751 lbs Black Bear bagged in NL - Pics Added

CV32 said:
Black bears tend to hibernate long here as well.
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Yes, they definitely do in some areas. I was just stating that skull size has little to do with hibernation length or food source. Vancouver Island is a prime example; abundant food sources, short hibernation, very large bears but you'd be hard pressed to find a B&C bear. Yet the ones in the eastern US states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina are huge and have big skulls. I know they have the newer SCI coined "Island bear" subspecies classification for Van Isle blackies, but I think it's just genetics that vary between areas of North America and the bears themselves. Just like other species, not every large, fully mature bear will make the record book.

Regardless, it'll be interesting to find out the final score on this one.
 
During bear studies in Newfoundland a few years back, they weighted some Black Bears in the spring over this weight. None of them even close to a community. The bear population is really high in this province and 500 lb bears are turning up more than not. The only thing this guy was fearing, was a spring Polar Bear that my wander into his area. Oh on another note, moose Calves would not have been muck of this guys diet, in all likely hood, his diet would be adult bears and adult Moose and Caribou, adult smaller bears might have been what he was after in this remote community dump. I have personally witnessed 200 Black Bears in this province tracking and taking yearling adult moose. Calves, bear cub training food! For you guys that laughted at his bear,,,,, Do you have a Black Bear rug in your house or Skull to compete against this one? He also did his community a service, big bears go to a dump and scare the smaller ones out, they in turn head into the communities around our kids, pets and houses. By killing this one, he has removes some of the pressure on the smaller bears and possibly some of the community problems. So you want to laugh, let see your bear or Community spirit. Thanks Great site
 
jjohnwm said:
I haven't checked, but I bet that a lot of the posters who are badmouthing this magnificent trophy are also well-represented in the other thread...you know, the "Ooooh, yuck, cleaning a deer is gross!" thread. :rolleyes:

I always need dog food, and use a lot of game meat for that purpose. If I let this bear walk it would be due to taxidermy costs and limited space to display it, not because of how it would taste...but who the hell am I kidding? I wouldn't let that monster walk! :)
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we got a smaller bear a number of years ago, didn't care for the taste, my dogs would not eat it, either. Took the meat in and had pepperettes made, they were eatable and they guys at work went nuts over them. My dogs do get the best of the venison trimmings.
 
Ardent said:
Actually, they walk right by the maggot filled and rotting dead ones for the living ones. True story. Just the same a diet of fifty pounds of fish a day doesn't make for a tasty bear, either. This black bear wouldn't be any good either, but regardless very impressive. I think heading to the dump for a hunt is a bit depressing for many to consider, is where any flack this one's catching stems from. I'd probably have driven to the dump for this one.
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Ontario bear hunters have to be outside of 400 meters of a dump in shooting a bear (440 yards).

Bob

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