Post'em up boys and tell us about it. Good luck.
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2018 Bear Kill thread
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ddd-shooter
Senior Member
Shot a sow Friday evening. Hunting a saddle on the edge of a pine thicket. Live weight was around 150ish. Had to leave her overnight so I lost the meat. Bummer.
twincedargap
Senior Member
Sorry to hear. Glad you had the opportunity though.
Rabun
Senior Member
Found a nice producing grove of oaks but this one needs some growing yet
jbogg
Senior Member
Nice pic Rabun! Is that a Red Oak?
Bowhunter77
Member
One day..... i hope to post a picture on this thread!
Rabun
Senior Member
Thanks. Yes red oak. There's another bear below which I believe to be momma...chomped her teeth at me a few times. I must have bumped them. Don't think they were feeding in that tree just taking refuge. I have a short video I'll try posting.
Christian hughey
Senior Member
I saw some bears on the hooch hunt this weekend just looked small , couple hogs and a yote. Another guy got this one, it was his first taste of bear. Good job Neil Congratulations!!!!
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Rabun
Senior Member
Congratulations Neil! Good looking bear!
Christian hughey
Senior Member
And thanks to the guys who went out of their way to let me know I have some good guys to team up with and get it done. I hunt alone because my friends are wusses and scared of the bears. Given I had one huffing and chompin at me while walkin in this morning. Couldn't see it, it was dark still and it wasn't to far away. I did feel a little sketchy but that's part of it that makes the hunt even better. Already been a good year.
ddd-shooter
Senior Member
Yes sir. Was an amazing hunt. Public land. Had just gotten up in my tree and she came through. Very cool experience. Now to get the hide tanned, and I’ll be saving the skull also.
tree cutter 08
Senior Member
Glad to see some hitting the ground. I wish they would do away with the 75 lb minimum for 1 season to see what happens. My guess is a Lot of 90 and 100 pounders would be taken. Usually a 75lb bear or smaller will be with momma. With all the folks in the bear woods this year, how many deer or how much deer sign are you seeing?
ddd-shooter
Senior Member
I’ve seen maybe TWO bears in all my years hunting the mountains that were under 75 pounds and alone. Lots of 70ish pounders with momma.
Lots of bear activity low. Both bears I’ve seen were under 2500 ft.
Acorns more prevalent low. Not a lot of deer sign yet, but I’ve seen a lot of movement.
Rabun
Senior Member
Not seen much deer sign in last two years...same areas I've seen deer regularly for years. See more bears these days. They need thinning out
fiddlinduke
Member
I hunted Hooch saturday. Heard one shot late saturday afternoon. found piles of acorn caps and hulls and scat but no bears. gonna try again next weekend..
congrats to the killers!
congrats to the killers!
Christian hughey
Senior Member
No deer, no deer sign, havnt seen a deer or a track hunting hooch In 5 yrs now, only get to come up a weekend or two a year though. See them at unicoi from time to time while camping
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HunterJoe24
Senior Member
I've seen deer almost everytime hunting there. Saw a little 4 or 6 pointer that had gotten spooked and ran by me last December. Lately its been hogs more than anything
Christian hughey
Senior Member
I stand by my statement no deer just hogs ,bears and lots of mosquitoes lol
Christian hughey
Senior Member
And 1 yote would have reached the end of the line this weekend if I wasn't dead set on getting my first bear on the wall and in the crockpot.
GTHunter
Senior Member
I got my first bear this weekend on one of the early rifle hunts. She was 125 pounds field dressed and about killed me packing it down the mountain. I strapped her onto my climber and hiked out not realizing how heavy she was. I also shot a nice boar hog the day before. I will do a full write up of the hunt story later today or tomorrow.
