NY Bear
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From: Smtn10PT
16-Oct-23
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I took this bear Friday evening in NY state. I was set up on the edge of a large cornfield that had quite a bit of sign and had sat there 4 evenings and one morning without a sighting from the stand, but I did see three bears while entering or exiting my setup. I got back in there early friday evening and settled in. About 20-30 minutes before dark I saw the outline of a large bear a few rows back in the corn. He cautiously approached an opening in the field and crossed at about 70 yards. I was hoping he would follow the edge of the field around to me but he ended up reversing course and came back along the opposite side of the opening. He started working down the opposite edge and i was able to get a range on him at 52 yards. I was confident at that distance and took the shot. He made it about 90 yards back into the corn and expired. After getting him out we weighed him on the farmers grain scale and he was 370 field dressed, estimated live weight of 432.
Bowtech Realm SR 6 at 70 pounds VAP SS 250 spine arrows and Grim Reaper Carni-four.
From: DanaC
16-Oct-23
Good one!
From: Zebrakiller
16-Oct-23
wow sweet bear nice going
From: Nick Muche
16-Oct-23
Nice work! Great looking bear too!
From: molsonarcher
16-Oct-23
Thats a good one. Congrats
From: Will
16-Oct-23
Congrats! That thing has quite the noggin!
From: Supernaut
16-Oct-23
Great bear, congrats!
From: njbuck
16-Oct-23
Nice one!
From: Bou’bound
16-Oct-23
Gorgeous
From: Ron Niziolek
16-Oct-23
Congrats. Big bear!
From: Stoneman
16-Oct-23
Big bear! Congrats
From: OTC_Bowhunter
16-Oct-23
Congrats! Nothing taste better than a corn fed bear. Enjoy
From: Corax_latrans
16-Oct-23
Dang. At that size, I’ll bet the farmer is happy to not have to keep feeding that one!
From: Alexis Desjardins
16-Oct-23
Nice
From: Rut Nut
16-Oct-23
Nice bear- CONGRATS! What part of NY?
From: hdaman
16-Oct-23
That's a great bear!
From: Rgiesey
16-Oct-23
Good looking bear! Cool hunt.
From: Smtn10PT
16-Oct-23
Thanks guys, the farmer was very happy to have him out of his crops!
Rut Nut unit 8Y near Elmira
From: ryanrc
16-Oct-23
What a pumpkin head!
From: VAMtns
16-Oct-23
Really nice bear
From: Altitude Sickness
16-Oct-23
Great bear. Congrats
From: Squash
16-Oct-23
Great NY bear, your local deer herd thanks you.
From: Ken Taylor
16-Oct-23
Great bear, and I really like the picture - the subject, the setting and background, the lighting, the natural dirt on the bear, etc. All exceptional and memorable... congratulations on all of it!
From: Mark Watkins
16-Oct-23
Damn big bear!
Congrats!!
Mark
From: scentman
16-Oct-23
He's a fat boy for sure... congrats!
From: Glunt@work
16-Oct-23
That's a beauty!
From: Shug
16-Oct-23
Congratulations
From: TMac
16-Oct-23
Great bear congrats!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
16-Oct-23
Big ol NY bear!! Congrats man! We have a few good ones on our NY farm… not quite that big tho.
From: rattling_junkie
16-Oct-23
Beast!
From: Rut Nut
16-Oct-23
I had a buddy that grew up in Elmira.................
From: carcus
16-Oct-23
Huge bear, congrats, im starting to think those grim reaper bh's are second to none
From: t-roy
16-Oct-23
Congrats on a dandy bear!
From: Smtn10PT
18-Oct-23
Thanks again everyone! Looking forward to seeing what he tapes out at in a few months. I also have to say the NY bear check in process is so much more convenient than PA or NJ. Answer 5 questions online and you are done. No check stations or warden meetings to arrange.
From: Corax_latrans
18-Oct-23
That’s pretty low-key, alright… When I looked at the CO regs, I started to wonder how they ‘re selling any tags. Show up within 5 days at one of none-too-many offices, with head & hide and all meat processed for human consumption… It was looking like a pretty significant undertaking just to check in….
A project like that could take a pretty huge bite out of a deer or Elk trip….
From: Ken
18-Oct-23
That's a bigun. Congratulations!
From: Lewis
18-Oct-23
Great looking bear corn fed for sure congrats good job Lewis
From: arlone
18-Oct-23
That is a real nice bear! Do you have to send in a tooth so the Natural Resource people can age it?
From: Smtn10PT
18-Oct-23
The DEC is supposed to send a tooth collection packet, if you remove a tooth and send it in for them to age you get a patch. Sounds like its recommended but not a legal requirement. I havent received anything in the mail yet.
From: Matt
18-Oct-23
Great bear, congratulations.
From: CTBobcat
19-Oct-23
Awesome. Big P&Y dome too!
From: ca
19-Oct-23
Wow.
From: Smtn10PT
19-Oct-23
Backstrap was excellent!
From: HUNT MAN
19-Oct-23
Nice job Kelly!!
From: Pyrannah
19-Oct-23
howd u make the straps?
look like a smoke ring
From: yeager
20-Oct-23
Heck of a bear…………congratulations!
From: Grunt-N-Gobble
20-Oct-23
Very cool! Congratulations
From: pav
20-Oct-23
That's HUGE! Congrats!!!
From: Smtn10PT
20-Oct-23
Pyrannah, I coated that piece of backstrap with a dry rub and let it sit in a ziplock bag in my fridge for two days. I cooked it on my pellet grill at 350 until the internal temp got to 163.
From: Smtn10PT
20-Oct-24
Finally was able to get my bear skull measured. Ended up making Boone and Crockett 20 1/16"
From: Bowboy
20-Oct-24
Congrats!
From: Shug
20-Oct-24
Congratulations
From: TREESTANDWOLF
20-Oct-24
My goodness that’s a tank of a bear.
Congrats!!
From: drycreek
20-Oct-24
Very nice ! Cabeza grande !
From: IdyllwildArcher
20-Oct-24
Thanks for the update and grats. It's nice to see final official numbers to give an idea of what that looks like.
From: Lewis
21-Oct-24
Great bear congrats job well done Lewis
From: iceman
21-Oct-24
Congrats!
From: Buzz
21-Oct-24
Droooling here in B.C.
Congratulations on your hunt.
From: Corax_latrans
21-Oct-24
That really is a tremendous bear… Not just Fat, but Huge.
Any chance you could post a pic of that skull next to that of an average bear?
From: Smtn10PT
22-Oct-24
From: Corax_latrans
22-Oct-24
Dayum. He’s like a whole different species…..
