I can't say I have ever specifically bear hunted.The archery season before last I killed a pretty good size sow appx. 225 pounds.I wont bore you with the whole story but the afternoon I killed the bear I had seen three different bears from the tree stand I was hunting.I didn't expect to see any bears at that location,there were two good bucks that I was hunting.
I now have more of an interest in hunting them although I would much rather shoot a nice buck.Their population has increased considerably in the last several years,I would like to be involved in helping to keep their population in check as well as help the deer herd out because they kill so many fawns.
I actually have an interest in taking one with a rifle and will likely devote some time tothat this year.Moments before I shot the bear two years ago,before it moved far enough away to give me it's chest cavity it was sniffing my tree steps.I honestly believed it was going to come up the tree,talk about an adrenaline rush!