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We had a nuisance bear that's spent the last couple of weeks being a real pain in the butt in my neighborhood. It was turning over dumpsters, scratching at doors and generally freaking out the peasants. The ADFG folks basically said, "Season is open, somebody needs to just harvest it and be done with it."
There were various reports and blurry photos that purported this to be a "big bear", but I tend to dismiss most of those as either fear or braggadocio. The bear was getting bolder despite having a few rounds cracked over its head and being chased off numerous times. Mrs. Hodgeman basically told me to get off my butt and hunt it.
I located him pretty quickly and this bear walked from 300 yards to 50 yards from me without showing a hint of apprehension. Not good. With a fresh tag in my pocket, I put two rounds into him. He green measured 77" between the claws and 72" nose to tail and would likely weigh north of 300 pounds considering he was as fat as a butterball turkey. Not really the juvenile I was expecting to be living in such proximity to people.
There were various reports and blurry photos that purported this to be a "big bear", but I tend to dismiss most of those as either fear or braggadocio. The bear was getting bolder despite having a few rounds cracked over its head and being chased off numerous times. Mrs. Hodgeman basically told me to get off my butt and hunt it.
I located him pretty quickly and this bear walked from 300 yards to 50 yards from me without showing a hint of apprehension. Not good. With a fresh tag in my pocket, I put two rounds into him. He green measured 77" between the claws and 72" nose to tail and would likely weigh north of 300 pounds considering he was as fat as a butterball turkey. Not really the juvenile I was expecting to be living in such proximity to people.
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