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• Moon Shadow Posts: 1,074 Officer

  December 2013 #2

  Enjoyed the photos. A couple of fisherman told me they saw a bear on the banks of Waccasassa a couple of months ago. Maybe it the same one.

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• DOCKSIDE Posts: 1,913 Captain

  December 2013 #3

  Lots of them in there. Tore up a few mo feeders too...

  somewhere south of disorder and on earth... mostly .
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  IBEW LU 433

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• Fishin Rod Posts: 2,620 Captain

  December 2013 #4

  I've hunted Levy county all my life and seen bear sign before, but in my whole life I've only seen 3 bears in the woods around Levy county. That wench on that feeder is about 4' off the ground so that gives you an idea of how big that bear is. What is odd is I have pictures of hogs and deer at that feeder about 2 minutes before and after the bear was there. I would think they would be real shy of a bear.

  "Be what you is"....... Isaiah Minter

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• FloridaOD Posts: 4,477 Captain

  December 2013 #5

  Apparently bear are indigenous to Florida?
  
  Looks like the basics of 'bear proof' feeder setup- just need more feeder container height and projection.
  Somewhere in the past I saw recommendations for minimum bottom of container height. Way up there- like about nine feet?
  
  Here is the brand new motor from the last 'tripod' feeder I will ever erect.Seems the bears have a knack for MD;motor destruction. The motor compartment corn dust must smell delicious
  
  Appropriate feeder design is among 'Living With Bears' protocol.

  Feeder Motor- an exploded view 001.JPG 91.6K

  Hunters are present yet relatively uncommon in Florida :wink

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• gator4ever Posts: 2,657 Captain

  December 2013 #6

  You did everything right but the feeder was hanging too low.
  
  We have at least 6 different bears that we have ID on our lease in Glades County. We definitely need a season and fast.

  "sometimes it's OK just to kill a little time" my grandpa 1972

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• sknight88 Posts: 323 Deckhand

  December 2013 #7

  I have mine between two trees. Ive watched the bears climb the tree and shake the corn out! But they leave the feeder alone,so Im ok with it.Now my tripod feeder, ya, not so much lol

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• Ruff One Posts: 2,293 Captain

  December 2013 #8

  There's goes the neighborhood!

  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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• magot Posts: 6,638 Admiral

  December 2013 #9

  Nice looking bear. Healthy.
  
  Don't shoot it, Rodney.

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• Jim311 Posts: 4,961 Captain

  December 2013 #10

  I have spent a lot of time stomping around in the woods in Florida and have never seen a black bear. They must be either few and far between or very wary.

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• AMobley Posts: 202 Deckhand

  December 2013 #11

  Any Haints out in them woods?

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• Fishin Rod Posts: 2,620 Captain

  December 2013 #12

  AMobley wrote: »

  Any Haints out in them woods?

  
  Are there any woods in florida that ain't full of haints?

  "Be what you is"....... Isaiah Minter

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• Flash Posts: 12,533 AG

  December 2013 #13

  Had a Panther right here in Rocky Hammock one time also. Many heard him, no one saw him though.

  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  
  Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. --- Lord Chesterfield

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• ANUMBER1 Posts: 13,176 AG

  December 2013 #14

  Seen a few on camera on our lease at Otter Creek past 10 years and had the dogs run one..

  I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.

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• ANUMBER1 Posts: 13,176 AG

  December 2013 #15

  FR, just let one of the Fugates know that you have a black spike at your feeder.
  
  Problem solved ezpz.

  I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.

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• PONCE Posts: 5,946 Admiral

  January 2014 #16

  Rodney that's a Big Bear, and there is more were she came from, in my journeys to the Wac I've seen just about everything from 6 foot Rattlesnakes crossing the road to Wild Hogs just begging me to go home from dinner but never a bear, I will keep my eyes peeled. Just East of hear towards the Oklawaha there have been a ton of Bear sightings, they are flourishing, nice post!!

