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William Benjamin McClellen Poust

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William Benjamin McClellen Poust
A photo of my second great grandfather, William Benjamin McClellen Poust, following a black bear hunt in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Date & Place: in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania United States
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Gone bear hunting in Lycoming County Pennsylvania in 1926.
Gr-gr-grandfather is under the letter 'H' in "The Hunters" title, behind the gentleman holding the bear.
Photo of Cindy Tauer-Eckart Cindy Tauer-Eckart
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01/05/2016
Can't condone bear hunting then or now... Sorry.
Photo of Linda Eaton Linda Eaton
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01/05/2016
People hunted back in the day, yes maybe for sport (which I also don't condone) but sometimes out of necessity because they were hungry and had to eat ~ it was either find food or starve.
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01/05/2016
agree
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01/05/2016
How many families could be fed with one bear?
Photo of Linda Eaton Linda Eaton
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01/05/2016
I would say it probably depended on the size of the bear. And even before various explorers and conquerors arrived on the scene in what is now America, some Native Americans saw a lot of utility in bears. Nothing was wasted, which was a good thing. They didn't hunt for sport, but out of necessity. They had to kill bears and other wildlife in order to thrive ~ can't change history ~ was just the way it was back then.
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/05/2016
Only if they were hunting it for food
Photo of Beth Pritchard Beth Pritchard
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01/05/2016
I'm with you. Eat what you kill and I'm fine with it. I don't condone trophy hunting.
Photo of Judy Mulvaney Judy Mulvaney
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01/05/2016
What are you guys talking about, bear meat if very good, ever hear of bear smokies?
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/05/2016
No one is saying you shouldn't eat bear meat. I have eaten it. Simply saying that a bear should be hunted for food or because it's killing livestock and not for sport
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01/05/2016
Judy Mulvaney ... Read the comments before you make a snarly statement! You do read, don't you?
Photo of JoAnn Willot JoAnn Willot
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01/05/2016
Peggy Hauser Sometimes.
Photo of Kristie Thompson Kristie Thompson
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01/05/2016
Those dogs are f*****. You can't go bear hunting with that small a pack, no matter how many guns you have.
Photo of Mary Henley Mary Henley
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01/05/2016
Beautiful Picture
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/05/2016
Also bears were sometimes problematic to farmers and ranchers,killing the livestock.
Photo of Susan Crouse Susan Crouse
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01/05/2016
Yep, and that is why the wolves and bison, among other animals, were hunted to near extinction. Hooey.
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/05/2016
Bison were not hunted in mass numbers for any reason other than greed,ignorance and stupidity. No one should ever have to allow any predators to kill their livestock. Not then and not now.
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01/06/2016
Black bears are omnivorous and forage on a wide variety of plants and animals. Almost 75 percent of their diet consists of plant foods such as fruits, nuts, acorns, berries, seeds, and roots. This diet is supplemented by animal matter such as beetles, ants, and bees. Most vertebrates are eaten only as carrion. Bears also have shown a propensity for human garbage. Where do you see "livestock" in that list??
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/06/2016
Guess you don't know what omnivorous means...
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/05/2016
I don't condone sport hunting either but eating what you hunt legally is different to me
Photo of Susan Crouse Susan Crouse
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01/06/2016
but, today, rich trophy hunters don't eat the meat...they eat beluga caviar to show further disdain for an endangered species. And, in Africa, most of the natives do not eat the meat of the trophy animals...more tourists spend money which reaches far more to come and photograph the animals.
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/06/2016
I agree and I absolutely hate trophy hunting. Rich trophy hunters have been around for a very long time. I just don't get the desire to kill just to be killing. We have long time family friends who have owned the same ranch for generations and they have had problems with bears attacking cattle but never wolves or even coyotes bothering the young. They hate to have to kill and only do it when necessary.
Photo of Tammy Silvey Myers Tammy Silvey Myers
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01/06/2016
Bears aren't as much as a problem for them as they have been in the past though. Possibly because the population isn't as large
Photo of Susan Crouse Susan Crouse
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01/05/2016
I hate photos like these.
Photo of Jennifer Anderson Jennifer Anderson
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01/05/2016
yeh poor dogs... poor bears... anyway that was then, this is now... we live and learn. Ig uess.
Photo of Valerie Mcbeth Valerie Mcbeth
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01/05/2016
I looks like one of those paid for hunting parties. (See the guys in suits) Too kill a poor bear.
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01/05/2016
wearing ties..?
Photo of JoAnn Willot JoAnn Willot
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01/05/2016
Not all went on hunt. Some came from Church/ family / friend picture.
Photo of Gustave Zeissig Gustave Zeissig
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01/05/2016
ok, makes sense.
