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S.C.’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt netted 112 bears
During South Carolina’s 2019 Upstate Bear Hunt, hunters killed a total of 112 bears. […]
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Youth hunter kills his first bear in Henderson County
Youth hunter Arliss Levi killed his first bear, a 250-pounder in Henderson County on Nov. 1. It was his dad’s birthday, and the 11-year-old killed the bear with his mom’s .308. […]
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Do-it-yourself Carolina bear hunting
No state offers its big-game hunters the opportunity to tangle with the biggest black bears in North America like North Carolina, especially on public lands and especially in the eastern third of the state. […]
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Bear hunting opportunities expand in S.C’s Upstate
Some areas of South Carolina’s upstate will open for bear hunting for the first time ever, giving hunters more opportunities than they’ve ever had. […]
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Surry County man harvests No. 3 all-time black bear
Eddie Barr’s black bear from Surry County, N.C. in 2016 will be officially scored and certified as the No. 3 biggest black bear ever scored, and No. 1 highest-scoring black bear ever killed by a hunter, during the 2019 Boone & Crockett Club’s annual banquet in August. […]
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Check out the 2019 Dixie Deer Classic winners
A black bear that qualified for the Boone & Crockett Club, a non-hunting deer that caused $5100 worth of damage to an F-250, and many impressive bucks were featured at the 2019 Dixie Deer Classic awards ceremony this past weekend. […]
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Rabid black bear found in Hyde County
After finding and handling a black bear that tested positive for rabies, a Hyde County, N.C. hunting guide has received the rabies vaccination. […]
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Raleigh hunter kills 520-pound bear in Edgecombe County
Ryan Pridgen of Raleigh, N.C. killed a 520-pound bear while hunting with his hounds in Edgecombe County on Dec. 11, 2018. […]
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Hunter ambushes 633-pound black bear in Eastern N.C.
Michael Carawan of Garner, N.C. almost didn’t hunt the biggest bear he’d ever seen on his trail cameras. He thought it would take a helicopter to retrieve the 633-pound monster black bear from a Pamlico County swamp. […]
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2017 SC bear season was second best on record
According to Tammy Wactor, SCDNR Wildlife Biologist and Upstate Black Bear Coordinator, the 2017 Bear Season was the second highest season on record. […]