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• Gilmore Posts: 126 Officer

  January 2014 #17

  Flash wrote: »

  Had a Panther right here in Rocky Hammock one time also. Many heard him, no one saw him though.

  
  Flash, aka "panther tracker", I heard your "panther" several times. He sounded just like that Santa Gertrudas bull over in that pasture just north of poppadock`s place.

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• fatpossum Posts: 195 Deckhand

  January 2014 #18

  Gotta get it higher

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• Angler_2600 Posts: 1,106 Officer

  January 2014 #19

  Lmfao

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• ANUMBER1 Posts: 13,176 AG

  January 2014 #20

  That must be over by Williston or Bronson

  I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.

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• Big Bend Brian Posts: 1,464 Officer

  January 2014 #21

  Rod, for the first time in 3 years I’ve got a bear problem on a lease I have just south of Jacksonville and north of St Augustine. He’s ripped up my feeders 4 times now and I have finally gotten one of them high enough where he can’t bother it (the last feeder pictured). The other one is a large heavy ground feeder and I just can’t use it anymore (not the ground feeder pictured below).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Brian

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• Oldfox1939 Posts: 521 Officer

  January 2014 #22

  He's got it figured out.

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• capt louie Posts: 10,907 Moderator

  January 2014 #23

  Wait till you walk up on it one morning before daylight. I **** near tripped over one a few years back.
  
  They are on the move this year due to a bad acorn crop.

  "You'll get your weather"

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• Fishin Rod Posts: 2,620 Captain

  January 2014 #24

  capt louie wrote: »

  They are on the move this year due to a bad acorn crop.

  
  Louie, we had a bumper crop of acorns this year..........

  "Be what you is"....... Isaiah Minter

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• ANUMBER1 Posts: 13,176 AG

  January 2014 #25

  Fishin Rod wrote: »

  Louie, we had a bumper crop of acorns this year..........

  In the hammock???
  
  We had zero in Flat Branch this year and very few south to Ozello.

  I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.

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• Flash Posts: 12,533 AG

  January 2014 #26

  Gilmore wrote: »

  Flash, aka "panther tracker", I heard your "panther" several times. He sounded just like that Santa Gertrudas bull over in that pasture just north of poppadock`s place.

  
  Can't say I have ever heard that one.

  [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  
  Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. --- Lord Chesterfield

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• capt louie Posts: 10,907 Moderator

  January 2014 #27

  Fishin Rod wrote: »

  Louie, we had a bumper crop of acorns this year..........

  
  Another reason they are there. None hardly in Steinhatchee.

  "You'll get your weather"

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• ANUMBER1 Posts: 13,176 AG

  January 2014 #28

  capt louie wrote: »

  Another reason they are there. None hardly in Steinhatchee.

  Flat Branch and the GHHC are pretty much one and the same, they are all part of Gulf Hammock which runs roughly from Inglis to 24. FR does hunt bout 5 or so miles west of me.

  I am glad to only be a bird hunter with bird dogs...being a shooter or dog handler or whatever other niche exists to separate appears to generate far too much about which to worry.

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• Fishin Rod Posts: 2,620 Captain

  January 2014 #29

  We had some places where there were acorns last year that didn't produce this year and then we had places that they were falling like rain if the breeze blew at all.

  "Be what you is"....... Isaiah Minter

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• capt louie Posts: 10,907 Moderator

  January 2014 #30

  Fishin Rod wrote: »

  had places that they were falling like rain if the breeze blew at all.

  
  One stand I have had a tree like that last year. Watched deer across the creek feed and when the acorns started hitting the palmetto fronds they crossed the creek and walked right under my stand to get to them. It never dropped this year.

  "You'll get your weather"

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• Snook Spanker Posts: 1,849 Captain

  January 2014 #31

  SHOOT IT ELIZABETH!!!!

  I am'z what I am'z and that'z all that I am'z!! > Popeye!

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