This little guy stopped for visit ....

[MrTom]

Walked right under the kitchen window at the cabin about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. After checking us out gawking at him he strolled back thru the yard about 70 yards and decided to scratch an itch. Damn, this guy is a big bear. The feeder on the post is 10" PVC pipe components mounted on an 8X8 post. The top of that post is just between 7 and 8 feet tall. The tree he's using is about 35 feet further back in the lawn from the post and feeder. I see a lot of bear and have a pretty good feel for size and I think this guy is between 400 and 450. After he had left the yard, I had Ma use this picture to let me get a height measurement off the tree and we figured about 10-1/2" standing on his rears.

I applied for a bear permit for this fall but haven't taken time to check the results of the lottery yet. If I have drawn a tag, I hope this dude has hung around until the season starts. I want to take a bear with the Optima pistol and I'm not sure I could miss this thing. lol

 

[Mike3888]

I’d definitely say he’s a good one. Thanks for sharing.

 

[deermanok]

Nice.

 

[Hausser1]

wow.

 

[Kelljp]

It's that time of year. Had this cub playing in the yard a couple of days ago

 

[Ernbar]

That is so freaking cool! We have bears here in Central Florida but not that big. This Black Bear was hanging out by the gas station about a mile away from my house.

 

[I beagle]

That’s pretty neat mr. Tom, it does look like a good size bear! Thank you for sharing!

 

[white eagle]

That is one nice black bear
hope you draw a tag

 

[Slugnut]

he's a keeper !

 

[Mike3888]

I forgot about this, anyway this guy was hangin around camp till he was standing in a puddle and bit the camp behind me electrical line. This was back in 2019.

 

[MrTom]

What a shame. When bear get big there's just something majestic about them.

 

[deerstalkert]

i always tell folk that when they see a big bear they will know it. that post rubber Mr. Tom has bottom as a horse breeder would say.

 

[Lawnscaper]

This is an eastern NC up and comer give him another year or two and he might be a shooter