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Offline Mr.T

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Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« on: September 26, 2012, 10:54:04 AM »
I'm interested in knowing who on this board has harvested a bear during a modern dear hunt.  I'm putting this on the bear forum and probably should be putting it on the deer but...oh well.  I haven't harvested a bear yet but always pick up a tag just in case.  Would like to do some bear only scouting/hunting but due to schedule...deer have taken priority.

Interested in all your thoughts on the subject...thanks!

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 11:14:01 AM »
My first bear was during modern firearm for deer (she was eating maggots off an old coug kill, you can see the deer leg on the ground if you look close). Havent looked back since! Love bear hunting~!
While I havent seen many during modern firearm, I would still pick up a tag..... :tup:

If you can go out, now is the time. Black berries are everywhere and bears are packing on the pounds.

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Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 11:33:21 AM »
Eating maggots, yummy!  Cool bear though.

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 12:25:01 PM »
Saylean that things a monster... With you being 6'8" 265 :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 12:32:00 PM »
Took one..  Passed on others during deer seasons over the years.
 
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 12:56:18 PM »
I have not yet, but the area I hunt for deer has bear scat every 100 yards or so on the logging roads, so I am going to get a bear tag this year and if I happen to see a bear it's  :cue:

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 02:29:35 PM »
I shot one during elk season about 3-4 yrs ago.  It looked identical to the one eating maggots in previous post...I probably wouldn't have shot it but my son was with me and he said shoot it dad shoot it! what can a guy do?  :chuckle:

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 05:50:56 PM »
Actually I think 80% of bear taken are from another big game season. Most don't go "bear" hunting like us here

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2012, 09:29:33 AM »
Appreciate all the replies!  :tup:

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2012, 09:34:21 AM »
Last year during modern season even though we were both tagged out already. 

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2012, 02:19:09 PM »
Where I was... (east side) There was a bear taken on opening morning of deer season only a mile or so from where I was.
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2012, 02:28:16 PM »
We have many years ago, I know a couple people that did that this year too.

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2012, 02:29:01 PM »
If you turn this into a poll it will work better for you. :twocents:
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2012, 02:36:43 PM »
A Halloween bear a couple years back.

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2012, 02:43:21 PM »
twice, the last was halloween morning spotted the bear shot it and while dragging it out we shot two decent blacktail bucks, i have never been so sick from exhaustion. i concentrate on only one at a time now!

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #15 on: October 25, 2012, 05:04:41 PM »
I shot my first bear during general season this year, Friday evening, in fact.  A color phase cinnamon with blonde in the shoulder. I was pretty excited!! I had a second deer whitetail doe tag to fill and took him the first nite.  Filled my doe tag Sunday morning.  Nov 1-20 I have my buck deer late draw tag to fill for a whitetail.  It will be my first whitetail buck.  Pretty excited!  I don't have pictures yet because I don't have a computer or internet in the house and don't know how to get pictures to photobucket from my android phone.

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #16 on: October 25, 2012, 05:18:41 PM »
Shot my one and only Bear opening day of Deer season 2002 skinned/quartered him put him in/on my pack and walked out little over a mile through the brush then shot a spike Whitetail the next day cause I was really tired and did not walk to far haha
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #17 on: October 25, 2012, 05:27:07 PM »
I about did this weekend. A nice small cinnamon. Waited a little too long to see if there were cubs, and when the wind changed...... well no cubs and no bear.

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #18 on: October 25, 2012, 05:29:31 PM »
I wasnt hunting deer but I killed one tuesday...

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2012, 05:30:58 PM »
You look pissed that it wasn't a deer  :chuckle:

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2012, 05:33:11 PM »
You look pissed that it wasn't a deer  :chuckle:
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #21 on: October 25, 2012, 05:54:50 PM »
I can relate. Packing one out whole probably didn't help

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #22 on: October 26, 2012, 11:32:11 AM »
Nope, but I hope to this year!
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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #23 on: October 26, 2012, 11:43:42 AM »
2004 opening morning mod deer.  :tup:

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Re: Who has harvested bear during a modern deer hunt?
« Reply #24 on: October 26, 2012, 06:31:28 PM »
my dad killed one the day after the opener this year and opening morning i almost shot a cinnamon but right before i shot 3 cubs walked out of the bushes.

 


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