Bear at the lease

[Nandy]

This picture is from our lease in gaffney sc and it was taken on 12/20, I hunt about 400 yds from the spot yesterday evening. NO one remembers ever seeing a bear there, but of course, they did not always had cameras until recently....

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/1593222326.jpg

[Chicken Dinner]

Good sized bear!


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[Thumper]

Cool critter!

[Arty]

Have gun will travel


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[Nandy]

can hunt them in game zone 2... Im sure it is gone, long gone.... Still interesting and not sure I would love to see one in an evening hunt but still interesting....

[Captain]

That's some mighty fine eating right there Nandy!
Get him if you have a chance.

[Thumper]

Im sure it is gone, long gone.....

There's a good chance it's still around Nandy, especially if it's a sow. It's hard to tell from the pics, but that appears to be a really nice bear! The males will be larger, but at this time of year, the females will be bulking up for the winter. The females will generally stay in one area. The males may tend to roam a bit (up to 20-30 miles), but once they have a territory established, they'll tend to hang around the same area. I know deer season is the focus now, so you probably don't want to be wandering around in the woods, but I LOVED hunting for bear sign. Scat, ripped up logs, clawed trees, etc. Look around for trees with darkened areas (from body oils) and/or hair a couple feet above the base of the tree. They'll rub against trees to leave hair (which holds their scent for weeks) to mark their territory as a warning to others, or attract mates. I hunted bear (Canada) for close to 20 years and loved it, but looking for bear sign was always just as exciting for me!

[Nandy]

In sc you can only hunt bears in zone 1. I'm zone 2.

[Captain]

Shoot it in Zone 2 and drag it to Zone 1
Problem solved. Stick with me I'll help you around all the issues. :D

[Nandy]

Lol!

[BarryBobPosthole]

Just tell the warden your name is Larke Plyler. Its what I did!

BKB

[Nandy]

I don't look Much like a Larke Plyler ... I'm a bit taller, way too Much brown and have a funny accent!!

[Captain]

A lot of those Zone 1 bears get lost. I can usually look at them and tell if they belong to Zone 1. :D
Been a buncha SC deer get lost and end up in NC too. I usually do what I can to help take them back home.

[Nandy]

That bear just walked across the power line not 100 Yds from me.... what a rush! Tried to shoot a video but can't tell. It all happen too quick.

[Captain]

Boom......

[Nandy]

I am definitely talking to a Warden. I was just made aware they have been seeing the tracks since January last year so i think this one is sticking here.

[Thumper]

I just re-examined that pic. I have no doubt that is a zone 2 bear and he's disoriented. The humane thing to do would be to knock him down and follow Cappy's advice! ;)