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ANYONE GET ANY BEARS YET?


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Just kicked up a bear walking up a ridge line, saw me before I saw him. That was close, no chance for a shot, he was going like sea biscuit as he ran away.

 

This next weekend for early bear I'm going to push myself to go higher into the peaks. A guy that's been hunting there for years told me the deer follow the ridgelines, it makes sense ... the highest point gives you the greatest distance form people and the advantage in a chase or confrontation. Thanks for the inspiration ...

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I was out at Pochuck Mountain State Forest until the thunder rolled in on Saturday.  Saw 1 other hunter in full camo, but the parking area was full - 8 vehicles. Heard no shots, and saw no drag marks when I left.

 

The ditch in the center was just soft mud and the stream was down to a few puddles.  Only saw a couple small deer tracks, no bear sign in the areas I went though.  Last year the squirrels were every where.  It was two hours before I saw any squirrels - only saw 4 of them for the 6-7 hours I was out there.

 

The bear that had been going through the neighborhood around trash night seems to have disappeared too.

 

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Hey guys just a reminder you can't shoot a sow with cubs or a group of bears. I say this because one year I was ready to pull the trigger on a pretty decent bear. It came in alone and was by me for 5 minutes until 2 cubs showed up from the tall grass. Just be careful and make sure no cubs are trailing. 

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First-light - good advice.

If you see a sow........you might not always see the cubs right away.

You should make sure that its isn't lactating / nursing. if you ever had a dog that had puppies, you'll know what to look for.

I've been on many maine guided trips and usually 1 or more nursing sows are shot each week. Pissing the guides off. The hunter might have gotten a nice bear, but he also left a few cubs to starve to death

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I called my brother, tell him I seen 3 bear. He says, I'm not working Thursday, mind if I hunt your spot?...it's state land, so i can't say no ( I wouldn't have). he sees same sow but it actually had 3 cubs. watches them for 30 minutes, until 300 pound boar comes in and scares the 3 cubs and mother away.

444 comes to life and bear hits the ground. it was a 3/4 mile in but near a good trail, he throws it in a wheel barrol and has it out of the woods and hanging in 2hrs.

brothers suck!...he left my stand in the woods, so tomorrow I get to drive 1 hr to retrieve stand and look over a place that will have to wait until next year

Oh well, there a 400lb bear on a mountain in Dutchess. big yellow tag (#32) in his ear....#32 watch out, i'm coming for you!!!

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I was at the range yesterday and a guy said his brother got a bear. He said he was at the edge of a swamp and saw a small one, let them go and then took out the larger one. To me, I would draw the conclusion that they're either cubs from the same litter or a cub and a sow. I didn't want to start giving him a hard time but from what I understand bears rarely hang together unless they're part of a family unit. I hear they get very territorial, I probably would have passed on that shot. The picture looked like quite a small bear. Not judging but ...

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