NJ Bow Hunter Bags State Record Black Bear

I mean, not surprised he’s getting hate.

I’m all for hunting for food and population control. But him tracking this specific bear for 2 years. … it just doesn’t sit right.
 
I guess the don't care about bear attacks on dogs
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Deadly bear attack sparks NJ police warning

A New Jersey police department is warning residents to be on the lookout after two separate bear encounters killed one pet dog and injured another in less than a week, officials said. Police in Sussex County’s Sparta Township say both incidents, the first on May 9, the second May 13, happened...
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PappyM3 said:
I mean, not surprised he’s getting hate.

I’m all for hunting for food and population control. But him tracking this specific bear for 2 years. … it just doesn’t sit right.
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I hear what you are saying, but that bear was very near the end of it's life. It was 770lbs dressed.. after it was gutted. He guessed it was 900lbs when he bagged it.
That bear was soon to meet his demise and it's end would likely have come by a pack of coyote that recognized the animal was old and weak.

If I had to choose a swift death by an arrow through the heart, of being worn down and eventually ripped apart by a pack of coyote, sign me up for the arrow.
 
PappyM3 said:
I mean, not surprised he’s getting hate.

I’m all for hunting for food and population control. But him tracking this specific bear for 2 years. … it just doesn’t sit right.
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I take more of an issue with baiting the bear with shit tons of donuts. Giving the poor f***er diabetes.

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sig shooter said:
Why? Don’t be an animal rights cuck.
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Or, hear me out … one could merely respect life and nature.

I get the challenge of hunting one specific animal, that you have to track for a couple years. Some may call that dedication. But if the dedication is for killing something for no other reason than a record, that’s not good dedication.
 
PappyM3 said:
Or, hear me out … one could merely respect life and nature.

I get the challenge of hunting one specific animal, that you have to track for a couple years. Some may call that dedication. But if the dedication is for killing something for no other reason than a record, that’s not good dedication.
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Long as you eat it, that’s all that matters.
 
fencer said:
I hear what you are saying, but that bear was very near the end of it's life. It was 770lbs dressed.. after it was gutted. He guessed it was 900lbs when he bagged it.
That bear was soon to meet his demise and it's end would likely have come by a pack of coyote that recognized the animal was old and weak.

If I had to choose a swift death by an arrow through the heart, of being worn down and eventually ripped apart by a pack of coyote, sign me up for the arrow.
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100%.

That's a huge bear!
 
PappyM3 said:
Or, hear me out … one could merely respect life and nature.

I get the challenge of hunting one specific animal, that you have to track for a couple years. Some may call that dedication. But if the dedication is for killing something for no other reason than a record, that’s not good dedication.
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Did you read what the hunter said in the article? Sounds to me like he did the opposite of chasing records based on this:

Melvin estimated that if he hadn’t gutted the bear it may have set a world record of 900 pounds.

“If you leave them [the bear] intact for more than an hour, they spoil and you lose the whole bear, and I’m just not about that,” he said.
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PappyM3 said:
I mean, not surprised he’s getting hate.

I’m all for hunting for food and population control. But him tracking this specific bear for 2 years. … it just doesn’t sit right.
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I do get that- even though as @fencer mentioned, the bear's natural demise would probably be pretty horrible, I'd be mixed on taking such a beast unless it was causing problems with livestock etc. Hell of a rug if its pelt is in good condition. I'm not really into trophies but I'm pretty good at hunting what I'll eat.
 
VigilantesLiberi said:
Did you read what the hunter said in the article? Sounds to me like he did the opposite of chasing records based on this:
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How did it get out to the news then? He’s now known as the guy who took a bear in NJ of that size. And he saw it on a trail cam and decided to track it down for two years.

It’s good that he didn’t want it to spoil, and I personally don’t have any ill will towards the man. But I understand where the sentiment is coming from. That’s what I’m saying.
 
The fact that many land owners who didn't know him at all allowed him to go onto their land makes me think that large bears (possibly that bear) have been doing a lot of damage in the area. I'm sure that the do gooders aren't asking those land owners what they think of the bear's demise.
 
PappyM3 said:
How did it get out to the news then? He’s now known as the guy who took a bear in NJ of that size. And he saw it on a trail cam and decided to track it down for two years.
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Yea, good point. If the hunter wasnt chasing fame, then perhaps the news just got their story from others. He had to report this kill, right? The land owners or the game warden possibly talked to their friends, etc.

Did he need to kill this animal? Probably not. At least he used a bow, so extra points for skill.
 
VigilantesLiberi said:
Yea, good point. If the hunter wasnt chasing fame, then perhaps the news just got their story from others. He had to report this kill, right? The land owners or the game warden possibly talked to their friends, etc.

Did he need to kill this animal? Probably not. At least he used a bow, so extra points for skill.
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Bear hunting in NJ is heavily regulated and every bear taken has to be checked in with F&G. Bears are very overpopulated due to PETA Puffers and restrictive regs.
 
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