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So you are bear hunting and you see a large female (without cubs) being chased by a smaller  boar, which bear do you shoot?

Shoot the boar
Shoot the bigger female
Let them both walk

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #45 on: July 01, 2020, 03:47:33 PM »
Since I have never connected on a bear I will kill the first one without cubs that is within range
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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #46 on: July 01, 2020, 04:22:18 PM »
Since I have never connected on a bear I will kill the first one without cubs that is within range
You live in bear country and you've never killed a bear? That surprises me, one month and you'll change that!! 
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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #47 on: July 01, 2020, 04:26:04 PM »
I need to find a way to hunt bears every spring.
I know exactly what you are saying! People will say go to Idaho otc, but I have to believe it’s not close to the quality as wa spring bear.  If your close enough to bait it would be better but our spring bear is a blast.

Unit 1 doesnt have baiting, hounds or reduced price non res tags, or second tags at all.

I hunted a bit in 4,6,7 this spring for the first time.  Couldnt find a bear, saw virtually no sign.  Everybody i talked to would say something along the lines of, "theres bears there, lot of guys baiting" or "an outfitter runs hounds all over such and such".  I feel like the baiting screws things up regarding bears behaving naturally.  Why would a bear need to be out and about feeding during the day when they can just lay low, then go eat a 50 gallon drum of goodies after dark?  I wont be buying the reduced price 2nd bear tags in idaho again since theyre only usable in the bait / hound units.
That is exactly what I was thinking, I mean, it's too bad we have quality bear hunting in this state, but it sure is fun when you draw a permit.  I think Idaho has permit spring bear hunts don't they??  I would think that those hunts might be closer to the quality that we have?????  Anyone ever draw their spring bear tags that are draw only in spring?
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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #48 on: July 08, 2020, 05:29:06 PM »
This really depends.  If it's a place where I don't expect to hunt often and am thinking about predator control, the sow for sure.  But if it's a honey hole type area I'd like to get back to and have a good shot at a bear every year, then a boar. 

I won't shoot a sow with cubs, but it's kind of funny, isn't it?  If you want to reduce population numbers that's *exactly* who you should shoot.  But it seems heartless.  Kind of a parental, emotional (human, maybe?) response.


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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #49 on: July 08, 2020, 05:32:22 PM »
I still haven’t shot a bear. I will shoot whatever one walks in front of me

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #50 on: July 09, 2020, 09:53:26 AM »
Which of the 2 bears produces babies?

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #51 on: July 09, 2020, 10:33:12 AM »
First tag: Bigger bear.  More meat.  If I ever get to a second tag I can get philosophical on my role in predator control. 

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #52 on: July 09, 2020, 10:55:54 AM »
First tag: Bigger bear.  More meat.  If I ever get to a second tag I can get philosophical on my role in predator control.

Man, I'm the complete opposite. First tag, just kill one. 2nd tag, maybe then I'll think about holding off for a bigger one. We're different folks though, it takes all kinds to make the world go round  :)
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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #53 on: July 09, 2020, 06:13:57 PM »
When you cant bait or hound hunt, sex id'ing a bear is even tougher, so if you wack a sow without cubs oh well it happens. That being said I personally would kill the boar unless its a dink. :twocents:
100% right! The liberal uninformed public voted out our hound hunting and bear baiting. You could pick and choose your bear. Now it's a not solid guess. I spent 22 years of my life chasin hounds and still miss it. While I never hunted over baits I videoed many bears and you could at least tell a sow from a boar and the size of it.

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #54 on: July 16, 2020, 07:21:27 PM »
I voted shoot the bigger female for the meat and rug.

I don't hunt bears for the purpose of predator control.


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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #55 on: July 16, 2020, 09:29:56 PM »
I voted shoot the bigger female for the meat and rug.

I don't hunt bears for the purpose of predator control.

Well if you did, you would shoot the same bear.

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #56 on: July 17, 2020, 06:03:26 AM »
Just shoot the first bear you see.Big/small it don't matter.
You got two tags ,save your second tag for the bear you want to shoot.
« Last Edit: July 17, 2020, 06:11:15 AM by hunter399 »
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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #57 on: July 18, 2020, 08:08:42 AM »
I voted shoot the bigger female for the meat and rug.

I don't hunt bears for the purpose of predator control.

Well if you did, you would shoot the same bear.

Yea I'm saying I wouldn't bother with trying to determine gender since I'm not doing it for predator control.

Even if they were the same size and they just mated I would shoot the one with the cleaner shot.

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #58 on: July 28, 2020, 09:32:34 AM »
First tag: Bigger bear.  More meat.  If I ever get to a second tag I can get philosophical on my role in predator control.

Man, I'm the complete opposite. First tag, just kill one. 2nd tag, maybe then I'll think about holding off for a bigger one. We're different folks though, it takes all kinds to make the world go round  :)

Oh yeah I hear you.  This was in response to being presented with TWO bears at once.  One bear in my sights: I’m not getting fussy. 

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Re: Poll: shoot the biggest bear, or just the boar?
« Reply #59 on: July 28, 2020, 10:15:05 AM »
First tag: Bigger bear.  More meat.  If I ever get to a second tag I can get philosophical on my role in predator control.

Man, I'm the complete opposite. First tag, just kill one. 2nd tag, maybe then I'll think about holding off for a bigger one. We're different folks though, it takes all kinds to make the world go round  :)

Oh yeah I hear you.  This was in response to being presented with TWO bears at once.  One bear in my sights: I’m not getting fussy.

Got it. Right there with you. I plan on having 2 tags in my pocket when I hit the hills this year so if I'm presented with this opportunity, well, maybe I can just make the decision easy and shoot both.
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