bears an bears -- long
10-05-2007, 08:36 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
RE: bears an bears -- long
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Exactly. Black bears are no more than overgrown raccoons.....pretty much harmless.
Exactly. Black bears are no more than overgrown raccoons.....pretty much harmless.
10-05-2007, 09:20 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
Posts: 4,484
RE: bears an bears -- long
Great Story. I wish you had your camera as well.
As many have said there is no need for anything "extra" in the (black) bear woods.
As for coons, they might hurt a dog because of the dogs actions toward them. They may even attack a human if they're cornered,but they won't hunt down a human, like they will a bullfrog
I hope you haven't had any bad experiences bigjim that prove me wrong ol' buddy
As many have said there is no need for anything "extra" in the (black) bear woods.
As for coons, they might hurt a dog because of the dogs actions toward them. They may even attack a human if they're cornered,but they won't hunt down a human, like they will a bullfrog
I hope you haven't had any bad experiences bigjim that prove me wrong ol' buddy
10-05-2007, 09:48 AM
#15
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wisconsin and Canada
Posts: 2,415
RE: bears an bears -- long
ORIGINAL: bigjim12
You ever been attacked by a raccoon,I wouldn't say they are harmless.
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Exactly. Black bears are no more than overgrown raccoons.....pretty much harmless.
Exactly. Black bears are no more than overgrown raccoons.....pretty much harmless.
No, but I do guide bear hunters for a living. Sometimes I think people believe too much of what they see on TV.
Forgot to mention....though I have never been chased by a black bear, I have chased them. Sometimes walking into a bait site they see you coming and try to make off with the bait bucket.....I just chase them until they drop it.
10-05-2007, 09:57 AM
#16
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: bears an bears -- long
Comparing raccoons and bears, I'll give the raccoons a little more space than I will the bears. The bears, gone, coon might hold their ground. Two different critters.
10-05-2007, 10:07 AM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: bears an bears -- long
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Comparing raccoons and bears, I'll give the raccoons a little more space than I will the bears. The bears, gone, coon might hold their ground. Two different critters.
Comparing raccoons and bears, I'll give the raccoons a little more space than I will the bears. The bears, gone, coon might hold their ground. Two different critters.
10-05-2007, 10:57 AM
#19
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 10
RE: bears an bears -- long
No need to fear them. I run them with hound sand have many close encounters every year. I have had them bluff charge me a few times but only if I got in the way of where they were going. Just don't corner them and give them an escape route and they will go the other way every time. Oh, and don't surprise them either, they can be attack first ask questions later if you startle them at close range. Just make your presence known.
