Attacked

I think I would go w/ the bear. Bears are terrible strong & one good swipe could easily fracture a skull. It would also account for the deep cuts.

Although rare, we do have black bears in MS., so I would assume you could have them in GA. too.

Either way, hope your dog gets to feeling better.

 

I hunt on 15,000 acre in a club in sout Ga on the Fl/Ga Line and we have a butt load of bear I killed one this year that wt 321lbs boar that killed 9 hounds before I could get to him and I seen him hit one with one swipe and threw him at least 9 feet in the air. The dog was dead before he hit the ground. So you are luckey if you have a 400 lb bear that hit your dog and he lived. It may be a bear that did it ,but most of the bear Ive seen stay away from dogs if they can. But that dont mean one wont make a meal out of one if he hungry. And Atila is right, Bear is VERY good eats. Try it canned on some saltines ,nothin better than a fishin pole a cold beer and some bear and crackers. J

 

OK, where can one get canned bear??? I've never seen THAT in a grocery store!

 

In the best store in the world Mothernature,s They are every where and its a joy shoping you wont get board and its allways easy to find parking. But it can be tuff finding what you want Come on down we can go shoping if you want.YIS J

 

I picked him up from the vet this morning she said that she didn't see any fractures on his skull but he has a broken jaw I have to take him to his regular vet this afternoon for a rabies booster and a check up maybe I'll know more then.

 

Sounds like it's time to set some traps. I tend to think it sounds like a smack from a bear, lots of power and sharp claws to boot. Either that or you have the first case of a dog being attacked by Bigfoot LOL.

Hope he heals up well and you figure out what happened. Nothing worse than not knowing what happened. Makes it hard to protect them from it happening again.

You could try one of those motion activated cameras. I've seen some good shots of a bear eating some bait at a cousins house. Good luck....

 

If it was just a broken jaw, I'd say that's not enough damage for a bear. Who knows...


But yeah, there have to be bears in GA, since we've got them here in even urban parts in FL.

 

H O L Y M O L Y...9 Hounds? Unbelievable.....

 

Not too far fetched to have JUST a broken jaw from a bear. Have you seen the video of the guy sky diving and his parachute didn't open? Hit the ground full force and was only stunned.

 

That is the way it is when the get in deep. The bear did not tree he fought he was a big boar and he new it Ive had all my dogs killed on one that was only 200 lbs if they know how to fight dogs the dogs are in trouble if they dont stay out of harms way. It is not easy running bear in the swamps its real thick and a small bear can kill a hound fast. Yis J

 

It doesn't sound right to me that either a bear or a cougar would run up to a barking, CHAINED dog and badger it, just to run off again. Doesn't sound right to me... anyone else?

 

I would have to see the injuries, but I am still thinking someone did it, maybe a trespasser or a kid or something. I think a wild animal would leave marks in more than one spot.

Either way, please update us on your dog, I'm hoping he's doing well!

 

Yep me too I think a bear woul have killed him if he would haven even got close to the dog. Like I said a bear will knock them straight to the happy hunting ground. Yis J

 

At last the mystery is solved! thanks riptora. lol

I took him in to the regular vet this afternoon and he said he was definitely pawed by something he couldn't really tell what it was but thought it might have been a large bobcat or small bear looking at his cuts now that his head is shaved I don't think it was a bear the claw marks are too close together and the bruise in his jaw area is about this size of a baseball I would think even a small bear would have bigger paws.

 

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I would say with the help of some good catchdogs (4-5) your hounds had a better chance to survive. Bulldogs are skilled and pin the beast ,get holds on ears,throad,underneath the head ,back etc. With that you win time and your hounds are not that much in trouble. Just a thought.

 

Wow! Well I'm glad you at least have a clue as to what may have caused it...Did you see any tracks in the area?

 

Yea right I would much reather have my bay dogs on them than my catch dog Ive never seen a catch dog live after catchin a bear in these thick woods. We do loose a lot of bear hounds but so does every body else. Catch dogs may work in the open but in the woods where I hunt the bear would kill every one of them. No one around here uses catch dogs on bear. we try and tree the bear but sometimes they wont tree and will charge the dogs and fight then you loose dogs.I here people say they catch bear with catch dogs, I have never seen it and Ive ran bear for over 20 years my uncles were Bee men so they all ways were after them. I ways allways the one that ran in with the dogs when they treed. I will tell you that it looks good in books with catch dogs on them but at 1 am in pitch black wast deep in water its not reallistic. YIS J

 

Ok that makes sense. The area seems to be very bad. But you know what? You lost nearly 10 dogs on 1 bear, all the same what you try it can only bekame better. Try with good catch-dogs, look on this site and you find some good Breeder. Atilla hunts the same way, with catch-dogs and hounds. But I think he lives in another area, another terain. I would try it, what should happen? Maybe you lost catch- dogs then you know it...but maybe it works and then you are the king in your area...lol

 

I have catch dogs and we use them on hogs But a bear and hog are not the same. And wher I live NO ONE will put a catch dog on a bear. Not if they want to keep the dog and We dont loose dogs all the time just on bad bear that know how to fight dogs and Im not saying that a good pair of catch dogs wont bring one to hold But one that know how to fight dogs WILL kill every dog you put on him that gets too close. Catch dog , Curr, Walker whatever if you get with a bad one they will fight. Every dog man around Hunts the bear and runs them all year so they know how to handle dogs if they have ever been in scraps with them. Let me put it this way BEAR+Catch dog=dead dog every time. Now thats in our woods I do not know what it is like aroun Atilla and I am sure he has Bay dogs and the in the right spot lets the catch dogs go. Like I said WE try and tree the bear But some will not tree and those are NOT the ones you want to try and catch and after you catch the bear Then what I sure as hell aint Knife killing him. And aint no body shooting at a bear fighting my catch dogs. So how do you think we will kill him? the dogs sure as hell aint going to unless you let them stay on for Hours. Then the dogs insides will fail. Now do you see WHY we dont do it.