Tryin' to be the man, my dog think's I am. marine diesel service owner
Brandon, Beaufort and Hyde Counties mostly. We hunt Tyrrel and Martin some aswell.
Cravertosu, we try to keep a camera, sometimes a video camera close by. Most people that have something negative to say about bear hunting with dog's have never done it. It's not for everybody. Most of the time it's thicker than where a rabbit can go, your on your hands and knees crawling to get in close to something that ain't gonna be real happy to see you. 9 times out of 10 I carry a handgun and get close enough to reach out and pet em'. We try not to shoot sow's or small bear. I won't shoot one out of a tree regardless of it's size. I've let 400 pounder's come down just to run again. We actually take very few. When I hunt fairly hard ,I'll get a chance to take 8 to 10 a year, most of the time I never fire a shot. We hardly ever have a wounded bear that get's away to die a slow death, that's one reason we try to get in so close.It's a real rush, if that does get your adrenalin pumping , you're already dead. Just loaded and wash up my old Jeep pick-up, we be rollin in the morning Frank, SeaPower
Tryin' to be the man, my dog think's I am. marine diesel service owner
Awesome 1st day,
Ran 7 today had 3 different bear going at one time. I saw 3 (within 15 yards) and about got run over twice myself. We didn't take any (sow's and small bear), ran a couple that were takers, but didn't have good kill shots and they beat us out. Started this morning with a small bear that treed, we got alot of pictures. He bailed out to run again. No meat, but good races just the same, that's what it's all about! Good time, with GOOD friends.Frank
Tryin' to be the man, my dog think's I am. marine diesel service owner
Great ending today,
I ended up waste deep in a swamp going to what sounded like 2 dogs "looking" at a good bear on the ground. Sounded like the bear stopped to hold his ground, usually a pretty good sized bear. Everyone else was off on another bear we had going also. Could hear the commotion and splashing but it too thick to see anything unless very close ( a few yards visibility). Everything got quiet once I got in, expected to be "face to face" with every step forward. Finally got in close and one dog broke off carrying the mail. Never got a chance to see what they had in front of them. I was exciting to "get in close" anyhow. Took about an hour to get in.
The other bear we had going was finally taken by a young lady I've known forever, Ashley. She's bear hunted with her daddy and the rest of us for years and finally got her chance. She listen's and was taught well, she did an awesome job. She was actually in tears with excitement and joy after it was all over. Her daddy was with her when she took it. A culmination of alot of time and effort. It wasn't a huge bear, (they always seem to shrink on the ground) but it was the one she wanted on her terms. The bear went 160lbs, not bad for a first bear. It had a very full coat, will make a pretty mount or rug. She past her first bear "initiation", taking a bite out her first bear's heart. May not sound appealing, but you can believe it's earned. It look's like I'll end up having to work the rest of the week, but am looking forward to the "second" season in Dec. Will start Hog hunting very soon aswell. Work hard, play harder.Frank,SeaPower
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Yes I'll be using dog's and a handgun. Yahoo!!! Frank,SeaPower
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