Thread: Another silly bear

Originally Posted by Gasman

Just the other side of town we get bears in peoples trash, vehicles and houses regularly. But on my side of town its just dear dumping in the yard. That and the raccoons. Seen a buch of Elk this morning in the city limits. Wildlife! Its not my thing but it here.

But wildlife is just so delicious.

This happened when I lived in St John's. The bear was stuck on the cliff for so long that we had time to drive across town, watch the rescue attempt unfold, then stand a few meters away on the slipway to watch the vets check the bear out before its trip out of town.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

But wildlife is just so delicious.

Unless it comes from the grocery store i aint eating it. Just a city boy here.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Unless it comes from the grocery store i aint eating it. Just a city boy here.

Jerry-You live in maybe the most beautiful state in America. I know you know this from some of the pics you've posted from your routes. I love central air, electricity and all the creatures comforts as much as anybody, but if I lived in CO (which would be a dream for us-that or southwest Montana), I would have to sleep in the woods on occasion-I swear I'd be like John Denver!

That said, a former student of mine lost both feet to frostbite in an unexpected whiteout blizzard hiking on Pike's Peak near you, so it has its dangers. And this kid had hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, so he knew what he was about in the wild.

I guess if you live there you kind of get used to the grandeur?

Originally Posted by Gasman

Unless it comes from the grocery store i aint eating it. Just a city boy here.

My friend, you don't know what you're missing! Had I known that Tc loves Elk Steak I would have gotten a couple out of my freezer to fix for us while he was here. My oldest daughter bagged it with a black powder rifle.

Rocker and Bad Boy Ted Nugent is an avid hunter and when he was once accosted for killing 'those poor innocent animals' he relied--"Ya gotta kill it before you can grill it".

By the way, kind of off topic, but I don't know if any of you guys have seen the series Yellowstone with Kevin Costner. I guarantee most of you old school guys would love this show if you don't already, which would probably also make you a fan of Longmire, which I bet some of you have seen. One of the best shows I've seen in a long time-the scenery is gorgeous in more than one sense, and Kevin Costner plays the haunted protagonist trying desperately to hold on to a dying way of life in the West's largest ranch adjacent to our greatest National Park IMO. Check it out on Paramount or if you refuse to have cable like me, Amazon Prime.

(Oh, and it does have some bears).

I would kill everything I eat if it were up to me. My wife is not up for any kind of game meat. City girl all the way. That's why I live in suburbia...damn it. She won't even eat the rabbits I bring home. I have always said that everyone that eats meat should kill something that they eat at least once in their life. It makes you respect the food more. It's a lot less likely that you'll throw leftovers in the garbage if you truly understand that it was once walking around on all fours. Just sayin'.
I grew up raising what we ate and I would gladly go back to that again if I could. I want to live where I could shoot deer from my front porch. I have always wanted to hunt moose but probably won't unless I win the lottery.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I would kill everything I eat if it were up to me. My wife is not up for any kind of game meat. City girl all the way. That's why I live in suburbia...damn it. She won't even eat the rabbits I bring home. I have always said that everyone that eats meat should kill something that they eat at least once in their life. It makes you respect the food more. It's a lot less likely that you'll throw leftovers in the garbage if you truly understand that it was once walking around on all fours. Just sayin'.
I grew up raising what we ate and I would gladly go back to that again if I could. I want to live where I could shoot deer from my front porch. I have always wanted to hunt moose but probably won't unless I win the lottery.

I have a friend who lives in the interior of British Columbia and enters the lottery for a moose hunting tag every year. For the last several years he and his hunting partner go into the wild for a couple of weeks to hunt the big guys.

Last year they got skunked. A day after the end of hunting season, a big bull moose walked onto his property about 200 feet from his porch.

Mike had to sit there with his coffee and just watch.

Those moose aren’t stupid. I’m sure he knew the season had ended.

My 22 year old son filled the freezer with cube steaks, burger and other cuts from a 180 pound buck he killed last fall. We just ate the last pack of meat a couple weeks ago-it was delicious. Lean and nutritious, and no chemicals. I think he was pretty proud of providing for his family in this most ancient way.

I haven't hunted in decades myself, but I have no issue with people doing it as long as they respect the resource.

Funny you mention rabbits, Paul-As we speak, a pair are foraging in my yard just outside the window here. My Papaw would have shot one to fry up in pan gravy.

Originally Posted by DZEC

I have a friend who lives in the interior of British Columbia and enters the lottery for a moose hunting tag every year. For the last several years he and his hunting partner go into the wild for a couple of weeks to hunt the big guys.

Last year they got skunked. A day after the end of hunting season, a big bull moose walked onto his property about 200 feet from his porch.

Mike had to sit there with his coffee and just watch.

Those moose aren’t stupid. I’m sure he knew the season had ended.

A customer of mine at the local Harley dealer is from Alaska. We were talking about it and I said that I heard hunting moose was very expensive. He said out of state moose permits were $3000. Considering you can hunt ferel pigs in Florida without a permit or hunting license and with no season, size, sex, hour (you can even spot light) or bag limit EVEN IF YOU ARE FROM OUT OF STATE that is a little expensive. The only stipulation is it has to be on private property with owner consent.
Edit: Also there.are basically the same rules on public property but there is a season and I think it is dawn to dusk. I don't hunt on public property so I'm not that up on the rules.