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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: buckhorn2 on May 05, 2010, 08:56:57 AM

Title: umbrella for bear
Post by: buckhorn2 on May 05, 2010, 08:56:57 AM: Watched a show on the hunting chanell where they used a black umbrella held in front of them to get close to a bear because of the bears poor eyesight he thought it was just another bear. The way the weather has been here on the coast an umbrella could come in handy.
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Post by: saylean on May 05, 2010, 08:58:46 AM: Jim Shockey does that.

I wouldnt do it over here though...wearing black during bear season is a bad idea.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on May 05, 2010, 09:14:40 AM: Never thought of that but your right on there.
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Post by: rasbo on May 05, 2010, 09:18:14 AM: Ive had them look right through me at 30 feet..not the best eyesite at all
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Post by: bearmanric on May 05, 2010, 09:24:06 AM: till you move or they smell you. great idea tho. that stuff work's great on pronghorn archery. Rick ;)
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Post by: Jeremy S on May 05, 2010, 10:15:40 AM: Sounds like a good way to get shot. :(
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on May 05, 2010, 10:18:38 AM: Dont hunt bear in a black sweat-suit ?... :chuckle:
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Post by: benhuntin on May 05, 2010, 10:22:29 AM: That was a very tragic accident and not a good day for anybody let alone hunters. Probably not the best idea to laugh at. :twocents:
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on May 05, 2010, 10:27:24 AM: I did not know that was the cause of that unfortunate accident.
I was just being :P
I did not meen anything specific, sorry if I offended.
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Post by: benhuntin on May 05, 2010, 10:29:27 AM: Not offended, just saying. It sounded like a young kid that made a horrible mistake.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on May 05, 2010, 10:44:55 AM: Quote from: benhuntin on May 05, 2010, 10:29:27 AM
Not offended, just saying. It sounded like a young kid that made a horrible mistake.
Unfortunately, that incident was not on my mind at the time I made the comment, I was just following the Umbrella,
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I wouldnt do it over here though...wearing black during bear season is a bad idea
part of the conversation.
Again , sorry if I offended.
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Post by: bobcat on May 05, 2010, 11:22:50 AM: Quote from: benhuntin on May 05, 2010, 10:22:29 AM
That was a very tragic accident and not a good day for anybody let alone hunters. Probably not the best idea to laugh at. :twocents:

You're thinking of the "accident" at Sauk Mountain where the kid shot the hiker? If so, she wasn't wearing black. She was wearing a blue jacket.

I don't think anybody was "laughing" about that accident. It wasn't the topic here. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Machias on May 05, 2010, 11:27:38 AM: She had a BRIGHT blue jacket on.
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Post by: machine on May 06, 2010, 09:59:55 AM: Reminds me of Indian paintings were their sneaking up on deer with a deer hide on the back.Might work OK but I'm not going to try it.