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Post by osprey on Sept 6, 2008 14:06:16 GMT -5
They changed it since that first year Shedslave, the permits are all for public or private now, you can hunt anywhere in the open zone, which is all of Garret and some of Allegany counties. I went the first year with a buddy, pretty fun! So how'd you do Deerhunter? ??
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Post by shedslave on Sept 6, 2008 19:08:44 GMT -5
Like anything new takes time to work out the kinks.How did yall do the first year Osprey? Thought Maryland ended the first year hunt early even before the quota was met. I never seen anything quite like the Md. bear hunt to bring out the "antis". Every year I read the same guy rant and rave about it in the Md. Independent.
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Sept 8, 2008 7:54:42 GMT -5
No luck here either.
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Post by osprey on Sept 8, 2008 9:30:55 GMT -5
I did okay Shedslave, got bear #0000001.
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Post by shedslave on Sept 8, 2008 14:59:46 GMT -5
Congratulation osprey!! If that number represent what I think very very cool.
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Sept 8, 2008 21:02:18 GMT -5
Yup ole osprey shot the very first bear of the bear hunt. A real nice 25 pounder.
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Post by shedslave on Sept 9, 2008 16:00:16 GMT -5
Very harsh hardcorehunter.I can tell your all good freinds the way your treat each other.
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Sept 9, 2008 21:20:41 GMT -5
Nah I'm just kidding. He did get the first bear but it was more 50 -60 pound range. Very cool. I looked for the pic in other threads but couldn't find it.
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Post by davep on Sept 10, 2008 3:49:59 GMT -5
Couple years back we were at Assateague and a buddy of mine took an 18 lb'er. Couple older guys from the midwest were there at the weigh in and were APPALLED that he would shoot something so small. One guy says "WHAT kind of hunter shoots a 18 lb deer?"
My buddy smiles and says, "A SUCESSFUL one!" ;D
Dave, I gave Steve M a TON of grief a few years back for shooting a 100 lb blackie. Told him it was a lab.
"And how big was yours?" shut me up pretty quick.
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Post by osprey on Sept 10, 2008 9:45:50 GMT -5
It was 84 lbs, year and a half old bear. I was hoping for one smaller, wanted to bring one to the check station cradled in my arms, sucking on a milk bottle for the antis. Who wants to drag a big bear up those hills out there anyway?!?!
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Post by shedslave on Sept 10, 2008 9:54:55 GMT -5
A bear is a bear to me . I got shunk my first trip and payed for it. Looks like it had a great hide osprey!
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Sept 10, 2008 20:27:08 GMT -5
Thats the pic. I'm jealous I havn't drawn yet. I'm going to take it out on a deer in a few more days.
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Post by osprey on Sept 11, 2008 12:27:46 GMT -5
Has ANYBODY drawn this year?!?! I haven't talked a single lucky winner yet out of nearly two dozen I know that put in?!?!
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Post by BIG FOX on Sept 11, 2008 13:45:46 GMT -5
no one i know got lucky.. might be a case of the good ole boy system, bet the people doing the drawings know alot of people that got tags.. I am just saying
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Post by osprey on Sept 11, 2008 18:06:20 GMT -5
Fox, I can say I've never seen any evidence of that, and wouldn't expect it from the guys running the hunt to begin with. Plus it's all computer drawn, pretty hard to mess with that. I was actually wondering if the antis finally got smart and started putting in for tags to keep hunters out of it? But THIS is the news that makes my day!!!!! Black Bear Spotted On Eastern Shore --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annapolis, Md. — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been monitoring the movements of a young black bear that wandered through Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties. The bear probably traveled into the area from Pennsylvania most likely seeking out habitat of its own. The bear will continue to move until it finds a suitable habitat that is also occupied by bears. The closest suitable habitat occurs in Pennsylvania and western Maryland.
Sightings of the bear were first reported on Sunday evening in the Fairlee area of Kent County. It was seen again on Tuesday evening on the outskirts of Centreville in Queen Anne’s County. Today it was spotted in the Goldsboro Neck area of Talbot County.
“Black bears are wild animals that move across the landscape where and when they choose, often crossing man-made structures like roads, fences and parking lots, where they become visible to people,” said Paul Peditto, Director of DNR’s Wildlife & Heritage Service. “While this is the first confirmed sighting of a black bear on the Eastern Shore, we see dispersing bears in Montgomery, Baltimore, and Harford counties almost every year.”
DNR’s established protocol and response plan to address human/bear encounters are based on decades of black bear research in Maryland.
“Experience has taught us that the safest response for the bear and Maryland’s citizens is to let the bear wander through on its way to a more acceptable habitat,” added Peditto. “It is not uncommon for a dispersing bear to roam more than 30 miles in a day.”
DNR will continue to monitor the movements of the bear, which at this time poses no known threat to public safety. Black bears are not aggressive animals by nature, but can be dangerous if they become dependent upon human food sources or are startled. If you happen to see the bear, do not approach it. Always allow an escape route for the bear, and make loud noises so that the bear does not become comfortable around people. DNR also encourages residents to secure trash, birdfeeders, and pet food so that the bear does not become dependent on human foods.
Mid-shore residents may report current sightings of the bear by calling the Maryland Natural Resources Police 24-hour, toll-free at 1-800-628-9944.
For more information about black bears visit www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/bbfaq.asp.Hmmm, first bear and biggest bear taken by Dorchester hunters, wonder if this is a strike force coming for revenge?!?! Better prime muh flintlocks!!
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