Bears and other wild animals

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When I was a kid, we were camping at Lake Nimrod with my family, 12 of us, and in the middle of the night a panther came through the camp and let out a scream I still cannot describe. We all spent the rest of the night sleeping in the cars.
Hahahahahahahahahaha............................................................................"Nimrod"!

Wait. This is when you were a kid?...........You just left the horses to fend for themselves???
 

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When I was a kid, we were camping at Lake Nimrod with my family, 12 of us, and in the middle of the night a panther came through the camp and let out a scream I still cannot describe. We all spent the rest of the night sleeping in the cars.
:lmao: ya,it's something you don't often hear,I think it's some kind of special 'pissed off' squall they reserve for when,,,well you know,:lmao2:
 

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I don't really care for it myself. Squirrel stew or pheasant might be more to your liking.
Crock-pots are the bomb when putting together a stew like that in the winter,you let it simmer long enough and the bones fall to the bottom, the trick is throwing in a cylinder can of those biscuits you gotta 'pop' against the countertop, 1/4 half of those up ,half way thru the process for instant dumplings.
( anything goes into it from the fridges crisper drawer,celery, carrots, green onions):thumbup:

(I'd microwaved cooked a pheasant one time while 3/4's in the bag drunk,it was worse than chewing on a rubber chickeno_O)
 

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Crock-pots are the bomb when putting together a stew like that in the winter,you let it simmer long enough and the bones fall to the bottom, the trick is throwing in a cylinder can of those biscuits you gotta 'pop' against the countertop, 1/4 half of those up ,half way thru the process for instant dumplings.
( anything goes into it from the fridges crisper drawer,celery, carrots, green onions):thumbup:
My brother made a squirrel stew when he was about 16. He had no idea what he was doing, but it turned out great! It seems to be a hard to ruin dish! lol
 

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I've heard you have to be very careful in the preparation (not just the procurement) of bear meat. Is that true?
I've never hunted nor skinned one,I don't think their liver is something you wanna hang on to though, it's probably a single issue hunt permit tag I'd imagine, you used to be able to buy an over the counter mountain lion tag for 1$ out here ,which allowed you to hunt pretty much year round,so, say yer' buddy wanted to guarantee success on a elk hunt he can take you with him,if you know what I mean.
 

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I've never hunted nor skinned one,I don't think their liver is something you wanna hang on to though, it's probably a single issue hunt permit tag I'd imagine, you used to be able to buy an over the counter mountain lion tag for 1$ out here ,which allowed you to hunt pretty much year round,so, say yer' buddy wanted to guarantee success on a elk hunt he can take you with him,if you know what I mean.
Bear liver is the first thing to discard. They're notorious drinkers and known to have Cirrhosis.
 

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Bear liver is the first thing to discard. They're notorious drinkers and known to have Cirrhosis.
LOL(I'd retained something about it containing high levels of toxic casing-liners:lmao:)

I forget exactly what varmint it was that would hang out a farmers silage silos( silage is harvested green corn stalks&all, chopped up for cattle holding lot feed) as it would heat up and ferment while in that concrete tower,some of those milk cows would be stumbling around drunk drinking that juice, I recall from summer work as a kid;)
 

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Polar bears can be twice the size of your average grizzly bear, though the largest grizzly bear ever recorded was close to the size of the larger polar bears. Most bears aren't generally aggressive towards humans unless you find yourself in their personal space. Invasion of a bear's personal space what makes bears dangerous because bears aren't always aware of their surroundings. One could literally stumble upon you without realizing you're there and when the bear notices and if you're in their personal space. They could get aggressive quickly, or they could retreat.

Whatever you do, don't turn your back on him and definitely don't run from him. :)

I’d like to add carry bear spray if your in bear country...
 
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