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Offline TLEVIN40

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Bear/coyote issue
« on: September 09, 2014, 09:24:26 PM »
I am new to hunting only couple years, learn a lot from everyone on here, mostly read no post.  That being said
Went to bear hunting sport which I saw a bear at last year but couldn't get a shot on him. 45 min drive or so and 45 bike ride.

Get to my spot and and 2 coyotes post up eating berries.
Wait it out maybe  5 minutes see if they leave or move on but kept walking towards me. They haven't noticed me at all. I decided to shoot at them.

Real question is should I have waited hoping to not have to shoot at them? I am assuming I scared everything away in the area with the 2 shots ending my bear hunt.


You thoughts please..

Thanks
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 08:56:11 AM »
I would shoot them . If your area is anything like were I have been hunting the predators are taking over . Where we deer hunt there are 12 does right now and only 2 still have fawns , we came up on 5 cow elk and only one had a calf.  I won't pass up a chance to take predators out , I can always go back to hunt bear .
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2014, 09:17:30 AM »
I always shoot coyotes given the chance... I know studies were done and deer(i know they arnt bears) are not concerned by shots or other loud noises that are not near them. I know more than one person who has shot an animal with a partner and given it time to bleed out, only to have another show up for thier partner to shoot.  :twocents:
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2014, 09:42:43 AM »
Question is, did you get them?
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2014, 09:48:18 AM »
Good to know thanks.  Will def keep it in mind in the future, going out this weekend try to get my first bear.
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2014, 10:36:54 AM »
No sir missed them
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2014, 09:02:24 PM »
I have a spot I see bear from time to time that's a hell hole I won't go in. So one day I thought what will this bear do when I shoot way off to one side of him.  :dunno:

We'll he didn't even lift his head to see what was going on, he just kept feeding!  :yike:

So I don't think it bothers some animals much when they hear gun fire.  :twocents:
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2014, 09:23:17 PM »
A couple years ago, my brother shot at a bear, and missed. ( About 80 yards standing broadside  :chuckle:)  We were sitting there for about 5 minutes, while I was giving him crap for missing, when a second bear walked into the same spot. He didn't miss that time.
 I've watched deer, and bear while guys were target shooting near by. I don't think it bothers them as much as you would think.
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Re: Bear/coyote issue
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2014, 08:38:45 PM »
Shoot them all! I have shot four young ones so far this year predator calling bears.
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