| Knowing how to handle a bear hunt situation can be | | | | hunting trip. Here again, black bears are a creatures |
| crucial to success or possible going home empty | | | | of habit and constant action to a danger element. |
| handed. If you haven't had a lot of experience with | | | | The normal reaction for a bear when, it encounters |
| black bear hunting, this type of situation could cost | | | | the bear hunter when crossing a trail and providing |
| you a beautiful trophy bear. Usually, it is a senior adult | | | | the bear did not make the intend crossing and bolted |
| male bear that will stand up inspect a suspicious | | | | back. What he will do is scamper up along side the |
| situation. The young black bears are careless, and like | | | | trail in the cover to the first corner or if it is a |
| all species haven't adapted yet. You are sitting there | | | | straight trail with no bends he will cross on the |
| motionless on your bear stand, the last time you | | | | narrowest place but preferably if there is a bend he |
| shuffled yourself around was an hour ago (in reality it | | | | will be sure to cross there. |
| was 10 - 15 minutes ago), you see the head and | | | | It seems, that if a bear has got it in his mind to cross |
| shoulders of a black bear slowly appear, as if on a | | | | a trail or road he is going to cross. The bear hunter |
| hydraulic post. | | | | knowing this, will hurry to the likely spot, get down |
| When a bear can't smell you, but knows something is | | | | on one knee and get ready, one thing for sure, when |
| wrong, he will often react in this way. The black bear | | | | he crosses it will be soon ( within a minute or so) and |
| and most other species of bears as well will stand up | | | | he will be moving at full speed so it gives you little |
| and try to smell while looking straight at you, piercing | | | | time to check for trophy quality and the type of |
| a hole straight through you. The bear's senses seem | | | | shooting should be only done by well experienced |
| to work this way. If he can't smell you, he seems to | | | | sharp shooter. |
| need more than one sense to back up the danger | | | | This next bear hunting opportunity to get your |
| element. | | | | trophy bear is common, but here again if not handled |
| When a bear stands up and pierces a whole right | | | | properly can end up in total disgust with oneself. The |
| through you he couldn't have smelt you and seems | | | | situation that I am referring to is a bear coming |
| to have a delayed reaction in his brain to take action | | | | strolling down the trail and not aware of a hunter |
| and go this delayed action last for 15 - 20 seconds. | | | | present. The time to shoot a bear is when you have |
| During this time a bear hunter can get away with a | | | | a good opportunity, do not wait until it gets to the |
| action of slight movements without inserting instant | | | | feed destination, bear bait or walks into a specific |
| fear and the bear bolting. | | | | clearing where it will be broadside like the centerfold |
| The correct procedure, would be to slowly | | | | of Outdoor Life Magazine. But don't of course, hasten |
| deliberately, take deadly aim and fire. If one was to | | | | a careless shot because there is plenty of time to |
| wait much longer than 20 seconds the bear and | | | | get the job done right. |
| especially a trophy bear would slowly drop out of | | | | Quite often I hear a bear hunter say "I was waiting |
| sight in the thicket and 99 times out of 100 you | | | | for the bear to go to the feed and it just |
| would never see it again. | | | | disappeared and I never seen him again, I wished I |
| Another bear hunting situation that could arise is | | | | had taken him earlier, when I had plenty of time". |
| encountering a bear about to cross a trail in front of | | | | Again, I will say, the time to shoot a bear is when |
| you and gets scared back. Knowing how to handle | | | | you have a good opportunity. |
| this situation correctly can bring success to your bear | | | | |