How many yards away?

[Whitelightning]

I have only one at 75 yards with  a .504 Muzzle loader.

[280ackley]

about 50 yards, BC spot and stock

[180-GRAIN]

I've shot five bears and I would say looking back that 4 of them were around 150 yards the other was around 50. I have had a lot of opportunities at longer range shots but I like to keep my shots as close as possible on bears.

[Cascade Hunter]

[cwuwildcat]

my closest is 1 yard

I've got to hear about this?  How'd you get it that close?  Shoot boo-boo at the zoo?

[JackOfAllTrades]

My one and only just a bit over 6' square. Four years old. 35 yards.

-Steve

[gramps]

Only one at 30 yards.

[rasbo]

avg 30 feet

[ouchfoss]

Ive only gotten 2 and they were both archery shots. First was about 10 yards, second was about 25. There has been a couple times where I heard a bear in a brushy spot making all kinds of noise eating cascara and I sat the edge of the brush waiting for him to come out and then had the noise go silent and so Id sneak back a little ways away to wait for a shot and have him silently pop out within a few feet of where I was standing before.  Would have made for some very close shots. Uncomfortably close!