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spring black bear
ravenbeak:
I got a spring bear tag a couple weeks ago,
I was out scouting last weekend, and there was a beauty eating grass on the bank off the side of the road. The coat was beautiful. He was 20 yards, slightly uphill and sitting broadside for about 15 minutes. I've never hunted bear before, but was thinking of maybe using the crossbow to start and hopefully building up to the self bow in the future.
How about shooting bear straight on, the way he was sitting, looking at me, face on sitting on the haunches. could you go for the heart straight on?
terence pinder:
the best shotshot for a bear is broadside it offers the largest kill zone, or at least thats what i was taught.
Hillbilly:
Never bow hunted bear, but I'd like to. I used to hunt them with hounds.
chep:
I would not shoot any bears with archery tackle that
1) are aware of my presence and which would also compromise the shot placement (movement, anticipation, etc)
2) are not broadside
I do know that people have shot bears straight on and standing upright which did harvest them. You just have to think - how long is he going to stand there in that posture. He could drop as soon as you let that arrow go. Then you would have a wounded bear or better just missed.
Shoot a good ethical shot on your first bear. You will not regret it when you harvest that bear.
Here's one of my bears from last September.
terence pinder:
http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/terence_pinder/?action=view¤t=MDGC0173.flv
1 bait three bears 2 black 1 brown, this is like trying to feed teenagers. i cant keep up!
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