Virginia bear

[50bowhunter]

Virginia has quite a few bears, but they are mostly in the western mountains or the eastern swamps. I’ve been hunting this particular farm for 13 years and have even seen a bear turd until this year. Even then I just assumed he was passing through. Then yesterday evening I snuck into a cut corn field and there he was about 130 yards away. My Tikka 270 wsm made short work of him. My conservative estimate is 240 lbs live weight, but I honestly think he more. Either way I’m happy with my second Virginia bear ever.

 

[jvanhoy]

Great bear congrats.

 

[rwc101]

My folks have been seeing a lot the past few years in Franklin county.

 

[50bowhunter]

My folks have been seeing a lot the past few years in Franklin county.

I live in Rockingham County, which usually leads the state in bear kills. This was killed in Orange County which only had 7 bears killed last year. They are really spreading across Virginia though.

 

[pabearhunter]

congratulations nice bear

 

[rwc101]

I live in Rockingham County, which usually leads the state in bear kills. This was killed in Orange County which only had 7 bears killed last year. They are really spreading across Virginia though.

Yep. My brother-in-law is a conservation officer and has been dealing with a lot of calls about bears.

 

[KipCarson]

Congrats! That’s cool, they seem to be spreading everywhere they exist. I get reports of bear sightings closer and closer to where I live every year here in Louisiana. I’d be curious to know if there is any place in North America that has a declining black bear population, kinda doubt there is such a place!

 

[mdeerjunkie]

Congrats on the nice bear.

 

[kansasdad]

Congratulations on a fine VA bear.

 

[BAKPAKR]

That is a great looking bear. Congrats!

 

[ashersdad]

Very nice bear. Congratulations!

 

[brownbear932008]

It is amazing how much the population has grown in SWVA the last 5-10 years

 

[DRS]

Congratulations!

 

[OverlordBear]

congrats that is a big black bear.