Chasing elk is not near as hard!!! I do hunt them all the time also, there is no compareison. The bears dont always tree, we have caught several angry bears on the ground. Most bears we tree we do not shoot, we tree them and take pictures and leave it. Last year I treed almost 50 bear and I never shot any of them. Its called catch and release. I get the thrill out of watching my hounds run not the thrill of the kill.