JWarren
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My friend killed this bear the second weekend of bear season in Clinch county.
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JWarren
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Funny to see how one-sided this forum is...if a bear ain't killed in the mountains...it don't count.
However, in Ga, if ya don't want to kill a cub sized bear...ya got to come south.
They ain't no 3 or 4yr old sows down here that weight 175lbs.
Y'all want to make out like it is easy hunting...like the mountains are the only tough place to get a bear out of. Tell ya what...come down here and drag one of these BIG bears a mile out this waist deep swamp, that you have to crawl through...and then talk about how easy the hunting is.
Have good day...
However, in Ga, if ya don't want to kill a cub sized bear...ya got to come south.
They ain't no 3 or 4yr old sows down here that weight 175lbs.
Y'all want to make out like it is easy hunting...like the mountains are the only tough place to get a bear out of. Tell ya what...come down here and drag one of these BIG bears a mile out this waist deep swamp, that you have to crawl through...and then talk about how easy the hunting is.
Have good day...
ripplerider
Senior Member
Man thats a nice bear! Dont get hurt cause nobody commented on it yet this forum doesnt get a whole lot of traffic like some of the others. They'll be along to brag on in a bit if you didnt make them mad with your rant. By the way, we have big bears in the mtns. too. And we dont have dogs to lead us to them.
ripplerider
Senior Member
Look back at the history of the bear forum. How many new threads do you see started by South Ga. bear hunters? If you never participate in this forum why would you get hurt when no-one replies to your post in less than 8 hrs.? I would personally love to hear more from yall. But attacking the size of our bears and down-playing the difficulties involved in getting them out before they spoil is not the way to get the mtn. hunters to acknowledge your post. Your friend looks pretty clean to have just struggled with a very nice bear through a mile of swamp. Why dont yall post some hunting stories about your hunts? I'd personally love to hear them. Also just the other day someone posted on here asking about hunting opportunities in South Ga. I dont remember anyone from down your way speaking up and giving any advice. That is a truly nice bear though. Tell your friend congratulations from me at least. Heading out to hunt now.
Killer Kyle
Senior Member
I am one of the more active users of this forum, but am just now seeing the post. Can't spend all day playing in the internet because things have to sometimes, you know, get done. Drug a 530 lber through a mile of waist deep swamp mud and came out slick as a whistle! That ol' boy must be good!!
I think it's a dandy bear. It's a hoss! Hope it eats good!!
I think it's a dandy bear. It's a hoss! Hope it eats good!!
Duff
Senior Member
Lol!
That's a big en
That's a big en
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Hammer Spank
Guest
I dont know why I keep asking this question, but why on earth are you dragging an animal of any size 1 mile through a swamp. You could turn a 530lb bear into about five pack loads. Dog hunters are always in a group. One pack per man and you can do it without even taking a break.
jgqhall
Member
Nice!!!!
deermaster13
Senior Member
Yes sir that is a full grown one. Congrats
livinoutdoors
Goatherding Non-socialist Bohemian Luddite
Great bear! I think most people are out hunting right now, no bias against south ga!
FOLES55
Senior Member
Just another observation, but that bear appears to very clean after a mile drag also. Great bear anyways and congrats to the hunter!
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Hammer Spank
Guest
Is the bear already gutted in these pictures? A 500 lb black bear looks like a volkswagon.
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Hammer Spank
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Maybe theyre more dense down in da swamp
jbogg
Senior Member
So much wrong with this post and totally unnecessary. Nice bear though.
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Hammer Spank
Guest
I keep reading this thread and I laugh a little more every time.
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Hammer Spank
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Come on up here and see if that cat with the removed sleeves can find one without a pack of hounds and someone pointing where to shoot. Lol
flatheadfisherman
Senior Member
That is a nice bear. Congrats.
twincedargap
Senior Member
Nice bear. I'll pass on the rant due to the obvious.
GA Cracker
New Member
It is unfortunate that hunters and other people pass judgment without knowing the facts and by making assumptions.
In JWarren's post he was talking about swamp hunting in general and not talking about this particular.
I am the "clean" man in the picture and on the day the bear was killed you wouldn't catch me in the swamp. The previous day I could barely walk and had x-rays and a MRI due to a hip injury at the gym.
I have bear hunted since 2001 with dogs. I have been to many bear treed and bayed on the ground. Many times when pulling back dogs to have the bear come down right beside me as any mountain and swamp dog hunter has experienced. Prior to bear hunting I guided pay hunters catching wild hogs with dogs. Many times with my dogs I caught and tied boar hogs bringing them out alive right by myself.
Many times bear bayed on the ground would not be 10 or 15 feet away and we part the bushes for the shooter to kill the animal.
We don't politicize our hunts and big bear because in the past that has cost us our lease.
As to being a north GA ridge runner I want no part of that after squirrel hunting N GA with my fiest squirrel dogs.
