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Title: How many yards away?
Post by: klickitat on June 25, 2010, 10:12:20 AM
What is everyone's average distance in yards for their bear kills?
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: Woodchuck on June 25, 2010, 10:22:42 AM
my last ranged at 227yds
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Post by: saylean on June 25, 2010, 10:24:12 AM
50 yards or under for the most part.

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Post by: NRA4LIFE on June 25, 2010, 10:26:21 AM
About 50 feet.  Depends on how high they climbed.  (Wisconsin with dogs).
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Post by: let.it.fly on June 25, 2010, 10:27:48 AM
the only bear i'v taken was round about 430 yards. before you jump on me, this bear had an arrow in his face. i would not have taken the shot at that range and risked wounding. just thought i owed it to the bear to try and put it outa its missery. all came out well in the end. if your missing a carbon storm with g5 montec on it and you shot it at a bears face last year 30aug near elbow cullie in twisp. i have your arrow.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: Machias on June 25, 2010, 10:31:34 AM
I've killed 8 bears, the farthest one has been 15 yards.  The closest has been about 7 yards.
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Post by: littlemac on June 25, 2010, 10:40:23 AM
Majority have been within 30 yards (5 black bears), using 300 Wthrby Mag, factory 180gr/Nosler Partition.

On Vancouver Island last year it was 80 yards, 340 Wthrby, factory 210gr/Nosler Partition.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: let.it.fly on June 25, 2010, 10:51:00 AM
Majority have been within 30 yards (5 black bears), using 300 Wthrby Mag, factory 180gr/Nosler Partition.

On Vancouver Island last year it was 80 yards, 340 Wthrby, factory 210gr/Nosler Partition.
great lookin bear. he looks like he was a fighter. love the scar on his head
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: Machias on June 25, 2010, 10:58:03 AM
Nice bear littlemac!
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Post by: littlemac on June 25, 2010, 11:01:12 AM
Thanks guys, he was a fighter with the head wound that had healed and slightly rubbed on his hind quarter, but a good representative bear at 6'6".

Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: BLUEBULLS on June 25, 2010, 11:11:30 AM
my closest is 1 yard :)

farthest is maybe 150 yds.
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Post by: seaduckhunter on June 25, 2010, 11:14:30 AM
Shot all 4 of my bears 75yds and under.
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Post by: halflife65 on June 25, 2010, 11:26:04 AM
About 50 yards.  Longest was 100 yards and shortest about 35 yards.

Machias - did you shoot those out of a tree stand?  That's pretty cool...
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Post by: Curly on June 25, 2010, 11:30:50 AM
Cool pic Littlemac.
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Post by: NWBREW on June 25, 2010, 11:34:55 AM
I only have killed one and it was about 30 yards away. My father killed a big, big boar at about 35 yards away. One was  killed with a rifle
and one with a 44 mag pistol.
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Post by: machine on June 25, 2010, 11:56:41 AM
First bear was about 50 yards.The second was 374 yards.If I can get closer I will but some areas it isn't possible.My limit would be 400 yards.  
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Post by: yelp on June 25, 2010, 12:37:09 PM
My first  15 yards, second 98 yards.
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Post by: yelp on June 25, 2010, 12:39:52 PM
my closest is 1 yard :)

farthest is maybe 150 yds.

Lets hear about it...3' you a spear chucker....LOL
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Post by: WSU on June 25, 2010, 03:08:32 PM
Two within 30 yards, and one a few hundred.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: brew on June 25, 2010, 03:19:59 PM
first one i ever killed was off a bait and he was directly below my "tree stand" about 12 feet away....I was perched between a couple trees in Colville in October of 1992 stradling two 2x4's and he is still my biggest bear to date...I can still hear him breathing as he stood directly below me...will never forget that moment...sun was setting and shafts of sunlight caught him and the skeeters flying all around me...awesome...thats why I hunt
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: Machias on June 25, 2010, 03:24:34 PM
About 50 yards.  Longest was 100 yards and shortest about 35 yards.

Machias - did you shoot those out of a tree stand?  That's pretty cool...

Four were out of a treestand over bait, three were called in (two with a rifle and one with a bow) and one was shot with my bow while watching an elk wallow.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: BLUEBULLS on June 25, 2010, 03:32:31 PM
my closest is 1 yard :)

farthest is maybe 150 yds.

Lets hear about it...3' you a spear chucker....LOL

The 3 footer was back when I was a teenager. We had found a den the year prior. some friends got shots at a big chocolate sow that left the den while elk hunting and we figured she'd be back next year. The next year I hiked in to take a peak inside and see if she was home. The den was just a dug out hole under a dead fall that she had also carved out. Sure enough, when I peeked in, there she was. It took me quite a while to figure out how to shoot and finally I decided a hip shot would have to do. The scary part was reaching in there to get her, It was real dark in there and I couldn't see if she was dead or not. Luckily she was. She was a real old, dry sow close to 300lbs.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: yelp on June 25, 2010, 03:35:53 PM
Your a tunnel rat?  LOL   :o  Nice.
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Post by: Rufous on June 25, 2010, 09:48:35 PM
1. 25 yds in August 1997
2. 150 yds in May 2001
3. 190 yds in May 2003
4. 280 yds in May 2004
5. 540 yds in Oct 2004
6. 360 yds in May 2005
7. 25 yds in Sept 2006
8. 25 yds in May 2007
9. 530 yds in May 2008
10. 80 yds in Sept 2009
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 25, 2010, 09:56:21 PM
calling most of the shots for us are going to be under 100 but if seting up in a area and glassinf side hills and etc you can be pretty easy out to what ever you are comfy shooting and beyond
Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: ICEMAN on June 25, 2010, 10:00:19 PM
254 yds and about 50 for the second.
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Post by: billythekidrock on June 26, 2010, 06:16:24 AM
16 bears between 20 yards and 280 yards. Most around 50 yards.
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Post by: woodman on June 26, 2010, 06:29:14 AM
Farthest about 150 yards, closest about 15-20'. The closest walked out of the brush right on top of me, was a #400er. 4 bears total for me that I have brought home.
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Post by: ICEMAN on June 26, 2010, 06:31:21 AM
16 bears between 20 yards and 280 yards. Most around 50 yards.

 :ass:


 :chuckle:
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Post by: D-Rock425 on June 26, 2010, 12:37:52 PM
My last years bear was maybe 120 yards with a 7mm-08 140 grains shot him right in the heart never took a step just rolled to the bottom of the hill.
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Post by: Whitelightning on June 26, 2010, 12:40:11 PM
I have only one at 75 yards with  a .504 Muzzle loader.
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Post by: 280ackley on June 26, 2010, 12:53:31 PM
about 50 yards, BC spot and stock
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Post by: 180-GRAIN on June 26, 2010, 01:59:34 PM
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.
Title: Re: How many yards away?
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Title: Re: How many yards away?
Post by: cwuwildcat on June 26, 2010, 04:19:25 PM
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?
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on June 26, 2010, 04:29:00 PM
My one and only just a bit over 6' square. Four years old. 35 yards.

-Steve
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Post by: gramps on June 26, 2010, 04:53:52 PM
Only one at 30 yards.
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Post by: rasbo on June 26, 2010, 05:21:03 PM
avg 30 feet
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Post by: ouchfoss on June 26, 2010, 10:08:42 PM
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.  :yike: Would have made for some very close shots. Uncomfortably close!
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