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Nice. That's why you need to hunt with a "gang". Takes one to get these brutes back to the truck should you be lucky enough!

Never had a gang to hunt with, but id sure as hell find a way to get the bastid out! PGC probably send help for a big one.

We used to hunt with a full roster of 25 guys. With that you could get any Bear out of anywhere. These days it's just my wife and I so I'd prefer if the Bear would be less than 300 pounds and not too hard to get to.

thanks for the info and the pics I wish I was there hunting. ron

Do they still require you to bring the bear out whole? I'd cut it up and pack otherwise.

Has to brought out whole. Which is a good thing. Theyve gained a lot of useful information through the years and will continue to do so. Very successful program.

With the one I killed, three of us pulled him for 5 hours to get him to a dirt road. If there is ever another, which I doubt, there will either be a motor or horse involved.

My friends camp ended up with 4 total. The largest was 425 field dressed. They were in Warren County.

Did they get a Sow and the Cubs or different adults?
What did the smallest weigh?

They got all different adults, one at 425,one at 275 field dressed, and the other two around the 200 LB range. They work hard for every one they get. I have some photo's of them carrying the large one out with about 8 guys carrying it on a pole on their shoulders.

Good on them!!!! One of the problems with the Pa Bear drive is the Sow gets separated from the Cubs and gets killed. Then it becomes a slaughter on the Cubs as they hang around. I would want little part in a Bear drive. It is the best way to be successful, but can take a wrong turn when the Cubs get in the mix.

In most cases, once the Sow goes down the Cubs are doomed. Either by nature or bullets.

I was surprised at how successful they were. The friends that hunt in Clarion County hunt the mountains, almost straight up and down and very thick, they do the drive style hunting, almost on their hands and knees. These guys told me they look for fresh tracks in the snow where the bear are feeding, and just track them. They claim once you find the food the bears will be concentrated there. Sure seems to work for them.

I only hunted on Saturday but cut 6 different sets of tracks in northern Lebanon County on SGL211. We had about 6 inches of snow left from Thursday. Walked 6.5 miles total but I was the only one in where I saw the tracks. I was by myself and wasn't willing to try to cross snow covered rock fields to follow the tracks.

Saw a pic somewhere of one taken that was over 800 pounds.

I do that at times even without seeing one, hanco.

if I came out to hunt I would bring one of the 30-06s. my only iron sight is an M1 garand. are they allowed?

Just from thinking about a bear?

No.

Battue thanks. just read the regs. pre Garcia mannlicher sako 30-06 with a 3-9 swaro is legal.