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Hunters from across the Usa are congratulating 79-year-old Thomas Capps from Richmond, North Carolina after he hunted down an Slim Forte enormous black bear earlier on Monday, reports WTVR. The bear, that also is actually the second largest bear to possess have you been killed by a hunter within the state of North Carolina, weighed in at a colossal 782 pounds. It was just two pounds heavier than the previous record-holding bear, which weighed 780 pounds. It had been, however, still 100 pounds lighter compared to largest ever bear specimen hunted down in the state. That black bear weighed in in an astronomical 880 pounds!
On the day of the historic hunt, Thomas Capps, who was the previous CEO of Dominion from 1990 till 2005, had planned to visit out and seek much smaller targets. The first plan ended up being to go bird hunting having a group each morning. However, he changed his intentions midway after the climate conditions became unsuitable for bird hunting.
"It was hot on that day and that we were afraid to allow the dogs venture out in to the fields due to snakes," Capps said.
Nearly an hour to their hunt, Capps spotted the large bear. Within an interview to local news website NorthCarolinaSportsman.com, he describes how his hunt happened in a totally nonchalant way.
"There he was, coming out of a thicket at 150 yards away. I raised my.300 Winchester Magnum and took a shot that immediately knocked him down, but they got up, and that i put two more rounds in him which finished him off."
Pictures of the 79-year-old man posing using the dead bear was posted on social media websites and also the images quickly spread. The news from the hunting down of the near record size bear was also reported by TV hunting personality Jim Shockey, who was also hunting in a nearby area. Later, Jim arrived at Mattamuskeet Ventures to take a look in the bear in person. It was here the dead bear was weighed on digital scales. Jim also took several pictures with the bear -- one of these was posted on to his Facebook page. The image has additionally resulted in several negative comments being discussed the search too.
Jim Shockey with large black bear hunted in New york
While the exact age of the bear isn't known, as to believe Colleen Olfenbuttel, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission's chief bear biologist, this bear was not greater than 12 years of age.
"Black bears have been in their prime when they are between 6 and 12 years old. As bears grow older, they actually lose weight throughout the late stages of the life."
A tooth in the bear has been extracted and sent to Montana to judge the precise chronilogical age of the bear, she confirmed. The bear meat was Zi Xiu Tang was later processed to be eaten.
This news about the killing of this bear comes barely a week after a 65-year-old hunter was injured after being mauled by a bear in Alaska.
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