new to the flock Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Species: Black Bear Range:20 yards Wind: 10 mph in your face Tool: 60 pound Onidea Compound Bow shooting 125 grain head on a carbon arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 wouldn't have a clue where to stick an arrow, quarrel or bolt As the bear seems drunk, apparent by the very large can of tastey beverage in front of him, I'd say let the poor guy sober up first If it was me (having never shot a bow before) I wouldn't take the shot but I don't know why as i have zero experience to make that call. It just doesn't look like a clean kill. Looks like a lot of back muscle to get through to the organs, maybe a neck shot but I know nothing so am defintely talking out my noise maker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 For me the answer is no. What's in the barrel and what has our friend been ingesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 For me the answer is no. What's in the barrel and what has our friend been ingesting He has been eating a diet of grass, nuts, berries maybe a few fish or if luckiy a young moose or deer kill. At presant he is eating some lovely oats covered in molassas from the drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Easy one, drop the bow and run like **** whilst its not looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Ok going to stick my neck out, even without knowing a thing about bow hunting! The head is a no no because bear skull is thick! So for me I dont think you could hit the vitals with the bear in this position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I've seen the bow hunting videos and know that they can and do use them on bears. What bow they use to attain there kills i have no idea but supposing the one you say is powerful enough i,m sure you could kill it from behind the shoulder. Saying that it dont seem fair as its fast asleep. Cant you just creap up and stick it with a little opinel number 5 whilst its asleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 IMO i would make a muffled cough or something,just enough to get it to stand up and then arrow it if it give me a broadside shot...........If i hit it in the **** i would then make a noise like a squeeling schoolgirl or something as i dropped the bow and picked up the 9 shot slugster and duelly emptied it into the rapidly advancing sore ***** ****** off bear :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgunspud Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) I am behind Bob300w. :wacko: :blink: Edited March 20, 2008 by Shotgunspud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 I am behind Bob300w. :wacko: :blink: I am very pleased for you, but what would you do about the bear?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) I am behind Bob300w. :wacko: :blink: I hate being in last place being chased by a dangerous animal..........and as for the bear Edited March 20, 2008 by Vegeta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Okay Here goes. This bear s comfortable and calm and feedng. This means that he is not going to jump at the sound of the string, nor is he wary and watching for movement. Although if he was standing it would give a slightly bigger shot window, there is nothing wrong with this quartering away shot. The bear has his front legs forward and his rear legs well out of the vitals area, which are well exposed. Mentally picture where the far shoulder is, pick a spot on the near side and picture your arrow driving through. This will place the aiming point slightly farther behind the near shoulder than if this bear was broadside...about 3 inchs from the shoulder point. To insure a double lung hit aim for the mid section of the bear instead of the lower 3rd. This should pass the arrow through the top of the near lung and the bottom of the far lung , taking the heart along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 1 - Assuming the shot goes well and nails both lungs and heart, how quick would the kill be and what would the bears reaction be ? 2 - As above but you only lung shoot it ?? Cheers for the interesting posts Dan, I think a lot of guys here who stalk have had to think long and hard about the difference between shooting a herbivore and shooting something that could seriously spoil an otherwise nice day :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 With 2 lungs and the heart he will probably stay right where he is although he may well travel 20 yards or so. With 2lungs he will probably travel around 200 yards and then drop. Any thing other than one of those and you have a nightmare on your hands, as they bleed very little on the outside, will hold up wounded in very nasty snot holes, and will try to ambush you. Mind this does get the addrenaline going. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Mind this does get the addrenaline going. NTTF .....slight understatement there :wacko: I imagine that it focuses the mind ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted March 20, 2008 Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Dan, Do you carry a back up firearm when hunting bears with a bow incase it all goes pear shaped? FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerico Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Sit and watch it and have a "nature" moment! I would then gently pull back the bow, move the aim of the arrow along the bears tail, across it's back, over it's head and then let it go at the top of the barrell and run for my life laughing at the stupid bear who has just gone from laying peacefully to jumping 6ft in the air and spoiling his best undies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 FM, No. Thankfully I have not needed a back up weapon. I have arrowed 3 bears and all have died within 20 meters of where they were shot. Alot of people do have a back up shooter with them, but I have always figured if the shot is not 100% then dont take it. Has worked for me so far, mind you if I get eaten one day I may change my mind. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 ^^ i would have a back up if i were you just incase, it only takes 1 unlucky mistake then your bear food but me personally i would use the crossbow out of van helsing and if the 1st arrow doesnt kill it the other 299 might GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamour Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 what do you do with the bear once it's dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 skin, butcher, freeze, thaw, cook, eat NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamour Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 i remember a clip on you tube a few years back with a bear in the same position, i think it was two pals or father & son, the first one either missed or didn't take it down, lucky there was two of em, thats all i can say, and there was a hell of a commotion for the next few seconds which must of seemed like an eternity for them...talk about see your life flash before your very eyes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 A large portion of the large game that we hunt over here can kill you, and even when hunting small game or varmite hunting there are lots of predators that will respond to rabbit in distress, or fawn in distress.....a great call when doe hunting...... We have bobcats, cougars, and bears that will sneak up and grab you.....it is amazing how a 200 pound bear can suddenly appear 4 feet behind you and you didn't hear him coming....... We also have Moose, Elk and Deer that will stomp you in rut...... I once came back from doing a timber cruise during the moose rut to find a very lovely bull standing on a pile of twisted and broken metal, which WAS 6 hours earlier a brand new Dodge 4x4 with only400 miles on it. My point is if you worry about it you will never enjoy it, so you practise, you pay attention to detail, and you stay alert....and you HUNT. Besides I would rather have one of the above get me then run into one of those GD rattlesnakes .....I Hate snakes NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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