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Offline No Powder

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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #390 on: November 22, 2025, 05:33:41 PM »
PA bear season came in today. My wife and I live within walking distance of a bear check station. So we walked down this afternoon to see how things were going. We left at 3 pm with 3 bear being brought in. After we left, an additional 9 more were brought in. Now we're up to 12. Here's one that was hanging to be weighed. Heaviest one today was 487. [ Invalid Attachment ]


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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #391 on: November 22, 2025, 06:08:40 PM »
You got me kinda excited there, my friend.
At First, before I read your message, I thought that was something you had gotten.
Oh well, no bear fat pies this Thanksgiving.
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Offline No Powder

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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #392 on: November 22, 2025, 06:22:26 PM »
I almost went to get my bear license last evening. But I've gone several years with the smokepole, and was unsuccessful. The owner of the property I was hunting on, gets trail camera pictures of bear all year until about the 1st of Nov., then they seem to disappear. Around here, your chances of getting one hunting by yourself is slim to none. Your odds are much better hunting with a gang. With my hunting track record, I'll just go to see the bear others have killed.


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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #393 on: November 22, 2025, 06:47:18 PM »
487# holy schnikies that's a fat pooh bear.
 I've never intentionally went bear hunting , only saw one once while out in the woods.
Nice that you can just walk down and check them out.
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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #394 on: November 22, 2025, 08:12:09 PM »
gets trail camera pictures of bear all year until about the 1st of Nov., then they seem to disappear.

Taking their l-o-n-g Winter"s nap?  :laffing
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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #395 on: November 23, 2025, 11:32:01 AM »
Hey Kevin. My wife just showed me a picture of a bear that was killed yesterday in Pottersville PA.  that weighed 717#. Now that's a big pooh bear how about it.


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Re: What's Everyone Doing?
« Reply #396 on: November 23, 2025, 12:57:25 PM »
I think I'd leave the woods if I saw that.
 Man that's massive.
 Not sure the grizzlies up here get that big.
 Must be a dump near by  :luff:
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