Photo of Cheryl Cobble Winchester Cheryl Cobble Winchester
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01/05/2016
Some of these men have suits and ties on..was this a spur of the moment hunting trip?
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01/05/2016
Back then, most hunting was done for food. That's what they did. Or in case of a bear, it could have been killing livestock.??? I wouldn't have been a good provider for my family, as I don't like hunting, etc. Guess I would have been raising chickens & eggs & planting a lg. garden & canning. It was the time. 1926. Life was hard for them.
Photo of Ellen Kallit Azotea Ellen Kallit Azotea
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01/06/2016
Black bears are omnivorous and forage on a wide variety of plants and animals. Almost 75 percent of their diet consists of plant foods such as fruits, nuts, acorns, berries, seeds, and roots. This diet is supplemented by animal matter such as beetles, ants, and bees. Most vertebrates are eaten only as carrion. Bears also have shown a propensity for human garbage. No livestock. And that is a very small bear in the picture. :(
Photo of Tracy McGee Sardad Tracy McGee Sardad
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01/07/2016
Bear provides a great meat source as well as protein. When your family has been eating cabbage soup for a while, a bear is welcomed meat! In Oregon when you purchase a licsense for hunting deer or elk you can get a bear tag for a few bucks "just in case". My dad got one a couple times, it was him or the bear, and that bear meat was amazing tasting!
Photo of JoAnn Willot JoAnn Willot
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01/08/2016
Agree. I don't like venision, rabbit, etc. When you grow up with a hunting family....That's how it is.
Photo of Jo Arden Jo Arden
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01/05/2016
Unpleasant photo. Don't want to see stuff like this.
Photo of Jacqueline Huff Cole Jacqueline Huff Cole
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01/05/2016
What a handsome bunch of men. Check out the car.
Photo of Connie Gardner Connie Gardner
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01/05/2016
Hope the bear got away! ☺
Photo of Willena H. Thomas Willena H. Thomas
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01/05/2016
They didn't dress like hunters today!
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01/05/2016
Different times, other mentalities. But still today people are hunting precious wild animals everywhere and every single day! Wild lions and elephants are being killed by professional hunters with rifles in Africa. We just won't learn to RESPECT nature!
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01/05/2016
Belle photo qui en dit long
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01/06/2016
My great grand parents came from Lycoming County. I wonder if my great grandfather is in this pic. We are related to the McClellen's.
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01/06/2016
The bear in the picture looks quite small!
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01/06/2016
Given that this was in 1926 I really don't feel that they did anything out of the normal.
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01/06/2016
quelle horreur respectons la nature c'est notre santé
Photo of Susan Peters Susan Peters
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01/06/2016
They sure aren't in hunting attire...
Photo of Genoa Woods Genoa Woods
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01/06/2016
Pretty soon all our wonderful animals are going to be extinct. How sad is this 😒
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01/10/2016
DO NOT LIKE!!!
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01/16/2016
The desire to shoot at birds is why we got stuck with starlings. Rich folks drive the market for illegal goods today. And the chinese kill several animals for the sake of fertility. Cool page though. I have a picture of a deceased child that the coroner took by standing her up and tying her to a stand. Creepy but I have seen a few.
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01/17/2016
Rabbits, they were a scurge, the county paid 2pence a head or something. And you could eat them, Just saw the bear, god knows , we don't have bears here, the times...
Hunting bear still IS. And good eating too!
Photo of Diane Elizabeth Diane Elizabeth
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05/04/2016
That's cruel and barbaric !
They still hunt bear in our area. It's necessary
Animals hunted for their trophies meet a far better end than domestic stock that are herded into pens, transported to abattoirs and then killed surrounded by the sight, sound and smell of death.
Wild animals are hunted in their natural habitat and, in 95% of cases, are killed instantly with one shot without even knowing that the hunter is anywhere near them.
EVERY INCH OF THE ANIMAL IS UTILIZED! The skin and horns go to the trophy hunter, and the meat is used to feed local communities as well as sold commercially.
Trophy hunting creates thousands of jobs and therefore supports thousands of families. Most African trophy hunting operations employ around 20 people as well as feed children at a local village school with venison from the trophy hunt – without hunters these children would not have regular access to protein.
If it were not for trophy hunters wild animals in most parts would have little value for the locals and would be killed indiscriminately as they complete with livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) for grazing and water, as well as with human beings for agricultural land and urban development.
Have you ever considered that domestic stock are the most utilized animals on earth, and yet no-one ever considers that they might become extinct? The reason is that human beings are dependent on them as an essential part of the food chain. Through trophy hunting our wild animals are given a value which makes them absolutely essential for the livelihood of farmers and communities. They will therefore be managed correctly in order to ensure their survival.
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