I waited 8 hours for this! | Wildlife Photography | Huge Black Bear 

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That’s pretty much it! And why North Carolina is home to some of the largest black bear in the country!

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Thank you!! Yeah he’s definitely one of the largest I’ve seen, but there are bigger ones for sure!

Just a big male. Female black bear have their cubs in January - February. When born, they are about the size of a stick of butter, just a few ounces each. So if you were to ever see a pregnant female you'd never be able to tell. :)

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I think he did name him when he called him a Tank, LOL! Tank is a good name for that big huge bear!

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Definitely!! It’s the name of the game. Got to be there and ready. Thanks for watching!

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Haha yeah he was. Preparing for mating season! In this a part of the state they can feed pretty much all year around due to weather and agricultural crops. Which is why they get so big!

Awesome! Yeah early and late is typically the best time!

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Thanks! And yes he is!

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Haha! Definitely! Thank you! Really appreciate it!

Thanks David! Yeah lots of canceling of trips me too unfortunately :(

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Yes he is!! Yeah it seems like everyone has a nickname for him. I’ve heard of several. With each passing year the accumulate multiple scars from fighting

I've heard of Scarface. And saw a video of him. As well the video expresses his physical characteristic that certain other bears are his offspring.

Thank you! They're not viscous at all! They mostly have prey mentality, run first. But if they have to they will stand their ground and protect themselves.

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Thanks! No, he is top 5 I’ve seen. But there is one out there that I’ve seen only twice that is larger than small car, makes this big guy look like I little pup!

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Yep wildlife refuges plant crops and only harvest half leaving the other half for the wildlife. I’m sure in other areas they may dump corn and peanuts to feed the bear. Not on the refuges themself. 700-800lb is not the average of all bear, however it’s much closer to the average BIG bear like I stated, for that area

@@NeilJernigan actually they do dump corn out. They have been doing it, coinciding with the annual black bear festival so folks would have something to look at, what's a black bear festival without black bears. Considering I live in this area also and spend countless time in the woods and fields, 700-800 lbs isn't even average for the refuge. Id say more like 500-600 lbs for large bear. 800 lbs is due to someone dumping lots of fatty food out for this guy. Someone has this bear on their radar for hunting.

I work with the black festival, leading tours for them. I feel left out since no one has ever told me about these corn drops 😆 .. I will say we can at least agree the bear out there are big! A bear over 500lb is a big bear for sure

@@NeilJernigan I agree, a 500lb bear is a big bear. I don't necessarily agree with folks putting out large amounts of food just to fatten a bear up so someone can have to trophy but I have no problem with people wanting to harvest a bear either. I don't disagree putting out corn so folks can see a few bears. However I think it's an unhealthy thing to do constantly as they become dependent upon human interaction.I myself like seeing bears and personally don't care if I ever kill one but I think their population is getting out of balance. You ever notice how few deer you see on the refuge now? Just food for thought, I wonder what has depleted these numbers to drastically low percentages. I've definitely heard the story, whether true or not, but let's just put it this way, bears bring in more money. You wouldn't believe how much a trophy bear hunt costs or maybe you would. You should see the pictures and videos I have of extreme close encounters of the bear kind. Most people would crap their drawers.

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Yes he is! I did observe an even large one push him out of a field one evening this past summer. Was hoping to would turn into a fight but nothing happened

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i wouldn't describe the bear as a "tank" tanks are fast hard hitting strong and powerful. this bear was fat lazy and bloated and wasn't very agile...i would describe the bear as a "bloated tick"

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I was thinking Alligator River or Pocosin Lakes.

ENC for sure! 😉 Alligator and Pocosin have some largest bear in the country!

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@@NeilJernigan Thank you.

This was with the Canon EOS R and Sigma 150-600mm lens

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This is North Carolina. Definitely black bear, but this did resemble a brown bear for sure due to its size!

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I read your bio so I now know where you are at bud. I live in greenville South Carolina.

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I use Gitzo tripod, wimberly gimbal with a sigma 150-600mm lens

Nope, just a big male!

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