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Ben Kimbrell sent in this shot of his buddy, Jason Stiltner, with the huge bear Stiltner killed on the morning of Oct. 19, on private land in Tazewell county.
Kimbrell reported that the bear weighed 390 pounds.
“I know very few details of the hunt other than it was short and sweet (except for the drag),” Kimbrell wrote.
I know I would have liked to have to drag that beast out of the woods! Wow!
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Great bear! It is very satisfying to see these happy hunters with these great bears. Forget elk; best VA Game Dept success story since the deer reintroductions of the 1950′s-60′s is the black bear comeback in SW VA.
Walt
bears are all over in patrick co.hope they eat up some coyotes!
That bear is a brute ! Congratulations Jason !
Congrats Jason!!! Great bear!!!!