Wow, tough choice. If the bear didnt leave i would have shought about shooting it too, that kind of gester is scary.
I was in south central Co the last week. After i blew off a real shyster of an outfitter i went on my own. The first night i heard crows calling above me, i went up one bench to see what it was and 20 yrds away as i topped the bench was a bull with 2 large bears feeding on it. I quickly knocked up an arrow just in case, and made a little noise so i didnt surprise them. One saw me right away(big one) and lumbered off fast. The other one was pretty stuipid, i made more noise, and finnaly waved my hands before he saw me. He left without a fight either. I took a few photos of the bull and went to get a bear tag the next day. I didnt want to sit on the carcass all day because i really wanted to elk hunt so i just passed by it 2 times a day. I saw the bears the next 3 days but never on the carcass, just as they were either leaving or going to it, and the shot never presented itself, but pretty close a couple times.
I got to admit that i wasnt scared when i first came on them that first night, more fascinated than anything but still leary. I can post the pics of the carcass if anyone wanted to see it. The snow one day revealed 3 different sets of tracks and they ate the whole thing in 2 1/2 days. Dammit, how do you get the pics to open automatic<img src='home.wi.rr.com/schmalts/index.html/carcass.jpg
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