[8D] I just watched a video on black bear hunting that was sent to me by a fellow forum visitor. These 2 hunters were hunting with bows. One had a custom made recurve. The other hunter, the narrator hunted with a compound. All toll I think they took 4 bear and not one of them any farther than 50-100 yds. BOWS WILL DEFINATELY DO THE JOB ON BLACK BEAR!