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What's the wts of those last three killed?
George

535, 320, and 618
We killed 8 over 500 with a total of 13 harvested during the 6 days of our first season. All but two of these bears were killed by clients.

This 600 pounder was hit on the road not far from the lodge Thursday morning. Driver was lucky that he was in an eighteen wheeler.

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Good news about Bear Hunting in NC. Our Wildlife Resource Commission just passed a law allowing for us to legally bait throughout our entire Bear season.

I don't know the OP but will say that this is a fantastic offer. Being from the 'Dax when I had heard bear in Coastal NC looked more like hogs because of their weight. I saw one mounted in a LGS that was 575. I had to look twice because I thought it was a dark grizzly. They are that big. To guarantee a bear over 500 says alot about his area. Guides here get 8-10k a week without the guarantee. A lot if it is stand hunting smaller property. Land in ENC to bear hunt is at an all time premium if it can be found at all. Free bump for a very good offer. The 700+ lbs. was killed next to the lodge Jim Shockey was hunting. He immediately bought a ranch/property on the same trip as I understand it. I had planned to hunt 2 years ago but being mowed down by a reckless driver has slowed me down a little.

Cpt. Purvis,
I will be in touch soon for this season.

Also had the opportunity to hunt the coast for Whitetail. I filled 5 tags in one evening and saw roughly 50 more. If you haven't hunted WT in ENC on a bean farm your in for a treat. The old mature buck I took came in after I shot the others and when I went to pick them up I counted 20 more with one being a massive 9 point. No way to describe deer density here but as an add on this will be a great hunt.

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Originally posted by JGRaider:
Pay be the inch, or in this case weight, is something I'll never participate in. IMO it's a ridiculous way to conduct an outfitting business.

For a free ranging critter, I completely agree. If it was a high fence operation, where the outfitter was raising the critters and had a cost associated with it, then okay, But to charge a premium for a truly wild critter just because its bigger than the average is piracy.

Whenever I see that kind of pricing, I just move on!

Not to muddy the water......... but for those of us that see 600 pound bears in various shapes and sizes......... can you give us some hide squares and skull measurements please?

I know that NC is producing big bears but I get tired of weights as I have seen pig fat 6 foot bears that weighed over 500 and skinny 7 1/2 footers that had to grunt to make 350 in the spring, but had big skulls.

These NC bears have a LONG eating season and great climate. There are some big B&C bears coming from this area. No doubt they are producing monsters but I also know that weight alone is not and should not be only measuring tool.

I like to hear about the size of the hide to get a perspective of the carcass size of the bear and of course the skull measurement that all the scoring systems use. The skull size is not important other than it is another indicator of overall skeletal structure and size.

Thanks.

The largest skull that was harvested near us this year was 23 10/16. Several 21 to 22 inches. The skull sizes on our bear down here tend to be smaller than bear up North. That said we do harvest several Boone and Crocket size bears every year. If you have a membership you can now go to the Boone and Crocket site and they have information on all Black Bear that have been entered.

As far as being an ridiculous way to run and Outfitter business. Who ever said that I invite you to come down and be on an observer on a hunt for free. You have no idea the cost associated with owning and leasing good bear hunting land. My prices are extremely competitive. I am already catching hell from other Outfitters for having such low prices. The average minimum price for 500 pound bear is $10,000 and there are three different Outfitters that are getting $30,000 for 700 pound bears.

Wow 23 10/16 is tied for the world record. that is crazy big.
what are these bears squaring.

Sorry 22 10/16. That was scored by a Boone and Crocket Measurer.

I think it is extremely poor form for some members to comment on this guys sales thread saying they would never pay for size, or similar. So.....don't pay, don't go but keep your opinions to yourself or start a thread on them in the American Hunting forum. This guy seems like he's just trying to make a living, doing what he enjoys, offering huge bear hunts at very competitive prices and he doesn't need dumb comments from the peanut gallery.

AMEN!

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
I think it is extremely poor form for some members to comment on this guys sales thread saying they would never pay for size, or similar. So.....don't pay, don't go but keep your opinions to yourself or start a thread on them in the American Hunting forum. This guy seems like he's just trying to make a living, doing what he enjoys, offering huge bear hunts at very competitive prices and he doesn't need dumb comments from the peanut gallery.

I agree , if you can't afford something then don't buy it. I can't afford a Mercedes but I don't stand in front of the showroom calling it piracy.

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
I think it is extremely poor form for some members to comment on this guys sales thread saying they would never pay for size, or similar. So.....don't pay, don't go but keep your opinions to yourself or start a thread on them in the American Hunting forum. This guy seems like he's just trying to make a living, doing what he enjoys, offering huge bear hunts at very competitive prices and he doesn't need dumb comments from the peanut gallery.

Agree! I hope he sells every hunt!!

what did that big peanut fed island bear weigh? 650?

My wife and I hunted with Capt Purvis. He is a gentleman and a steward of the land. I would not hesitate to hunt with him again. Despite my wife not being comfortable with the higher success dog hunt for bear; he gave 110% effort to getting her a bear.

Clark will do you right.

Safe travels and safe hunting...........LL

Fantastic bruins!! Still out of my price range, but thanks for sharing.

