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North Georgia Bear #16474199 09/27/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Harvested my first recurve bear opening day of Georgia’s archery season. Practiced all summer with an old bear Kodiak, all that practice came to fruition around 7 that evening when this 130 pound young boar came in to a yellow jackets nest on a ridge separating two hollers full of white oaks, chestnut oaks, and a few red oaks. He was close enough that I didn’t range him and after the shot I stepped out 13 yards, which made me pretty proud to be within that distance of a smart animal like a bear. He ran about 75 yards and let out a death moan, which is a bone chilling yet reassuring sound. His meat is in my freezer, one of his hams has already been smoked and is probably the best ham I’ve ever had. His hide will hang on the wall next to others and will bring back memories for my lifetime.

GB1

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16474244 09/27/21
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,454 OreGONE G GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger
GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,454 OreGONE	Awesome! Congrats!

Re: North Georgia Bear GreatWaputi #16474662 09/27/21
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,249 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,249 Oregon	Great accomplishment with that equipment, well done! _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16474740 09/27/21
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,680 New England C ChipM Campfire Regular
ChipM Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,680 New England	Congrats, nicely done

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16474761 09/27/21
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 253 CARROLLTON Ga N nahma_mich Campfire Member
nahma_mich Campfire Member N Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 253 CARROLLTON Ga	Congrats on a great hunt.

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Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16474775 09/27/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,536 T thumbcocker Campfire Regular
thumbcocker Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,536	Very nice! and with a recurve too

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16474893 09/27/21
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 868 Georgia R riflegunbuilder Campfire Regular
riflegunbuilder Campfire Regular R Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 868 Georgia	Good job. Pretty bear.

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16475056 09/27/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Thanks guys, I was definitely proud

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16475167 09/27/21
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas skeen Campfire Outfitter
skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Originally Posted by ColtZ71 Nice, and well done with the ol' Kodiak recurve!

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16475650 09/27/21
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker
Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ	That’s a great trophy right there! Well played! I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

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Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16476345 09/27/21
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid Scotty Campfire Tracker
Scotty Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,847 On a raid	Congratulations.

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16476382 09/27/21
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 25,430 Valhalla SE AK & WA A AcesNeights Campfire Ranger
AcesNeights Campfire Ranger A Joined: May 2008 Posts: 25,430 Valhalla SE AK & WA	Nice job. It sounds like you earned that bear! Those are the most rewarding ones, at least they are for me. 👍 �Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr. --------------------------------------------------------- ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16478871 09/28/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Thanks guys

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16478942 09/28/21
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 2,476 Montana M MedRiver Campfire Regular
MedRiver Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 2,476 Montana	Very cool. Glad it worked out for you!

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16479103 09/28/21
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Fantastic ! ! It’s so nice when a plan comes together. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16479167 09/28/21
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,963 J Jericho Campfire Outfitter
Jericho Campfire Outfitter J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,963	thank you for sharing Colt

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16479176 09/28/21
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,621 Lethbridge Alberta G GRF Campfire Regular
GRF Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,621 Lethbridge Alberta	Nicely done, especially with a recurve. Thanks for sharing

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16480217 09/29/21
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter
pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,649 Indiana	Well very well done!!

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16480398 09/29/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Thanks again guys, hoping to put a 54 caliber round ball in one in a couple weeks. Have put 21.5 miles in the mountains looking for a big one and believe I’ve found him. Knock on wood😁

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16484367 09/30/21
Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 241 Central Kentucky H HCDH66 Campfire Member
HCDH66 Campfire Member H Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 241 Central Kentucky	Congratulations on a fine hunt! If ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day. “The .30-06 is never a mistake.” - Col. Townsend Whelan

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16489150 10/01/21
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,022 T TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter
TimberRunner Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 9,022	Great hunt. Congrats.

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16525275 10/13/21
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,413 SW Georgia G Godogs57 Campfire Tracker
Godogs57 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,413 SW Georgia	Sincere congrats! What county? You only live once, but...if you do it right, once is enough.

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16525457 10/13/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,313 Negaunee, Michigan Youper Campfire Tracker
Youper Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,313 Negaunee, Michigan	Good job Colt. Brushbuster: "Is this thread about the dear heard or there Jeans?" Plugger: "If you cant be safe at strip club in Detroit at 2am is anywhere safe?" Deer are somewhere all the time To report a post you disagree with, please push Alt + F4. Thank You.

Re: North Georgia Bear Youper #16525726 10/14/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Originally Posted by Godogs57 Sincere congrats! What county? Originally Posted by Youper Good job Colt. Thanks guys, white county and rabun county line

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16526686 10/14/21
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,606 ms N navlav8r Campfire Ranger
navlav8r Campfire Ranger N Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 15,606 ms	With a recurve no less……nice job. NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.

Re: North Georgia Bear navlav8r #16527123 10/14/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Originally Posted by navlav8r With a recurve no less……nice job. Only way you could get more primitive is a loincloth and a spear lol

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16527495 10/14/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	Outstanding! In case y'all don't know everything is a 45 or more degree angle steep up there! Hard hunting God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: North Georgia Bear ColtZ71 #16528526 10/14/21
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,961 T Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular
Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,961	Outstanding achievement.

Re: North Georgia Bear ready_on_the_right #16528726 10/14/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia C ColtZ71 OP Campfire Regular
OP ColtZ71 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 743 North Georgia	Originally Posted by Theoldpinecricker Outstanding achievement. Thanks buddy Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right Outstanding! In case y'all don't know everything is a 45 or more degree angle steep up there! Hard hunting Yes sir it’s steep country, then throw in mountain laurel. Most people don’t get off the roads lol

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