I stuck an arrow in a bear while elk hunting years ago. Had no choice, we came face to face on a trail about 25ft apart. It stood up, sniffed, licked, looked behind and I was telling him go away bear. It was trapped between elk and hunters. When it stopped licking and chattering and looked at me eye to eye with a steely look I knew time was up. This took around 15-30 seconds (Not sure exactly time slows way down). I wasn't deep in the woods and wasn't alone and wasn't armed with anything besides a bow. Arrow blew through neck and bear ran through the herd of elk away from me. My arrow landed about 5-10ft from my hunt partner who was behind bear in the thick brush watching elk hoping for the Bull to present. Crazy, ya never know which is why I don't flame people when things go bad unless its total stupidity.