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Quote from: Tiger1358 on October 14, 2018, 06:52:03 PMQuote from: Bogie85 on October 08, 2018, 11:08:29 AMMeh none of those things bother me lol. It's more about the bear, and not wanting to go solo. But now I have a 10mm sidearm and pepper spray. I have seen firsthand how fast a black bear can be and how much damage they can do quickly. But overall pain is relative , my pain tolerance is high and I grew up with a lot of these things in the midwest.I come from a place where we have brown bears really intimidating people with their aggressive behavior and started first hunting black bears here with caution in mind. Trust me, black bears are really spooky and scared of people (in my experience), once they see or smell you, they'll disappear in seconds. Don't worry about them, just concentrate on the blacktails, and why not keep a bear tag in your pocket, so you can shoot if you see one. They taste delicious in fall. I am literally going to grab a tag, I found a lot of bear scat in the area I hunted on Saturday. This state is seriously the most beautiful place I could have ever winded up. A bad day in the woods is 1000x better than any day at work.
Quote from: Bogie85 on October 08, 2018, 11:08:29 AMMeh none of those things bother me lol. It's more about the bear, and not wanting to go solo. But now I have a 10mm sidearm and pepper spray. I have seen firsthand how fast a black bear can be and how much damage they can do quickly. But overall pain is relative , my pain tolerance is high and I grew up with a lot of these things in the midwest.I come from a place where we have brown bears really intimidating people with their aggressive behavior and started first hunting black bears here with caution in mind. Trust me, black bears are really spooky and scared of people (in my experience), once they see or smell you, they'll disappear in seconds. Don't worry about them, just concentrate on the blacktails, and why not keep a bear tag in your pocket, so you can shoot if you see one. They taste delicious in fall.
Meh none of those things bother me lol. It's more about the bear, and not wanting to go solo. But now I have a 10mm sidearm and pepper spray. I have seen firsthand how fast a black bear can be and how much damage they can do quickly. But overall pain is relative , my pain tolerance is high and I grew up with a lot of these things in the midwest.
The rut is just starting to happen...seeing more runs popping up, seen one mature buck someone got with a swelled up neck....give it a week or so and things will be going good ..this weather and clear cold nights has them moving all night...I'm seeing deer but there bedding in the thick brush...if your not seeing animals still hunt the timber or do pushes through reprod, you bump some deer. A friend seen one mature buck sniffing the air but wasn't able to close the deal do to someone else bombing around 30mph and spooking it off....an FYI for new hunters... please do not go bombing down roads that go into good cuts then turn around and just leave....your not going to see big blacktails with this "tactic" its just not gonna happen. Have common courtesy for fellow hunters lots of guys out this weekend...I thought I was in rush hour traffic and everyone I talked to wasn't seeing anything from their trucks Sunday morning I was watching 2 does in a steep cut and 3 rigs drove by and glassed from their windows and did not see a thing...these deer just sit perfectly still and with their winter coats they just disappear in the brush
Things will change drastically this week. Good hunting weather is coming just in time for pre-rut activities.
