Bears while Elk Hunting
09-18-2008, 03:58 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 590
RE: Bears while Elk Hunting
It can happen, but I'd worry about more mundane things, like hypothermia or twisting a knee stepping over a log.
That said, my very first bugle of the '07 season brought a black bear sow on the run. She came to 20 feet before she realized her mistake.
That said, my very first bugle of the '07 season brought a black bear sow on the run. She came to 20 feet before she realized her mistake.
09-19-2008, 01:33 PM
#12
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 88
RE: Bears while Elk Hunting
Good info. Salukipv1. Thanks.
Then here is the next question. Obviously, I've never confronted a bear in the woods but what's better a gun or bear spray? I understand both could be somewhat ineffective if the bear really wants a piece of your A$$.
I guess the best advice ismake sure you canrun faster than the guy next to you.
Then here is the next question. Obviously, I've never confronted a bear in the woods but what's better a gun or bear spray? I understand both could be somewhat ineffective if the bear really wants a piece of your A$$.
I guess the best advice ismake sure you canrun faster than the guy next to you.
09-21-2008, 06:03 PM
#13
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Beautiful western Montana
Posts: 752
RE: Bears while Elk Hunting
ORIGINAL: 320fpsmathews
I hunted deer and elk in the bitterroot valley (hamilton).in 30 years hunting in the valley i saw one black bear,and it was so small i thought at first that it was a dog!! it was laying in a depression in the ground and I was about three steps away from tripping over it when it jumped up and tore off through the woods bawling like I had kicked it!!
I hunted deer and elk in the bitterroot valley (hamilton).in 30 years hunting in the valley i saw one black bear,and it was so small i thought at first that it was a dog!! it was laying in a depression in the ground and I was about three steps away from tripping over it when it jumped up and tore off through the woods bawling like I had kicked it!!
I see several bears a year here in the bitterroot. I've seen 2 so far this year, and I havn't even starting cutting wood.
