Big NC Black Bear
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From: fuzzy
18-Mar-23
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wlos.com/amp/news/local/haywood-county-man-breaks-30-year-record-largest-black-bear-harvested-western-region-north-carolina-695-pounds-caleb-henry-jeff-teague-nc-wildlife-resources-commission
From: DanaC
18-Mar-23
Was down there a few years ago, the outfitter had some huge mounts. 450 lbs, 600 pounds.
From: Mike B
18-Mar-23
Corn fed bear must be tasty....:)
From: fuzzy
18-Mar-23
Mike B in the NC Smokies he may be "corn mash" fed :)
From: Alexis Desjardins
18-Mar-23
Nice one.
From: Don T. Lewis
18-Mar-23
That’s pretty big. This one was 829 pounds. Taken in Morris county N.J. Jersey hadn’t had a bear hunt in 30 years. When they open the bear hunt you have some opportunity for some bruisers.
From: Alexis Desjardins
18-Mar-23
That’s a bruiser Don.
From: drycreek
18-Mar-23
That’s grizz territory !
From: Altitude Sickness
19-Mar-23
Here is Eva and Jim Shockeys bears from NC at my taxidermist shop in Michigan. Freakish large due to not hibernating and available feed. The skulls didn’t match the weight though.
From: Rut-N-Strut
19-Mar-23
Bear killed a few years ago in PA. Unfortunately hit by car.
From: rattling_junkie
19-Mar-23
Was it a dog hunt?
From: Rut-N-Strut
19-Mar-23
Same bear
From: BrentC
19-Mar-23
My understanding from guys that hound hunt bears is that the eastern NC bears are bigger and meaner than the ones in the mountains.
From: fuzzy
19-Mar-23
Yes this was a hound hunt in Western NC the Smokies
From: nchunter
19-Mar-23
I fish about 20 miles away from New Bern. I love going out early in the morning and watching the huge bears going back to their beds. I have permission to hunt this year the field that I had been watching them in. I am not sure I could afford a mount tho so I am weighing my options on what to do.
