Archive for tag: Bear
Don’t Mess With Canadian Cattle
October 20, 2011 Campfire Stories, SightingsThis comes out of British Columbia where a black bear had been agitating a herd of beef cattle. During his daily routine the rancher captured this series of photo proving you don’t want to be caught in a dark alley with a gang of angus. As the bear approaches, a 12-year old heifer named “I-12″ [...]
Read More »Bear Record Confirmed
December 18, 2009 After the Hunt, BearIt took five years to do it, but the state of North Carolina finally confirmed Billy Walkowiak’s 2004 black bear as the 17th largest ever taken in the state. Billy’s bear had an official weight of 647 pounds and was estimated to be nine years, nine months old. It was shot on a dog hunt [...]
Read More »Big Freakin’ Bear
May 21, 2009 BearI’ll be honest with you, I don’t know a darn thing about these photos other than it’s one big dang bah’r. With the way my week’s gone however, I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out these were Oompa Loompas and this guy was the neighbor’s dog. More photos after the jump.
Read More »North Dakota Bear Report
January 14, 2009 SightingsYup, I said North Dakota. This black bruin showed up about a half mile north of Hannover, or 20 miles north of New Salem, way up in the northwest portion of the state. I’ve been there a couple times and it doesn’t strike me as bear country, but there are a lot of coolies and [...]
Read More »Rude Awakening
October 6, 2008 Campfire StoriesCombing through the Doubletough hunting reports this weekend, I came across this oddity from a ’06 about a bear holed up for the winter in a cornfield. It’s an account of a farmer who’s corn combine fell into a hole out in the middle of his field. When he jumped down to check out what [...]
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