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re: First Bear Hunt with Hounds
Posted on 10/27/22 at 11:06 am to White Bear
Posted on 10/27/22 at 11:06 am to White Bear
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Dogs will run the bears off and
Make the big males nocturnal.
I see what you did there.
Can bear dogs read posted signs?
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Posted on 10/27/22 at 2:55 pm to WarCamEagle88
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They put out corn and peanuts every day, year round, to keep the bears near by.
Hmm...I don't think I would've told that.
This post was edited on 10/27/22 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 10/27/22 at 3:05 pm to BFIV
Parts of NC are allowed to bait year round with unprocessed foods for bear
Posted on 10/27/22 at 3:27 pm to ozktgr
Best bear areas in NC are the swamps on the east coast.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 4:39 pm to WarCamEagle88
quote:i bet!
and the guys who hunt with these hounds are extremely passionate about the dogs
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One of the dogs’ owners heard them getting hurt
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before any more got injured
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One dog had broken ribs and a few others had to get stapled up. One was taken to the vet with a tear around its arse.
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hurt every dog that tried to go in after it, killing one
oh
Posted on 10/27/22 at 4:51 pm to BFIV
Yeah my cousins from WNC were trying to explain it to me. I think it has to do with bear and deer densities but may be mistaken
Posted on 10/27/22 at 5:03 pm to OldHickory
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Best bear areas in NC are the swamps on the east coast.
This is the truth. I grew up in the WNC mountains. I saw a few bears here and there as a kid. But when I worked on the coastal plain of NC, 25+ years ago, I saw some monsters near the big corn fields in Carteret County, NC. Way more bears down east than in the high country.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 5:27 pm to Lonnie Utah
When I was in Infantry school outside of Camp Lejune in NC we had to do a night orientation course. There were four of us on a team working the course when out of nowhere we saw two black bear cubs pop out of a gully. Seconds later momma came barreling out of another ditch growling. I have never run that fast in my life. I shed the empty M-16 and all of my deuce gear. It’s not like they give Marines fresh out of boot camp live rounds to go waltzing around Lejune at night. No one got hurt, and we didn’t bump into them while retrieving our gear.
I’d love to go on a bear hunt one day. They are impressive animals.
I’d love to go on a bear hunt one day. They are impressive animals.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 5:37 pm to REB BEER
quote:Mine can but I they go anyways because then I get to go retrieve them.
Can bear dogs read posted signs?
Posted on 10/27/22 at 6:12 pm to BFIV
Yeah, the feeding is legal as long as it’s not processed food. Plus, they’re not hunting over the food, just using it to encourage them to hang out in the area.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 6:19 pm to cgrand
Yeah, I get where you’re coming from. It’s not pretty, but few things in this world are.
The bears need to be managed since nothing else can kill them. They do damage to the populations of the other game species nearby. The hounds are the most efficient and effective method of managing the bears in wild country like that.
The dogs don’t shy away from the hunt. They thrive on it. They can’t wait to get after it. They are doing what they were born to do, and few of us can claim to be so blessed. But it’s obviously complicated and nuanced so I get your criticism. Reality is often ugly.
The bears need to be managed since nothing else can kill them. They do damage to the populations of the other game species nearby. The hounds are the most efficient and effective method of managing the bears in wild country like that.
The dogs don’t shy away from the hunt. They thrive on it. They can’t wait to get after it. They are doing what they were born to do, and few of us can claim to be so blessed. But it’s obviously complicated and nuanced so I get your criticism. Reality is often ugly.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 6:23 pm to OldHickory
You may be right from a size and population standpoint, but the swamps are hell compared to the Appalachian mountains. I’d rather be high on a mountain than sunk in some godforsaken mosquito-infested lagoon that smells like rotting shite
Posted on 10/27/22 at 7:09 pm to WarCamEagle88
This was my second year trying spot and stalk archery for bear in the Ozarks.
My family land in Southern Arkansas got its first bear season this year. We can bait with most foods starting one month prior to season start
My family land in Southern Arkansas got its first bear season this year. We can bait with most foods starting one month prior to season start
Posted on 10/27/22 at 7:45 pm to WarCamEagle88
What breed of dogs were used?
Posted on 10/27/22 at 8:11 pm to HeadSlash
Seemed like a 50/50 split between Walkers and Plotts. There was one hound that had long ears like a plott but had fur just like a yellow lab. Not sure what breed that would be but it looked good.
Posted on 10/27/22 at 8:15 pm to ozktgr
Apparently the peanuts in the shell are preferred over corn. I guess they like the extra fat in the oil.
Posted on 10/28/22 at 2:57 pm to WarCamEagle88
have a place in Cashiers, NC. Was there last week and saw many a bear hunter. Always hope I see them with one when I drive by so I can stop and give them props. I'm sure they would think, "O hell here comes the greenie".
My place is at 3500 feet so you must have been closer to the park. WNC is rugged arse country. It's like Vietnam dropped got dropped in the mountains due to it being a rain forest. Thickest stuff you will ever see.
My place is at 3500 feet so you must have been closer to the park. WNC is rugged arse country. It's like Vietnam dropped got dropped in the mountains due to it being a rain forest. Thickest stuff you will ever see.
This post was edited on 10/28/22 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 10/30/22 at 12:59 pm to WarCamEagle88
WarCamEagle88, I found this article about Plott hounds and their history in North Carolina. Thought you might enjoy it, especially since your bear hunting friends in NC are probably running Plotts? Interesting article: LINK
Posted on 10/30/22 at 2:21 pm to WarCamEagle88
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sunk in some godforsaken mosquito-infested lagoon that smells like rotting shite
Us Louisiana folks call this home
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