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Jesus, what a beast. It cracks me up to think how much us gun nuts fret over having the perfect rifle set-up for whatever animal we're hunting, and this guy goes out with a cheap "Wal-Mart" Marlin with a Tasco in see-thru mounts and slays Goliath...
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Jesus, what a beast. It cracks me up to think how much us gun nuts fret over having the perfect rifle set-up for whatever animal we're hunting, and this guy goes out with a cheap "Wal-Mart" Marlin with a Tasco in see-thru mounts and slays Goliath... Truth. Hyde County has produced some big ones.
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Nice bear. How big was it?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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SC you are correct....." When I transitioned from my iron sights to my scope "................... I said dang. He's got see thru's......Awesome story and the ole 30-30 strikes again!!!
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Huge bear! And with the good ol' Marlin 30-30 rifle... I like that.
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They go over 800 lbs in eastern NC. A 700 lb'er is not all that terribly uncommon in eastern NC. I've photographed bears in Dare County that went over 700 lbs. 500 lb'ers are actually fairly common.
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They have everything they need down there. A dandy for sure.
Keep your powder dry and stay frosty my friends.
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Is the record 800lb in NC or was that PA?
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Is the record 800lb in NC or was that PA? Both States have produced 800 pounders
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If I remember correctly, was many years ago, an 800 lber in PA was also killed with a 30-30.
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We have a few large ones in FL as well. Not much hunting pressure, lots of feed, and no hibernation creates large bears. We estimated this guy at >600# and saw him frequently with another, slightly smaller bear. I had a run in with the smaller bear during turkey season at 30 yards and thought he went 450#. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/cH5dZ4QG/30-AEBCE1-AD6-F-4-E54-9-D2-A-450-A05593849.jpg) keyboard checker
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If I remember correctly, was many years ago, an 800 lber in PA was also killed with a 30-30. Yes I remember that. It was in the early 90s
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Are they just getting heavy and carrying a lot of weight or are they getting some good skull measurements too. I can’t imagine an 800lb bear not having a 20 plus inch skull.
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Most of the big bears we take in SE VA/NE NC that are over 500 typically have good heads. You do see some odd stuff like small bears/big heads and big bears/little heads but typically when they get that big they are nice.
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Nice bear.
Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing.
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