Bear hunting...

[Pemi-Man]

So I'm getting rather excited that some sort of season is opening soon (turkey ;D), unfortunately, after that we're all pretty much shut out until late summer/early fall...of course besides us folks that fish.

I'm getting some rather ambitious thoughts running through my head about deer and oddly as it may seem (even to myself) I've been thinking about bear...no, not beer, I always think about that, but the bear that we can hunt.

I know bear can be hunted by bow, but I'm curious as to just how difficult bear hunting is and what is involved. I know Vtdeertracker could help me out a little bit on this...I've seen his posts and pictures.

If I was going to do some bear hunting, it would not be from a stand and I wouldn't be using an electronic call and for my tools, I would be using a bow...what I'd like to know is how realistic is this to accomplish? There's a farm I hunt that has bear and beer for that matter. I saw many tracks last year in the fields and found some trees that looked like they have been shaved from about 8 feet up to about a foot or two off the ground and these were good 10"-12" diameter trees. So there is something going on there.

-Pemi

[Greenie]

it depens i dont knwo of alot of people that spot and stalk. most use bait and for use luckey few we run dogs. i have shot 2 bear with dog one with a handgun and one with my bow. plus a friend of our killed the new NH state recored with our dogs.

[nastygunz]

Ive seen Bar out thar in warren ")

[omega47]

VT uses dogs. I'll let him explain because he knows what he's talking about. We're supposed to go up in June for a hunt. Maybe you can come too.

NH is closed to bear until September, correct?

[Greenie]

to kill bears yes NH is closed untill september. i think we can start trainging in like july. but im not sure in the date. omega where are u going up to VT or NH and are u running dogs or what

[Pemi-Man]

Same here in MA, there is a season in Sept. and then another in Nov.

[regnar]

Pemi,

I have two friends with whom I hunt with that spot and stalk bear. Both have taken several and never from a stand. They hunt beech ridges in the white mountains. One of the guys has a 5 yard kill on video!!

[Pemi-Man]

Regnar,

That's more of what I'd like to hear, that's the type of hunting I'd rather do.

[nastygunz]

checkout my bear pix i took in my latest turkey hunting pix......ive seen moose shave trees like that when in rut.

[vtdeertracker]

Pemi.....Bear hunting wouldnt be too hard for you. All you have to do isfigure out what they are eating and hang a stand. I dont know about NH but here in VT you CANNOT bait for bears.
Like Greenie said for a few "lucky" ones that get to use hounds for bear its a real experience that one would not soon forget. I have alot of respect for them hounds I mean for a 50-80lb dog to take on a 350-400lb bear is just unthinkable but they do it without hesitation! If you ever get a chance to go you wont regret it. I have taken only 1 with hounds and probably wont take another unless its a 500lber I just like working with the hounds and listening to them work!