I was out scouting for elk back in Aug. and I was seeing a lot of bears, so I took the 25.06 one evening. Walked up a nice little draw with a creek in the bottom. I started noticeing a lot of wild raspeberries and said to myself, "self, this looks like a good spot to find a bear" Not 10 seconds later this guy runs out of the brush not 10 yards from me and up onto a little hill about 30 yards away. Once I figured out what it was I decided to shoot him. So, I pulled up and put the crosshairs on the black and pulled the trigger. After the warning shot, I pulled up about 6ft. higher on the hill where the bear actually was standing and shot him and he dropped right there. I always like to give 'em a sporting chance. I also figured out that a scope on 9 power at 30 yards doesn't work too well.
