eru0817

Just wanted to see if I had any company from western MA on here?

MA Jay

I hunt as far West as Worcester .. or just a poke further in Eastern NY

I do bird hunt Bernardston off of 91 every year.

eru0817

MA Jay... do you do any bear hunting here in MA? i know this is the deer hunting board, but what the hell.....

jay-bar

eru817, I hunt in Essex County normally; however, at least once each year for the last 3 years, I have bear hunted way out West in Becket/Washington (state forest). I am going this year too. Pretty hard to hunt bear and be successful doing it once or twice a year, but two years' ago I had a chance at 150-200 lbs (est.) bear. The only problem was that just as he poked his head out of the treeline, I was standing up in the open (nature call) without my rifle. By the time I snuck back, he moved off just prior to or at the same time as my shot (150 yds). Went into the woods to look for blood etc. (very nervous 10-15 minutes) without seeing anything, until suddenly I heard him moving off at high speed out of sight.

Last year, I went in early September, after sitting in my stand for 6 hours or so, I hear voices. Two 60 yr. old couples out for a nature walk literally walked right up to me after losing the trail. Needless to say, they were a little suprised to see a camo-clad hunter stand up with a rifle from 15 feet. Although they were pleasant enough about it, they sort of messed up my scent control.

MA Jay

eru0817 -

I have never hunted bears in Mass. before. I' ve " bumped" into 2, 1 was out in Bernardston MA bird hunting. The locals said there were quite a few in the area and I believe it as we did see a lot of sign.

I do hunt bears in NH and Maine, usually till deer season really gets started.

eru0817

i hunt bear in MA, for the first couple of weeks in Sept. It gets me all geared up for deer season too.
this year will be a bit different... i can only hunt the first 3 days of the season for bear, then i' m getting married and leaving for a honeymoon. I won' t be able to take any more time until bow season starts.
so, i need to stuff my bruin in the first day or two.

MA Jay

Odd coincidence .. must be the Mass water. Getting married myself in a week and 1/2 and due to my honeymoon will be missing my normal trip to Maine for bears.

I' m wondering if she' ll notice the bow case on our honeymoon .. I need to stay sharp you know!

Mailman29680

I hunt the Garrett-Alleghany line area