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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: BK Dave on May 10, 2009, 07:55:40 PM

Title: Scary bear encounter
Post by: BK Dave on May 10, 2009, 07:55:40 PM: I had a Black bear stalk within about 30ft of me this morning!!
I was moving one of the Game cameras and was in the process of bolting the bear box to a tree, when my dogs who were just laying there, both let out a huge GROWLLL and Charged this bear, who had snuck up on me!! scared the living *censored* out of me!! :yike: Friggen glad I had the dogs....

I don't think the bear ment any harm, probably just curious??
Title: Re: Scary bear encounter
Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 10, 2009, 07:57:37 PM: Dave did you clean out your shorts?
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Post by: littlebuf on May 10, 2009, 08:04:00 PM: my uncle was a hunting guide in Alaska, mostly big browns and grizzly. he had one stalk him as he was approaching a kill. he said he just "felt" something. he swung around and there was a 9 foot brown bear about 5 yards behind him stopped in mid stride. he killed it off his hip with a 375, said if that bear wouldn't have stopped in mid stride like that "it woulda ate me"
Title: Re: Scary bear encounter
Post by: Huntbear on May 10, 2009, 08:07:25 PM: It is eerie, how quiet something that big can be going thru the woods. Glad the dogs warned you. Hope you carry a sidearm with you, if not before, then from now on.
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Post by: mossback91 on May 10, 2009, 08:08:45 PM: bet it was the foots pet.....
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Post by: saylean on May 10, 2009, 09:27:11 PM: those bears can be ghosts when they want too...i hate it..and love it at the same time.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on May 10, 2009, 09:29:44 PM: Yep they are sneakers, glad nothing serious happened for to you BK
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Post by: rasbo on May 10, 2009, 11:00:50 PM: thats the fun in calling dark thick timber..a real rush
Title: Re: Scary bear encounter
Post by: Abolt338 on May 11, 2009, 05:30:06 PM: Black Ghosts - it's not a nickname for nothing :o.

RW
Title: Re: Scary bear encounter
Post by: Sideswipe on May 11, 2009, 08:59:56 PM: Quote from: saylean on May 10, 2009, 09:27:11 PM
those bears can be ghosts when they want too...i hate it..and love it at the same time.

I'm learning late in life how addicting bear hunting can be. I've said it before but a hunter who trys bears will never be the same.