20 ft from a 200lb bear

[J.DAUGHTREY]

Talk about an adrenaline rush,Me and a friend went to one of our tracts of land to check on thing saturday and stepped out of the truck,well as soon as we did I heard something in the woods just feet away and then I caught a glimpse of it and new it was a bear.I decided to get a little closer and the bear turned and walked out on the path we were on and when it stepped out looked me in the eye ,man you talkin bout a rush.The bear just eased out across the path and didnt pay me any mind until the wind was right for him and I suppose he smelled me and took off like something was after him.I might have to put my boy on him this year,he wants to kill a bear something bad.

[swampfox]

I called in a bear while turkey hunting in PA; my buddy beat that when he called in a mountain lion in the Black Hills!

[crabby and son]

Most and I say most black bears are afraid of humans. I have hunted black bears since 1990 and have never had one charge me. The crap your pants feeling is mutual and the bear usually runs off. It is a different story if you get a sow with cubs or you corner one. I have been charged by several wild boars and consider them much more of a threat. It is pretty cool to see a bear while you are in the woods but still it's best to see him before he sees you!. A total different story with grizzly bears..........Gary

[rmamechanic]

Most and I say most black bears are afraid of humans. I have hunted black bears since 1990 and have never had one charge me. The crap your pants feeling is mutual and the bear usually runs off. It is a different story if you get a sow with cubs or you corner one. I have been charged by several wild boars and consider them much more of a threat. It is pretty cool to see a bear while you are in the woods but still it's best to see him before he sees you!. A total different story with grizzly bears..........Gary
Griz is the reason i take a 300 ultra mag when i go moose hunting in Canada. Lots of Griz around where we hunt, never ran into one but like you said if it ever happens I hope I see him first. We never go to a kill immediately, always wait for a back up. Field dressing is when you are most vulnerable.

[J.DAUGHTREY]

We have them thick on our hunting grounds.This is about the 5th time iVe have been within 20 yards of them.I had one about 400 plus that I walked up on coming out of the woods after a deer hunt.They dont bother me but I wouldnt turn my back on one.I have a young bear probably about 75 lbs coming around my rabbit pen where I train dogs,I guess its curious.

[v20fishnboy]

We have them thick on our hunting grounds.This is about the 5th time iVe have been within 20 yards of them.I had one about 400 plus that I walked up on coming out of the woods after a deer hunt.They dont bother me but I wouldnt turn my back on one.I have a young bear probably about 75 lbs coming around my rabbit pen where I train dogs,I guess its curious.

where are you located with all this bear action? my dad just bought a house in windsor and he has a few tracks right behind his house on the edge of the field and woods. i have my game camera out there now, hopefully we can get a few pics

[crabby and son]

We have them thick on our hunting grounds.This is about the 5th time iVe have been within 20 yards of them.I had one about 400 plus that I walked up on coming out of the woods after a deer hunt.They dont bother me but I wouldnt turn my back on one.I have a young bear probably about 75 lbs coming around my rabbit pen where I train dogs,I guess its curious.


Black bears love to eat beagles. :eek2::eek2: They prefer the tri colored ones medium rare with mumbo sauce:clapping2::clapping2:

[crabby and son]

Griz is the reason i take a 300 ultra mag when i go moose hunting in Canada. Lots of Griz around where we hunt, never ran into one but like you said if it ever happens I hope I see him first. We never go to a kill immediately, always wait for a back up. Field dressing is when you are most vulnerable.

I have the 7MM Ultra Mag and love it. I've shot a 7MM Rem mag for 40 years but love the extended range of the Ultra. Any bear will get on a gut pile QUICK!.....Gary

[rmamechanic]

I have the 7MM Ultra Mag and love it. I've shot a 7MM Rem mag for 40 years but love the extended range of the Ultra. Any bear will get on a gut pile QUICK!.....Gary
Yov are right about the extended range of the ultra mag but it does pushback quite a bit more than some of the lighter rounds. I usually like to have a spotter to see if I made a hit, while I get up off the ground.

[J.DAUGHTREY]

We have plenty of them here in northern Suffolk.Crabby your right about them beagles,my buddy was hunting a pack of 8 in Corapeake afew years ago when they got up on a sow and he heard the bear killing the dogs,all but 2 made it back to the dogbox.I guess she had cubs but she must have ate them because he never found a hide or hair of them.

[crabby and son]

I have the 7MM Ultra Mag and love it. I've shot a 7MM Rem mag for 40 years but love the extended range of the Ultra. Any bear will get on a gut pile QUICK!.....Gary

Mine doesn't bother me too much. I used it mostly for crop damage and shot the deer at 400-500 yards. Most shots were prone with a bi pod with a few sitting on the bi pod. My gun is a stainless sendero with a heavy fluted barrel and I am 270 pounds so it's not bad. I think a 12 Ga slug gun is worse.........Gary

[rmamechanic]

Mine doesn't bother me too much. I used it mostly for crop damage and shot the deer at 400-500 yards. Most shots were prone with a bi pod with a few sitting on the bi pod. My gun is a stainless sendero with a heavy fluted barrel and I am 270 pounds so it's not bad. I think a 12 Ga slug gun is worse.........Gary

I agree the 12 gauge slug gun kicks like a mule but so does the 300 ultra mag, especially since it is an Alaskan model and only weighs 8 pounds with a scope. And did i mention I'm only 170 pounds. I had a Sendero 11 for a while but when you walk ten or twelve miles per day that extra 5 pounds adds up.

[crabby and son]

I agree the 12 gauge slug gun kicks like a mule but so does the 300 ultra mag, especially since it is an Alaskan model and only weighs 8 pounds with a scope. And did i mention I'm only 170 pounds. I had a Sendero 11 for a while but when you walk ten or twelve miles per day that extra 5 pounds adds up.

Weight makes all the difference! I have a 7 MM barrel for my Encore and that is a LIGHT gun and it kicks more than the Ultra. With my weight........what's 5 more pounds:clapping2::clapping2: