Bear City

[WOODIE13]

Left the cam out 2 weeks, got at least 6 different bears on it, may get interesting...definitely getting a bear box for it or some OC sprray, two licked it. Fayette County, WV

 

[antharper]

Good to see ! Good luck

 

[WOODIE13]

Good to see ! Good luck

Prolly be hibernating on the 30th when season comes in

 

[Big7]

Prolly be hibernating on the 30th when season comes in

I take it you harvest them for the meat?

I have never killed one. heck, I've never seen one actually in the woods while hunting. Just a couple of times crossing the road or something like that

Is the meat good or do you have to stew or braise it so it's fit to eat?

Heck, I'll try anything once.

 

[WOODIE13]

I take it you harvest them for the meat?

I have never killed one. heck, I've never seen one actually in the woods while hunting. Just a couple of times crossing the road or something like that

Is the meat good or do you have to stew or braise it so it's fit to eat?

Heck, I'll try anything once.

Definitely good eating, like a sweet roast beef, backstrap are awesome. Can and grind the rest, rendered fat is great for cooking and a little bit of everything

You do have to cook it hot enough to kill trichonosis, just like pork

 

[chrislibby88]

I take it you harvest them for the meat?

I have never killed one. heck, I've never seen one actually in the woods while hunting. Just a couple of times crossing the road or something like that

Is the meat good or do you have to stew or braise it so it's fit to eat?

Heck, I'll try anything once.

Fabulous meat. We mainly do roasts, whole bone in cuts, and stew meat. We slow cook most of it, braised or smoked. My wife prefers it to deer meat.

 

[WOODIE13]

Fabulous meat. We mainly do roasts, whole bone in cuts, and stew meat. We slow cook most of it, braised or smoked. My wife prefers it to deer meat.

Try it cold packed, quick and easy meal, BBQ, stew, etc...melt in your mouth

 

[trad bow]

Have y’all had enough cold weather to make them den up by then? I could see the sows and cubs denning up before the boars.

 

[WOODIE13]

Have y’all had enough cold weather to make them den up by then? I could see the sows and cubs denning up before the boars.

Saw sow and cub tracks first week in December in the snow, shot a 2.5 yr old male the week of Thanksgiving.

 

[WOODIE13]

Our archery season comes in the 30th of September

 

[WOODIE13]

Not that many this time, must've been rutting is my guess. Got 5 between 2 cams.

The little one was funny, he was all over the place, flipping, rolling, needed it on video mode.

 

[WOODIE13]

 

[WOODIE13]

A buddy sent me this

 

[WOODIE13]

A tiny cub, smallest I've ever seen this time of year. Sow looks young also, probably first cub.