BH63

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Originally posted by gremcat:
Also had the opportunity to hunt the coast for Whitetail. I filled 5 tags in one evening and saw roughly 50 more. If you haven't hunted WT in ENC on a bean farm your in for a treat. The old mature buck I took came in after I shot the others and when I went to pick them up I counted 20 more with one being a massive 9 point. No way to describe deer density here but as an add on this will be a great hunt.

The limit is 2 per day

They changed that some years back unless it changed back in the last year and half I moved. I don't remember which year it changed from 2 a day limit. Think the same year they started extra bonus tags for antlerless. After your 2 or 4 depending on area each 2 more you buy are 10 bucks for Res. It's a good deal if you are overrun. I believe they also changed the Depredation laws too so no permit is required to utilize the meat but could be wrong. I wasn't hunting on Depredations at the time so only vaguely paid attention. They are killing quite a few quality bucks in NC. The rain creates a great crop of deer this year it seems.

Here I thought I was being helpful and realized you quoted me. Guess it's a good thing I jumped on to defend myself

And just realized Snyder your OneShot. Didn't know you were on here. I verified the refs are the same "No daily bag limit" listed under WT in the NC Regs.

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Originally posted by Gatogordo:
I think it is extremely poor form for some members to comment on this guys sales thread saying they would never pay for size, or similar. So.....don't pay, don't go but keep your opinions to yourself or start a thread on them in the American Hunting forum. This guy seems like he's just trying to make a living, doing what he enjoys, offering huge bear hunts at very competitive prices and he doesn't need dumb comments from the peanut gallery.

I concur !!!

We have a new property in Hyde County that my brother owns. He wants me to conduct some bear hunts to subsides some of the operation cost. The property consist of 10,000 acres and two lodges. This is part of the 120,000 acre Lux Farms and less than a mile from where Jim Shockey harvested his 780 pounder. Property borders the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and there are lots of bears. Driving around on Saturday afternoon I saw four bears, one red wolf, hundreds of turkeys as well as an alligator. This property is full of wildlife. We only want to have four hunters per week. That gives each hunter 2,500 acres to himself. I will post an add shortly and we will be at several shows this winter.
The below picture was in the log book at the lodge my brother now owns. Jim stayed at this lodge when he was here hunting. This is also the same place where a relative of a US President killed his bear.

There are no shortage of trophy bears on this track. I know there are several that are over 700 pounds.

The reason we charge more for larger bears is because of the amount of peanuts we purchase. We pay anywhere from 20 to 25 cents per pound. A 450 plus bear will easily eat around $3,000 worth of peanuts in a years time. We feed year round and it is not an easy task to get a 700 pound bag of peanuts into these remote locations.

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We have a new property in Hyde County that my brother owns. He wants me to conduct some bear hunts to subsides some of the operation cost. The property consist of 10,000 acres and two lodges. This is part of the 120,000 acre Lux Farms

Lot's of BIG bears in that area. I hunted there last November and got a 510lb, saw a lot of big bear!

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510 is a BIG Black bear!!!

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Originally posted by Biebs:
510 is a BIG Black bear!!!

I passed on a 500+ a few years ago in Craven Co.
The dogs had it treed. I had my sights dead on it & just before I was going to fire a cub stuck its head out. I lowered my gun & told the guys "I wasn't going to take a sow with a cub"
There wasn't any fee involved because my brother belonged to the club & had bear dogs (Plotts)outside of New Bern
Everyone thanked me as they want the bears to train their cubs to tree. If you ever have to go into one of the tunnels to pull dogs off you will understand why.
I can attest that bear hunting on the NC coast is well worth the $$. even if you don't harvest one.

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Originally posted by Biebs:
510 is a BIG Black bear!!!

Yes sir! I killed a 510 pound black bear in the spring a couple years ago and that is a damn big bear. And a lot of dead weight when you are extracting them from the thick bush!!!

There is no doubt they are consistently killing some great bears down in NC.

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Yes sir! I killed a 510 pound black bear in the spring a couple years ago and that is a damn big bear. And a lot of dead weight when you are extracting them from the thick bush!!!

You can say that again.

I been in on a few big bear extractions.

They can be a lot of work.

The easiest one was a 500 pounder that I was able to drive the tractor to and roll it into the bucket.

The hardest was a drag to a boat to a atv to a pickup.

The best sound on can hear when dragging a bear out is the sound of an ATV getting close.

We have an argo but even that can get stuck in these bogs. Take a heavy duty tow strap with ten people and start pulling. Have a led man in front with a machete clearing a path.

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The reason we charge more for larger bears is because of the amount of peanuts we purchase. We pay anywhere from 20 to 25 cents per pound. A 450 plus bear will easily eat around $3,000 worth of peanuts in a years time

I found that bears eat most any thing food source put out for them corn, oats, sun flower seed. I would be looking for a cheaper bait.

Around here they can all be brought for 10 to 15 cents a pound.

Maybe your bears are a bit more picky.

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Take a heavy duty tow strap with ten people and start pulling. Have a led man in front with a machete clearing a path.

If you can find a big enough heavy duty plastic sled to put them in/on it makes pulling them a lot easier.

They do seem to drop into every hole hang up on every log stump and other thing.

Are there any specials for 2018? Would be interested in coming up from Atlanta.

Looks like a smokin deal !!!!