First bear pic.

[mowin]

Been hunting this property for 30 yrs. Never seen a bear or bear shit, or anything remotely indicating a bear. Hunted Maine for bear many yrs and know bear sign. 

This is the first confirmed sighting of a bear in this area in 30 yrs with dozens of cams throughout the yrs on 900+ acres. 

[Cabin Fever]

Cool! Looks like a good one too!

[WNYTRPR]

Looks like he has some size 

[mowin]

Can't tell you how excited I am to see this.  Not sure if I would harvest this bear. It would be a fantastic trophy, but I would like to see them expand into the area also.  

[WNYTRPR]

Take it ,more can fill the void lol

[ny hunter]

Looks to be like a good size.....

[Robhuntandfish]

That's awesome.  Still hoping to get one bear pic too in my life.  Looks like a good one too.

[SpacemanSpiff]

Location?

[UWShunter]

Got a lot in CT.


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[WNYTRPR]

Cmon Mowin ,I wanna see this thing on a tailgate 

[First-light]

Once the bear started showing up in my area the just kept on increasing. Every once in a while one of us gets lucky to harvest one. I've shot a few times with the bow but never connected. 8P

[mowin]

On 10/20/2021 at 7:35 AM, SpacemanSpiff said:

Location?

Old Chatham. 4U.

This area is mostly fields with small tracks of woods.  I live 6 miles away, and bear sightings are fairly common, but it's lots of woods with little to no fields. 

I'm sure there has been bear on the property before, it's just we've never seen one or any sign over the yrs. 

Edited October 24, 2021 by mowin

[GreeneHunter]

In all the years I've hunted my property (in 4H - over 40 years ) I've only had one pic of a Bear on Cam !

[SpacemanSpiff]

Im in 8F so bears aren’t exactly common. Its all farm land here with no vast pine cover like bears like. Although, within a 2 mile stretch on my road two neighbors have seen/ gotten bear pics on camera. One of them works for me and has seen a sow with cubs cross the road in front of his house. This was three years ago. I would love to try some bear meat. 

[Nytracker]

I get a ton of bear pics and have had multiple  opportunities to kill  in 8 y. Haven't had a bear pic since June... perhaps my resident bears have moved on . They usually show  up when the get all the corn cut down on the river flats . We have a big sow that regularly has 3 to 4 cubs  every 2 years . She is collard. Had 2 juveniles last year during crossbow . Then there's Brutis. I get on cam every so often but never during season .

Edited October 24, 2021 by Nytracker