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In rural Pa., a bloody tradition: 'Watching the bear come in'
*Excerpts from 'The Black Bear of Pennsylvania' by Henry W. Shoemaker and John C. French, Printed 19 ^ | November 23, 2013 | Nick Malawskey

Posted on 11/24/2013 2:14:22 PM PST by Daffynition

ANTES FORT -- A few miles outside of Jersey Shore, Stan and Rob Shrader are parked next to the Antes Fort firehall in their green pickup, waiting on the game commission. Bear Check Station in Jersey ShoreView full sizeColten Corder, center, of Nippenose Valley looks at his grandfather's black bear kill while it gets weighed at the Antes Fort Fire Company check station in Jersey Shore, Pa. Hunter Mike Steinbacher's, left, bear came in at an estimated live weight of 164 pounds. Photo by: Christine Baker | cbaker@pennlive.com

In the bed is a young black bear which Rob shot earlier that morning near the Shrader family camp in Clinton County. For more than 60 years the family has hunted in the mountains around the camp, one generation after the other.

Today the father and son, who come from New Oxford, are the first hunters at the station. They won't be the last.

(Excerpt) Read more at pennlive.com ...


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Aside from the need to leave the word *bloody* out of the title....an excellent article about the traditions of hunting for food passed on to generations that go all the way up to North woods of Maine, and beyond.

I say....Take a kid hunting!


1 posted on 11/24/2013 2:14:22 PM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

Bear meat is good! Made into summer sausage it is great!


2 posted on 11/24/2013 2:20:55 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Daffynition

Do they hunt bear with dogs in PA????
I’m in Tennessee and have hunted bear for near 40 years with Plott hounds...We also bear hunt in Ontario, Canada...


3 posted on 11/24/2013 2:24:36 PM PST by JW1949
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To: JW1949

That looks like a Plott in the picture...The white belly is unusual for a Plott....


4 posted on 11/24/2013 2:26:00 PM PST by JW1949
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To: JW1949

never heard of a Plott hound.

do they get the name because when the bear turns to attack they Plottz? I know my Brittany’s in a bear-dog situation would Plotz.


5 posted on 11/24/2013 2:31:56 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: JW1949

Looks like it could be a Plott hound—but hard to tell for sure.


6 posted on 11/24/2013 2:32:30 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: Vaquero

Does a bear plott in the woods?


7 posted on 11/24/2013 2:40:17 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: Daffynition

bump


8 posted on 11/24/2013 2:42:43 PM PST by Oratam
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To: Daffynition

May the anti-hunter author find his dog being munched on by Baloo some evening.
Maybe then his bias will change.


9 posted on 11/24/2013 2:45:29 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Vaquero

Look it up...You got a ‘puter......


10 posted on 11/24/2013 2:46:05 PM PST by JW1949
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Then I’d like to be eating bear sausage while resting my feet on a nice bearskin rug. Using the entire animal seems to be the hunter’s ideal.


11 posted on 11/24/2013 2:47:03 PM PST by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: JW1949
Look it up...You got a ‘puter......

sorry if you did not get the humorous anecdote. yes I am aware of Bing, Google, DogPile, etc.

12 posted on 11/24/2013 2:54:23 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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***Do they hunt bear with dogs in PA????***

As Groucho Marx said on YOU BET YOUR LIFE, when told that by a contestant...”It’s best to have your clothes on.”


13 posted on 11/24/2013 2:55:28 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

For me, bear meat is a rarity. I tried an Alaskan recipe and made brats.......very successfully! YUM!


14 posted on 11/24/2013 3:01:34 PM PST by Daffynition (*$17,000,000,000,000* Fear the beards! GO SOX!)
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To: JW1949

I don’t know PA hunting regs on bear hunting w/ hounds....if it’s important for you to know, you could google for an answer. :)


15 posted on 11/24/2013 3:04:41 PM PST by Daffynition (*$17,000,000,000,000* Fear the beards! GO SOX!)
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To: Darksheare

I’ve totally given up on convincing liberals of ANYthing. ;(


16 posted on 11/24/2013 3:07:22 PM PST by Daffynition (*$17,000,000,000,000* Fear the beards! GO SOX!)
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To: JW1949

I don’t mind educating the unlearned about the greatest breed of bear dog:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plott_Hound


17 posted on 11/24/2013 3:17:39 PM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Daffynition

While I generally don’t have anything in common with liberals and can rarely come to an agreement with them on anything, at least our liberal governor bagged a good-sized 6-pointer on opening day of rifle season. Almost (but not quite) makes up for his dumb-ass antic of rescuing his bird feeders in the buff while a black bear chased him back to his house.


18 posted on 11/24/2013 3:20:09 PM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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To: Daffynition

I know.
He’ll have to be like the libs in Greenwood Lake NJ who got to watch a bear eat their pets during Corzine’s bear hunt ban.


19 posted on 11/24/2013 3:21:48 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: JW1949

Might be a Catahoula. More well known in the South, but...


20 posted on 11/24/2013 3:29:54 PM PST by green pastures (Cynicism-- it's not just for breakfast anymore...)
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