Albino Bear bagged in PA

Seanile · November 20, 2007, 10:58:40 PM

http://www.thelineupcard.com/2007/11/albino_bear_harvested_in_penns.php

Most of the dogs I've owned are bigger than the cubs pictured here.

Slob hunters - this is the type of incident that gives ammo to the anti-hunters.

anchor · November 20, 2007, 11:23:32 PM

total idiots in my book, 47 lbs come on guys that is a disgrace to the pennsylvania sportsman

tattoo · November 20, 2007, 11:34:07 PM

I agree with anchor. that is a disgrace. it is only a cub.

crabnbob · November 21, 2007, 06:02:40 AM

Poor judgment is one thing, but to continue to be proud of it is another. Some things just can't be explained, that's a sad, sad photo.....

crabologist · November 21, 2007, 06:10:35 AM

That is SICK !! What were they thinking ? Pennsylvania needs to do something about their laws if those things are legal . There is nothing you can do with a bear that small . Unless he thinks he can get the Taxidermist to give him a break .................

anchor · November 21, 2007, 06:18:49 AM

use to be back in the day a bear had to weigh at least 100# to kill it then they lifted the law and screwed everything up, if you notice it was probably 3 cubs from the same mother. shittheads killed the whole family, losers probably shot them out of the trees when they got spooked. i would seriously like to have a chat with those boys and it wouldnt be about the weather

Domino · November 21, 2007, 06:43:24 AM

Judge much?

ChrisS · November 21, 2007, 06:57:00 AM

...Totally legal harvest! I may not of pulled the trigger, but that's me. Under-achievers, maybe......slobs, definitely not. PA game laws does not specifiy the size of a bear to be harvested, so again, the harvest is completely legal and ok in my books.

fat boy · November 21, 2007, 07:09:20 AM

Judging bears size and weight in the field ain't the easiest. I went to Canada on a bear hunt and there isn't a tremendous difference 100# and 225# bear. Killing bears in Pa. isn't easy either.

crabologist · November 21, 2007, 07:26:01 AM

I agree with you guys about the legalities , but come on . If the bear looks smaller then your neighbor's lab , then it probably is ......................... But if that's what they want to shoot , more power to them .

jrccrab · November 21, 2007, 10:20:36 AM

Quote from: ChrisS on November 21, 2007, 06:57:00 AM
...Totally legal harvest! I may not of pulled the trigger, but that's me. Under-achievers, maybe......slobs, definitely not. PA game laws does not specifiy the size of a bear to be harvested, so again, the harvest is completely legal and ok in my books.

Chris, I agree with your statement, just back from 2-days of Bear hunting, it is totally legal to shoot any size bear in PA. I TO, WOULD NOT PULL THE TRIGGER ON A CUB.

Solow · November 21, 2007, 01:55:24 PM

Quote from: crabologist on November 21, 2007, 07:26:01 AM
I agree with you guys about the legalities , but come on . If the bear looks smaller then your neighbor's lab , then it probably is ......................... But if that's what they want to shoot , more power to them .

Especially when the mom bear is right there, I think you can tell size difference

ChrisS · November 21, 2007, 02:29:54 PM

Quote from: Solow on November 21, 2007, 01:55:24 PM

Especially when the mom bear is right there, I think you can tell size difference

....and by shooting the Sow and her cubs, they did exactly what the PA game commision wanted.....and that is reduce the population of bears.

jrccrab · November 21, 2007, 04:41:21 PM

Quote from: ChrisS on November 21, 2007, 02:29:54 PM
....and by shooting the Sow and her cubs, they did exactly what the PA game commision wanted.....and that is reduce the population of bears.

Yes the Bear population has grown from 3,500 to an estimated 50,000 in just a few short years.
This year hunting so far sucked due to weather

BOTTOM FEEDER · November 21, 2007, 07:29:44 PM

I hunt alot ,and am by far a animal activist but its sad to see this ,,just another opinion

ChrisS · November 21, 2007, 07:31:57 PM

....There's nothing wrong with that, BF. Just think how many yearling deer will be harvested on Saturday.

Seanile · November 22, 2007, 09:30:26 AM

Chris & jrccrab, you raise good points. We'll prolly find another trash can mauled when we get to deer camp this weekend.

anchor · November 22, 2007, 08:00:03 PM

im glad to see some of us have ethics, i hate seeing cubs get shot especially after i busted my azz with dr. gary alt finding dens and putting collars on cubs.i have been working with him since about 1983 so yeah it hits a nerve and yes chris i call a spade a spade and they are slobs.

ChrisS · November 22, 2007, 08:44:33 PM

...Hey, I understand how you feel, but it is legal....next year, in your case, time would be better spent in the State house, rather than the woods.

marysue1227 · November 24, 2007, 07:57:12 PM

I have a question about bear hunting. Do the people who hunt the bears eat the meat or are they just trophies? If they are only trophy hunting seems to me that those bears in the picture are not much to brag about. They look like babies. My lab is bigger than they are. I know hunting helps thin out the population to a number that the land can support but I can't understand why anyone would want to kill a baby for sport. How much of a challenge can it be? Again I have never been hunting.