Big Bear

[Five Seasons]

good lord. how'd they even get it on the 4 wheeler? lol.

[Early]

Yep.....NOT REAL!!!!

[silent death]

Dec says the average black bear for ny is 250-300 pounds

if that pic is real that's a giant.... and when our good governor

ask why we may need more than 7 rounds he should

be shown this pic lol imagine running into that thing in the dark

Yikes

[Lawdwaz]

Dec says the average black bear for ny is 250-300 pounds

 

 

That means nothing, PA has recorded bear over 800lbs. and those bears can certainly hike up here.

 

[silent death]

How many bears are killed in ny that are 500lbs a year not many i bet

[burmjohn]

I just don't see how you could get that thing on the ATV if it is real. 

 

[gfdeputy2]

Not saying it is real or not but as for the ATV it looks like my Honda rancher which is a straight axle not independent suspension so the axle would stay straight also looks like the ATV is sagging in the rear

I can say if I shot a bear like that I would wait till rigamortis set in before I went looking for it

[Jennifer]

I don't propose to debate on if the photo is real, fake, or whatever... but as someone that studies taxidermy and has dabbled... that's no taxidermy/not stuffed.

I can also say as someone that knows my way around Photoshop professionally, if that's a photoshop job, then someone spent a lot of time on the image,  to simply to try and fool some people.

[ANTLERS]

Well I guess we'll find the truth soon enough. It has to be reported to the DEC and Im sure we'll hear about it from them. Im surprised the local media has not picked up on this story yet,Assuming it's a real bear.

[MACHINIST]

Where is Bethe ny?

[HighlandLofts]

It looks like a fake picture, it it were real they would of gutted it and the bear wouldn't be so stiff and laying straight. It's head would be dragging the ground.

[crappyice]

Here's one I found on line...that looks a bit more like I would expect.

[shawnhu]

If I shot a bear that size, I'd let rigor set in real well before I even thought about tracking it.

Congrats to the husband on a bear of a lifetime.

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[G-Man]

I always wonder where the person is that shot it or why someone else there would not be in the pic... like the trophy roadkills/harvest that pop up every year.. If I hit it iI would be in the pic, and never licence plates in view either... I couldn't lift a 400 lb bear last year with 5 guys 3foot off the ground let alone hold in place to strap it. Took all we could to roll it into bucket of the tractor.. just doesn't add up to me.

[BUCKANDAQUARTER]

There was a 660# bear on ADK Hunter last year or the year before. It's no longer in their archives though. I think it was from Schroon or Long Lake. That wheeler in the picture looks freighted big time, and the legs are pushing the fender in on it too. It looks mighty stiff though with the legs stretched like that. My buddy just got a bear that went 350 dressed out and it sat out overnight in a frosty night. I will try to make a post with pics soon. Four guys could barely load it into a pickup.

[CuseHunter]

Awesome bear!

The way you guys nit pick a picture and investigate it, I'd think I was watching an episode of CSI.

[PREDATE]

A simple come along is $40-50. Each rated to lift 8,000 lbs. We keep a few around.

Lifting that beast would be a cinch!

Our redneck ingenuity would amaze most yuppy folks! lol

 

[BUCKANDAQUARTER]

My buddy's dragged their bear out of a swamp with not a tree around to make it worth their while to use a come along. That's not redneck by the way, that's just smart!

[PREDATE]

My buddy's dragged their bear out of a swamp with not a tree around to make it worth their while to use a come along. 

I've made tripods out of logs for hoisting hogs. A hatchet and a 4ft length of chain and that sucker would've been 4' off the ground in about 15 minutes. A simple fulcrum and lever can be useful too

[bryabbio]

Hey guys sorry for the delay, I have been putting a lot of time in to the woods in hopes of getting a deer this year. But on to the subject matter about the bear I have received a little more info about the bear. as I said it was taken in Bethel NY. The bear was weighed at 604#s. It was taken by a local taxidermist. The quad is a king rancher. I know the guys name who shot it and it was not my boss's husband. She explained it a little weird but he was in the party that helped put it on the quad and transfer it to the back of the mans truck. I am not going to give the shooters name because I do not feel it is my duty to do so. Sorry.

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

where was it taken bethe the or did you mean bethel ? the pic is hard to tell pics do no justice i doubt its 600lbs but it could be and to all the comments i guess if we see it well believe it lol

[bryabbio]

I meant to type Bethel in the first post but my phone did not recognize it and put bethe. I know the pic doesn't do this animal any justice, as for its weight I am only going on what she has sent me. As for this pic it is the only one she has sent me. I have asked for others to make it more reliable but she has not sent me any.

[HUNTINGS IN MY DNA]

can you get anymore pics of it

[bryabbio]

I am trying to get more pics. I texted her at 7pm and she has not responded. like i said i know the guys name, but i do not feel it would be respectful for me to disclose this information. I wish I could just say his name but I do not feel like its appropriate for me to do so. 

[NFA-ADK]

Looks and smells fishy.