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Cool ! I’ve killed two blackies in my life , I doubt I live long enough to wanna shoot the third . When I cooked the darn things I could make them taste pretty good but I could never get the meat in a chewable condition , it was usually like what I assume chewing rubber bands would be like .
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08-30-2026, 09:28 PM
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That’s cool, I’m in southwest Ohio- Next there’ll be lions and tigers!
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They have become an every day occurrence here. Some will come right to the house, but none have become a problem. In fact, they are smarter than most of my neighbors. One has been a regular for 9 years. I used to put on a .44 when I was working on my firewood, a good couple thousand feet from the house, but never once thought to use it, so I don't bother anymore. I know of at least one winter den on the place.
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08-31-2026, 09:30 AM
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We are over run with them in NH, especially Central and White Mt region, where I live. Bait season and stalking season opens tomorrow, Sept 1, then hounding in a few weeks. You can kill two with over the counter tags, and Fish and Game says we still do not kill enough. I have six clients coming in for bait hunting next week. Putting baits out tomorrow. Had a little guy check out our barrels waiting to be put out.
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08-31-2026, 10:17 PM
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Is there any reasonable way to hunt them without baiting them? Just wondering.
Wonder if anyone hunts them with dogs anymore. Thanks, Stan |
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Stan, yes sort of. Hounding them is usually pretty successful depending on the dogs, but stalking them is a tough proposition. You need to find a reliable food source to have any real chance of success. Acorns, beech nuts, berries or the best is standing sweet corn. They can really make a mess of a corn field and most farmers welcome bear hunters to hunt their fields. Most are killed over bait, next would be hounding and then stalking.
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09-01-2026, 04:09 PM
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I consider them a nuisance animal that is about like a giant racoon. A couple years ago I got pictures of a 500+ pound giant. I wish I had seen it in person as long as I was way up a tree with a big gun.
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giant bear
Here's the bear from a couple years ago.
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