Reloader Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 My supervisor at work has about 20 acres up against a national forest in VA and has a bear that keeps coming onto her land and doing a bunch of property damage. She has tried several things to get rid of it, but it just seems to like her property. She even stood on her back porch and emptied her pistol into the ground near it hoping to scare it...all it did was look at her like "ya what do you want?" and then keep tearing up the siding on her shed. Then she called the game department to have them trap it but they whon't return her calls. So, despite being a nonhunter, she has decided there is no other viable option except to have a hunter she trusts take it out this season. That lucky hunter would be me and on other co worker who also hunts. I have never done any bear hunting and short of setting up a stand and sitting in it every night for a week or so Im not sure what to do to increase my chances. Anyone have any advice on extra stuff we could do or things we should try? BTW baiting is illegal for bears in VA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 LEAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytbowhunter Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Have her shoot it with a paintball gun every time she sees it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Find it's main trails and set up there. It will come along soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask-Hunter Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 If the warden wont stop it and its posing a threat id giver lead;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reloader Posted August 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 If the warden wont stop it and its posing a threat id giver lead;) It is my full intention to give the bear a lead salute. Either a 300 grain Hornady SST sabot in front of 150 grains of loose powder or a 30 cal 180 grain Nosler Partition in front of a load of IMR 4895. Something tells me this bear aint gonna respond favorably to paint balls. Watching the trails makes sense to me Buckee...I will have to do some quick scouting up there in September or October shortly before the season opens for ML and then rifle...not sure I wanna go bow and arrow on my first bear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 It is my full intention to give the bear a lead salute. Either a 300 grain Hornady SST sabot in front of 150 grains of loose powder or a 30 cal 180 grain Nosler Partition in front of a load of IMR 4895. Something tells me this bear aint gonna respond favorably to paint balls. Watching the trails makes sense to me Buckee...I will have to do some quick scouting up there in September or October shortly before the season opens for ML and then rifle...not sure I wanna go bow and arrow on my first bear... Buckee makes a good suggestion. Forget all about using a bow on a bear that has completely lost it's fear and respect of humans like it sounds this one has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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