Now to clear a few facts up I saw two other 500 pounders the same day I shot the 536 pound bear. I was within 15 feet of the 2007 570 lb state record for one day when our club beat that record with a 574 lb bear the next day and I was within 30 yards of the 574 lb bear at one point. I have seen many 500 lb bear and the three I saw including mine all fit in the back of side by side ATV. Our next state record was 598. I have probably seen at least 25 bear weighing 500 or more and none were Volkswagen size. I am 6'1" barefoot and weigh 275. I was touching the bear side by side to get a true picture. I go to the gym and I don't have a lot of fat on me. My arm is extended so estimate how long the bear is. All of our bear weights are certified when we check them in with the DNR including the picture of mine showing 536.
I shot my first bear in 2001 that weighed 350. I will leave out all of the particulars but a few. On this particular bear I had left my truck parked and I was walking along with a young lady trying to "point out where she was to shoot the bear" with my 45-70 if she got the chance. The bear was in the thicket but would not break cover. I positioned this lady and myself directly in front of the bear at about 20 yards. We were positioned on a perimeter road with federal land behind us. I always said I wanted a bear coming straight at me and I didn't want a small bear. I got my wish when this bear broke cover coming straight at the two of us from about 20 yards running directly at me. I have two Marlins with action jobs including trigger, hammer, and short throw. There was no time for me to direct her where to shoot cause it was time to go to work and that is just what I did. Dog hunting is a group activity and the group deserves the credit. This year our club killed 25 bear with several over 500 ponds. Several years we harvested 20 bear.
I have also had my true hunting stories published in two different magazines. I am not a wet behind the ears rookie.
While you are laughing the more you read the post I want you to consider this. I have never said or bragged about this publically before because I didn't want to do anything to bring attention to a fine DNR officer I highly respect. During the 2007 bear season I asked a DNR officer if I could kill a bear with my Cold Steel Boar Spear. The officer didn't think I was serious and said I could stick a bear with my spear. Oct 11, 2007 we treed a bear on the last day of the season. We pulled the dogs back and messed with bear until it came down the tree. All of the other hunters ran back except for two men I trusted. Billy was backing me up with a rifle and William was videoing the hunt. When the bear came down the tree I stood on the ground and stabbed the bear with my Cold Steel Boar Spear. I stabbed through the bear and the spear jerked me forward as it came out of the bear. As the bear moved away to another tree I could see blood spurting and internals pushing out. The bear slid back twice as it was climbing another tree and went pretty high before it fell out on it's back fighting at the dogs and trying to pull the dogs in. I went to the bear and stabbed the bear twice more on the ground. The bear caught hold of my spear handle with it's teeth and I tried to pin the bear's head to the ground with my spear handle. I did that because bears do the most damage to dogs by pulling them in and chewing on them.
Before you start saying this isn't true I have it on video. I also have a letter from the DNR apologizing for any inconvenience this may have caused me and letting me know over and over again that I couldn't stab a bear legally but that I had asked as I should have done. It caused a stink because another officer I had gotten in trouble was trying to prosecute me for taking a bear illegally.
If you still want to call foul put together any amount of money you want to wager and come down south and I will show you the video. Or maybe stand beside and "point out" where I should stick the bear with my spear. In fact when season comes in next year contact me through the forum and you can hunt with me free as my guest and I guarantee you we can put you just as close as you want to be to a bear. I didn't say you could shoot one but that could possibly happen then you have to buy a membership. Come crawl through thickets and some you have to chop through and see if you want to go back in on the next bay or tree.
Now to clear the record I am 56 years old and stopped back and to mealy mouth stuff when I was a child so I won't post back and to. I have nothing to prove. I read the forum rules and I saw some rules about criticizing individuals and it seems like some need to read the rules.
I look forward to being a member of this forum and I will respond to genuine posts.
We as hunters need to bond together and work together for all of our hunting sports. Nothing thrills me about sitting safely up a tree to shoot a bear. The bear I attacked could have attacked me. I was on his terms face to face. I did have my Ruger 45Colt on my belt and a bowie knife. You may not like dog hunting but to each his own. I have nothing but respect for N GA bear dog hunters.
Learn to work together and don't go throwing criticism out there when you have no idea what you are talking about like you stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the night before.
GAbullHunter
Senior Member
just throwing this out there.. with the south being warmer the bear less hunted they have time to grow not just fatten up for the winter which really in my opion is crazy it can never make its mind up it could be in the 80's in dec what does the bears need the fat for if the aren't sleeping haha. but i think they carry more muscle in the south ga area then the north ga area, but i'm not a bear speacialist I just love to hunt an teaching the kids the ropes. South North who cares its GA, great bears glad to have in both loacations with some inbetween even though unhuntable due to population of them in the area. Congrats to any responsible hunter on their kills. good luck in the season. hoping my season goes by with atleast one good kill for the album.
