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Post by omegahunter on Nov 3, 2016 13:58:04 GMT -5
How exactly did it get inside the fence? Come in the front entrance? Did they let it in? I know there are holes in the fence from hunting there, but not bear size holes. If an alligator can climb a fence, ...
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Post by elmo on Nov 3, 2016 18:58:59 GMT -5
Part of the safety briefing was "don't shoot the bear".
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Post by jackryan on Nov 3, 2016 19:52:22 GMT -5
Part of the safety briefing was "don't shoot the bear". Yeah that's easy to say here in the office. If you love your pets, keep 'em at home.
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Post by jackryan on Nov 3, 2016 19:55:11 GMT -5
I had a dream just last night that I was hunting from a piece of plywood about 3 feet square and nailed flat to the top of a tree that had been cut flat like the top of a pole and there were bears trying to climb the "tree/pole".
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Post by waltzjc on Nov 4, 2016 17:28:06 GMT -5
During the safety briefing there they tell you if you see it do not shoot it that it is protected by state and federal law. I would guess because it has crossed state line. My question isn't how did it get in the fence but more how did it cross the Ohio River. That's a long swim.
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Post by hoosierquest on Nov 4, 2016 17:34:04 GMT -5
There was a juvenile male that crossed into Harrison Co this summer. LAST I heard (mid summer) he was in Sellersburg maybe he headed east.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2016 18:25:34 GMT -5
Yes, this is the same bear that was in the Sellersburg area.
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Post by gumbootbill on Nov 4, 2016 19:00:11 GMT -5
They are replacing the fence on the west side just North of San Jacinto. Complete sections of the fence down right now. They replaced the east side over the summer. note the new shiny fence when you go by it. Where the rivers enter and exit BO an elephant could walk through it.
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Post by dsawyer72 on Nov 4, 2016 21:06:55 GMT -5
Do the reserves have different weapon rules? Why was he hunting pre-firearm season with a slug gun/rifle? Or was this really an old out of state video?
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Post by Pinoc on Nov 5, 2016 2:00:21 GMT -5
Do the reserves have different weapon rules? Why was he hunting pre-firearm season with a slug gun/rifle? Or was this really an old out of state video? Yes. They start gun hunting earlier. You must apply and be drawn for these hunts.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 5, 2016 20:21:14 GMT -5
Their have been bears around all of Cincinnati for a few years plus. Not much news anymore. No reason the bears from Ohio and Kentucky would not spread to South/Southeast Indiana. Plus you have the Chicago Bears from the North. LOL 2016 now Clermont, Hamilton, and now Butler have black bears. I certainly believe that in the future more bear are going to wander into Indiana from Ohio and Kentucky. Here in KY we have over 700 Black Bear, and that population could reach 1,000 in the next few years. So some are bound to wander north towards, or into Indiana.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 5, 2016 20:23:04 GMT -5
During the safety briefing there they tell you if you see it do not shoot it that it is protected by state and federal law. I would guess because it has crossed state line. My question isn't how did it get in the fence but more how did it cross the Ohio River. That's a long swim. They are very good swimmers. They swim across the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and Minnesota fairly often.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 5, 2016 20:27:23 GMT -5
A few years ago we had one in our neighborhood (westside of Cincy (Green Township))for a week and then move west to the Miami WhiteWater Forest. Never heard what happened to that bear. Eastside of Cincy has an established population. Not much news anymore. The bears are moving in from the east and the south. issuu.com/cincinnati/docs/western-hills-press-102710Now I'm waiting for the Elk! Kentucky has over 12,000 elk, some have wandered outside of the "restoration zone'. So, some could wander closer to Indiana in the future. The refuge manager at Big Oaks told me, that Big Oaks had actually studied a reintroduction of elk on the refuge. However, in order to reintroduce elk at Big Oaks, they would need to hire 1 or 2 full time biologist to monitor the elk, and repair any holes in the fence and at the creeks. He said at the time, the funding was not available. However, it is still possible that if funding becomes available the USFWS could reintroduce elk into Big Oaks NWR.
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