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Post by losthunter on Mar 17, 2019 11:15:34 GMT -4
With rare exception...there have been very few big Bruins that have visited my bait sites over the last 30 years that I didnt want to arrow. Some biggies I've got to know over many years. Sometimes I get my wish...sometimes I dont lol. This big boar was a shorter duration as I wound up having to close the bait due to too much traffic in the area. He was coming in at regular day hours. I had him on cam for a couple weeks prior to the season. He wasn't the biggest bear at the bait but I would have taken him. Then one day he showed up with a completely severed paw. Like completely. I have more graphic pics that I won't post..but u can see the leg bone exposed. He was still feeding heavily so I was pulling for him and decided he wouldn't die from my arrow. Sometimes it's the ones you dont take are the ones u think about most. I pulled this site but still find myself hoping he pulled thru.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 22:12:36 GMT -4
Any idea what happened to him? I hate to see an animal hurt and suffering.
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Post by losthunter on Mar 18, 2019 4:41:09 GMT -4
Any idea what happened to him? I hate to see an animal hurt and suffering. nope...he had 4 paws one day...next day it was gone.... |
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Post by tuketu on Mar 23, 2019 8:21:31 GMT -4
Back in 2015 I had a small scrawny bear coming to the bait.Same thing foot missing just above the ankle. Suspected a bear snare to be the cause.Wasn't much to the little fella, I felt so bad for him, limping around. But it's amazing how animals - like people- learn to adapt.
I was concerned the little guy wouldn't have the reserves to make it thru the winter.
2016 ...I was elated when he showed up the next fall. He still wasn't much for size but at least he was made it thru.By this time he had learned how to adapt to his injury quite well and it was interesting to watch how he used his forearm when walking down over a fallen log. I was still a bit worried how he would fend for himself when other bears came around but any anxiety I had was quickly quelled when another bigger bear approached the bait. That little bugger ran the other off the bait ...and I mean ran. I was shocked at how vicious he was. Altho the picture shows his small stature, by the time late fall came around, and after 2 months of feeding on grain and sweets, I felt reassured he had bulked up enough to himself see through another winter.
In 2017 he was back for the 3rd year in a row. Almost like a homecoming for me. By this time "Tripod" had become my little buddy and seemed to be fending for himself quite well. I didn't hunt 2018 ,but I'm hoping to be back in the trees this fall.Should be interesting to see if he's still around.
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