Hillbilly stalker
Senior Member
Family up in Logan county WV. They play hard, they got a good channel.
I get that for sure always include the kids if possible and I'm not saying my way is the only way. There way is perfectly legal. I'm just the quiet you can't see me guy!If you ever get a chance to go with hounds, take them up on it. I promise you it is anything but easy. I have been in 3 different counties running the same bear in the same day. Its mostly about the chase. The video is shortened alot so people will watch. Alot more are treed than are killed, probably 10-1. They have several still hunt/stalk videos also. Anytime one is treed next to the road like that, and the roads aren't horrible, they try to involve the family and youngsters. Its not for everybody...but its an addictive life style for sure.
You obviously have never been bear hunting with hounds. Some of the absolute hardest work I've ever done in my life. Scenarios such as you describe don't happen, at least they didn't in the years I was doing it.I like bear hunting as much as the next but that seems to take away from the sport of it a bit. Yeah it's cool they drove the whole family up the mountain and unleashed the hounds, walked 50 yards up the hill and shot him out of a tree. However you can get it done I guess, not trying to belittle the kill. Very nice ?. I prefer to see one on one stalks and still hunting videos. Leave the dogs to the coon hunters. Just my opinion though!
It not really a hard work thing I understand they get a workout. I was just stating that I like watching the one on one videos where you can hear a needle drop moments. 20 yards on the ground and you sling an arrow at him. Its a little more personal. Again not knocking what they do either. That dog will hunt!You obviously have never been bear hunting with hounds. Some of the absolute hardest work I've ever done in my life. Scenarios such as you describe don't happen, at least they didn't in the years I was doing it.
I've hunted them both ways, and it's both a lot of fun. You're gonna put in a lot more miles in a lot rougher terrain dog hunting than stalking.It not really a hard work thing I understand they get a workout. I was just stating that I like watching the one on one videos where you can hear a needle drop moments. 20 yards on the ground and you sling an arrow at him. Its a little more personal. Again not knocking what they do either. That dog will hunt!
When you turn on a bear track, it heads straight for the roughest, steepest, thickest place that it knows of, usually involving hundred-foot rock cliffs and crawl-on-your belly laurel and rhododendron thickets.I agree with the lot more miles statement but not the lot rougher terrain. That depends on where you choose to stalk. However, regardless of that, when you're stalking you're moving slow through rough country. When dog-hunting, you're running through rough country. Big difference. I've only dog-hunted one long week-end in my life. I camped and hunted with my ex-wife's cousins and uncles, who are from Robbinsville N.C., near Big Snowbird creek. Big country. I was 25 and in a lot better shape than now and it was a real challenge. I fell in love with that part of the world that weekend. I've had N.C. fishing licenses for two years now and would love to spend another weekend up there exploring all the trout streams but life keeps getting in the way. Someday soon I hope.
When you turn on a bear track, it heads straight for the roughest, steepest, thickest place that it knows of, usually involving hundred-foot rock cliffs and crawl-on-your belly laurel and rhododendron thickets.