hearing.I love bowhunting these animals having taken 30+ in my lifetime.It's quite an adrenalin rush when one comes in and more so when he climbs up your tree.
And welcome to the forum
03-05-2008 | 12:09 PM
#19
Giant Nontypical
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From: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
From the Pa Game commision based on 2005 data:
Bears were harvested in 52 counties. The largest bear was a 733-pound (actual live weight) male taken in Dunbar Township, Fayette County. That bear is presently ranked, according to skull measurements using the Boone & Crockett scoring method, as the largest bear taken by a hunter in Pennsylvania. While not yet confirmed by the Boone & Crockett Club, it is tied for the largest legally harvested black bear in the world. Only two other black bears — a skull found in Utah and a bear killed illegally in Pennsylvania in 1987 — have higher Boone & Crockett scores. Although ranked as the largest bear harvested in Pennsylvania, it was not the heaviest. In 2003, an 864-pound male was taken in Pike County.
Not contesting any pre posted facts. Just adding to the discussion no agenda, no horse in the race
Just sayin Pa has some big'uns too!
Bears were harvested in 52 counties. The largest bear was a 733-pound (actual live weight) male taken in Dunbar Township, Fayette County. That bear is presently ranked, according to skull measurements using the Boone & Crockett scoring method, as the largest bear taken by a hunter in Pennsylvania. While not yet confirmed by the Boone & Crockett Club, it is tied for the largest legally harvested black bear in the world. Only two other black bears — a skull found in Utah and a bear killed illegally in Pennsylvania in 1987 — have higher Boone & Crockett scores. Although ranked as the largest bear harvested in Pennsylvania, it was not the heaviest. In 2003, an 864-pound male was taken in Pike County.
Not contesting any pre posted facts. Just adding to the discussion no agenda, no horse in the race
Just sayin Pa has some big'uns too!
03-05-2008 | 12:11 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
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From: North East Texas
RE: Ok, I know nothing!!!
ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
Holy crap that is a big bruin. Are there a lot of bears down there?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
880#'s......taken in (I think) Craven Co., NC
880#'s......taken in (I think) Craven Co., NC
Well I hope so............it is the biggest[8D]
