Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2012, 01:49:02 PM
So....DRT?
Remember....this is for discussion and eduaction for newbies like me that are still looking for that first bear.
Post by: johnnyaustin44 on May 15, 2012, 02:12:42 PM
Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2012, 02:13:27 PM
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on May 15, 2012, 02:28:55 PM
I say good. Broken front shoulders means it ain't runnin' !
:yeah: My favorite shot on anything with a rifle. Point of the shoulder. Concussion from the bone will knock him down, and with broken shoulders he probably wont get back up. Also, bears carry their vitals a little farther forward than ungluates.
Post by: gaddy on May 15, 2012, 02:42:32 PM
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Post by: bearpaw on May 17, 2012, 09:53:48 AM
This bear was roughly 35-40 yards when we were closest for this photo. I estimated the bear at 130 to 150 tops, but probably on the lighter side since it's springtime, probably about a 5'3" to 5'4" rug. I loved his color and must admit several bear similar to this color are in my trophy room. I have a 5'3" rug that is almost identical size and color to this bear. Some of you think he is smaller than that, maybe I was wrong, it certainly wouldn't be the first time, but I am usually pretty close when they hang from the scale. Through the years I will admit that we walked up to a 150 pound bear that weighed 75 or 80 and I can remember walking up to a bear just last fall that I told the hunter I was sure would go 250 and when I found him dead in the brush he was a 7 footer, my first comment was "Oh $hit" cause we were quite a ways from the road and that bear was a full foot bigger than I thought. Bear are hard to judge, the same bear will change weight as you watch him. We passed on this one so I guess we'll never know. :chuckle:
Rifle
With a rifle shooting well built bullets like a barnes TSX this bear is DOA, that shot is perfect in my book, break a shoulder and take out vitals, perfect medicine for dropping a bear, the barnes would exit the other side leaving a blood trail if the bear did go anywhere, but I doubt he would. I would even take the shot with a corelock or partition, the shoulder would be broken and vitals hit. FYI - I would not take this shot with a ballistic tip or similar type bullet, they would explode on the shoulder and possibly not penetrate the vitals causing a wounded and likely lost bear.
Archery
This is not a shot I would take with a bow, I would wait for the bear to turn so I didn't risk the shoulder stopping the arrow.
Blackpowder
Depends what projectile. Past experience has taught me the hard way that roundballs would likely be stopped at the shoulder so I would wait for a broadside and then shoot since it's not too big of bear. Bad experiences have also taught me that if this was a big bear I would not use roundballs at all. If I was shooting a well built heavy projectile I think this bear would be DOA with 1 shot exactly as shown.
Picture of the rug I mentioned.
Post by: Machias on May 17, 2012, 10:28:06 AM
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on May 17, 2012, 10:20:53 PM
learned something new- good topic. Before reading I would have shot just a little behind that shoulder to avoid breaking it. I'm guessing that would not be the place to shoot from the angle. Would my shot have missed vitals?
From that angle behind the shoulder I would bet it missed everything but maybe a little gut.... Lost bear.....
Post by: Kowsrule30 on May 17, 2012, 10:32:02 PM
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