588.5 LBS

[Merkel]

Holy Moley, congratulations to you & your son! Outstanding....

[Bearcrazy]

Very nice. Congratulations to the little man.

[MightyOak]

Great bear congrats to both of you

 

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[stratocaster]

Was the live weight of the bear my son took on opening day of the October hunt . I was hesitant to post because of all the BS going on about the hunt and a youth being involved . I actually contacted a few members on here to discuss my concerns and they were very helpful and understood I was in a tough situation . Things have cooled down and it's time to tell you about our hunt .

We didn't put a bait out until the week before the opener . We were trying to help the farmer out on the bear damage to his corn crop . Every year he plants corn the Bears hit it hard . So we set up in an island of woods surrounded by corn. We had a nice blow down as a natural blind . We had a bear come thru in the morning but just cruised thru the island and into the corn . As you remember the weather was horrible and we were not optimistic of our afternoon sit but he wanted to go so I was all in . After sitting in the rain for awhile we kept hearing something in the corn but wasn't sure if it was deer or a bear . Well out he came but was hesitant to commit . Back in the corn he went and this went on for 15/20 minutes . Finally he decided to come and I told my son we have to wait for the right shot . It was close to 10 minutes before he gave us the shot and like a seasoned vet my boy smoked him and into the corn he bolted . He didn't make it 40 yards before he crashed . It was a little freaky tracking a bear in standing corn in the dark but he didn't go far . To say we were overwhelmed at the size of this boar is an understatement . We had no idea something that big was around . I was so proud of the way my son handled the situation and kept his cool . It's something we will never forget . Oh and thank God for good friends and a Mahindra tractor !

Congrats to you and your son.  Were you hesitant to post the story because of possible harassment by the bear nazi's after the hunt or were you bothered by them before.  I'm a bit confused because you say "things have cooled down" so I'm assuming you and your boy were subjects of harassing activity?  Also what county were you hunting in?  Congrats again to you both. 

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Congrats again! Great bear

 

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[51smd]

Wow way to go.

[Kayak Ken]

Congralations your kid will never forget that day!

 

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[Joeybeets]

Congrats to both of you!!! Is a full body mount or rug in the future?

[Wallew]

That’s one hell of a bear!

 

Congrats to your son

[LPJR]

Huge congrats to you both! Great shot young man! Way to keep calm and get it done.   

[Lunatic]

Congrats to you and your son.  Were you hesitant to post the story because of possible harassment by the bear nazi's after the hunt or were you bothered by them before.  I'm a bit confused because you say "things have cooled down" so I'm assuming you and your boy were subjects of harassing activity?  Also what county were you hunting in?  Congrats again to you both.

 

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[Tarhunt]

Congrats!!

[Devil Horns]

Awesome Bear! Congrats on a job well done.

 

 

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[Buck154]

We brought him to the check station without gutting him because it was getting late and we wanted to make it before they closed . Don't know what the dressed weight was . I'm sure there is a formula you can use . I would think close to 500 .

Yeah thought they tell you what the dress weight would be about. Probably close to 500 sounds about right, GIANT!!!!!!!!!!!

[TroutandBucks]

Congrats to you and your son! 

 

I totally understand about being concerned about the bear. As a picture I reposted on facebook after this bear hunt which was from my 2015 bear became famous all over social media and I became a target and was getting hate messages all the time. Because they has made a statement that i shot they bear when it was hibernating and it was I even had NJ fish and game CO call me as they called in one me. The one thing I learned is that the internet has a short memory and never stop being proud of the animals you harvest.