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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: Big6bull on July 13, 2018, 07:16:05 PM

Title: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: Big6bull on July 13, 2018, 07:16:05 PM: So just watched an episode of the edge where the guy said after a marginal shot on a bear to immediately chase it attempting to tree the bear. Thought it was interesting thought. Anyone tried this ?
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: h20hunter on July 13, 2018, 07:23:32 PM: No. I would shoot it again. Granted, if I had a buddy that was disposable he could chase it up a tree.
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: Jpmiller on July 13, 2018, 07:29:14 PM: Quote from: h20hunter on July 13, 2018, 07:23:32 PM
No. I would shoot it again. Granted, if I had a buddy that was disposable he could chase it up a tree.

Well then, guess I won't be bear hunting with you :chuckle:

On that thought path though I do believe a wounded bear probably would be more inclined to take my face off of my head than to go up a tree
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: h20hunter on July 13, 2018, 07:34:02 PM: My thoughts exactly.
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: carpsniperg2 on July 13, 2018, 07:39:54 PM: Chase after wounded bear or shoot again? No brainer lol dump lead into them.
I have enough problems with bears not being wounded wanting to whoop me let alone one hurting and ready to fight lol.
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: j_h_nimrod on July 13, 2018, 08:29:08 PM: Ughhh??? No!!! I can’t see anything good coming from this idea... I have been around a lot of black bears, killed a few, and guided a fair number and I can say this is one of those “don’t try this at home” ideas.
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: Big6bull on July 13, 2018, 08:39:49 PM: Think it was season 1 Episode 3 ish. Pretty funny the guy started running the direction barking :chuckle:
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: ghosthunter on July 13, 2018, 08:49:44 PM: I had one up a tree last year.
Wasn’t that fun by yourself. Got lucky.

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,210912.msg2833866/topicseen.html#msg2833866
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: bearpaw on July 15, 2018, 10:26:45 PM: We've had several climb trees after getting shot, they did it on their own, usually yearlings or young sows. We've also treed quite a few bear out of season for fun by barking them up a tree. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Treeing bear after shot
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on July 16, 2018, 10:09:50 AM: A buddy shot a bear in the Wenaha that went way up in a dense, gnarly spruce before expiring. He definitely would not recommend treeing one, he says getting up that tree was like belly crawling through blackberries and then rolling in fresh tar. One of his worst hunting experiences.