I have to agree... what if someone else stumbles onto that grizzly? like say.. a fisherman or something... they dont even stand a chance if the bear charges.



As to the shot... I'm guessing it's a gut shot from what he's saying. It happened to me once before with a deer. I hit it right under the diaphragm, I even pierced part of the diaphragm. The deer ran away maibe 400-500 yards, maibe farther, and it just laid there, facing where it came from. When I tracked it, I found very little blood but when I got to it, it got up and bolted away, I was lucky enough to get off a shot, got it in the spine that time but i'm guessing it would have made another 400-500 yards to lay down again. I would have kept tracking that deer for days if I would have had to. I cant believe you gave up after only 2 hours...
Did you try tracking the bear after it bolted the second time? My guess it you'll find a stinky, bloated, dead grizzly not very far from where you saw it last if you wait till this week-end to go search.

$hit happens, it's your responsibility to make it right.