I'm real new to the whole hunting scene, and i think its great. Let me just get right in to the question: Would it be legally possible to hunt a bear, in the united states, with a spear or another melee weapon?
you have far greater cajones than i my friend. personally if i was going bear hunting i would want the bigest loudest rifle that i could shoot accurately. and you want to hunt one with a six foot stick with a blade on the end! i don't think you could get a guide to take you on such a hunt. i could be wrong though.
I don't think the legality is the issue... moreover the issue is the question of why you would want to put your life in danger like that? Chances are... unless you have a strong arm and a gift for making a projectile hit its target that you might not come back from a bear hunt like that.
Not nocking you down. I'm just saying you might want to consider that long and hard before acting on it.
Hogs are often hunted with spears. Trained dogs chase/corner the hog. A cur or pit bull takes it down, usually by the ear. Then it is speared. Doing something like that with a bear seems risky to the dogs and the man with the spear.
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