enough bow for b.bear
02-14-2006 | 05:53 PM
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From: Ludlow MA.
enough bow for b.bear
just getting all my things ready, well the bear hunt is not till the end of may in newbrunswick,but pratice, pratice, practice , ill be using my reflex grizz set at 68lbs 100gr. muzzy 3blades, g/t 55/75, w/b, trophy ridge , what do you guys think. should i change broadheads they fly great now , the only thing i really dont like is my pins dont seem bright enough
02-14-2006 | 07:04 PM
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From: Wisconsin and Canada
RE: enough bow for b.bear
Jamie,
As a professoinal bear hunting guide, I can tell you your setup is perfect. A lot of people don't realize that a black bear actually dies easier than a deer does.
The only concern I would have is you state your pins may not be bright enough. Picking out the correct spot to shoot can be a little more difficult ona bear, because of their color. Also, I ask my hunters who hunt with a bow not to shoot during low light. Again, this has to do with picking a spot to shoot at a black target, very difficult in low light.
Good luck on your hunt and post some pics when you get back.
As a professoinal bear hunting guide, I can tell you your setup is perfect. A lot of people don't realize that a black bear actually dies easier than a deer does.
The only concern I would have is you state your pins may not be bright enough. Picking out the correct spot to shoot can be a little more difficult ona bear, because of their color. Also, I ask my hunters who hunt with a bow not to shoot during low light. Again, this has to do with picking a spot to shoot at a black target, very difficult in low light.
Good luck on your hunt and post some pics when you get back.
02-14-2006 | 07:19 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Flushing Michigan
RE: enough bow for b.bear
I've never hunted bear but my dad has. In 1983 he killed a 350 pound black bear with a 55 pound Darton with aluminum arrows shooting with fingers. He had a complete passthrough. The night before the hunt they were target shooting and his partners bet him he couldn't hit a grape at 30 yards. He did it and everyone thought he was lucky. So he went double or nothing and he did it again. Everytime I start talking about how I shoot 73 pounds and 290 fps he reminds me of this story.....
02-14-2006 | 07:23 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: currently Fort Drum, NY
RE: enough bow for b.bear
this is way off topic. but dan...have you ever been to michigan? specifically down by three rivers michigan? i know someone, named dan, that was a bear hunting guide and he was down there for a while.
but on topic....sounds like your gonna have fun and good luck to ya!
but on topic....sounds like your gonna have fun and good luck to ya!
02-14-2006 | 07:26 PM
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RE: enough bow for b.bear
ORIGINAL: whitecloudhunter
this is way off topic. but dan...have you ever been to michigan? specifically down by three rivers michigan? i know someone, named dan, that was a bear hunting guide and he was down there for a while.
but on topic....sounds like your gonna have fun and good luck to ya!
this is way off topic. but dan...have you ever been to michigan? specifically down by three rivers michigan? i know someone, named dan, that was a bear hunting guide and he was down there for a while.
but on topic....sounds like your gonna have fun and good luck to ya!
Sorry man, I have never been to Michigan. I guide in Canada at the resort I own.
02-14-2006 | 08:09 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: enough bow for b.bear
Thanks Dan for the response. I've always said that a bow setup for whitetails is as adequate for black bears. Black bears have a thinner skin although thicker hair than a whitetail.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
02-14-2006 | 10:16 PM
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RE: enough bow for b.bear
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Thanks Dan for the response. I've always said that a bow setup for whitetails is as adequate for black bears. Black bears have a thinner skin although thicker hair than a whitetail.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
Thanks Dan for the response. I've always said that a bow setup for whitetails is as adequate for black bears. Black bears have a thinner skin although thicker hair than a whitetail.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
Another note about bears is they may not bleed as much as adeer because of the thicker hair and more fat.
If, after the shot, you think you may have hit it too far back, wait until morning and I gurantee you will find it within 100 yds.
As far as vitals, they sit farther forward than a deers. I reccomend waiting for a quartering away shot. I also tell my hunters never to shoot a bear while it is laying down, only standing up. A bear laying downwill give you a smaller target at the vitals.
Good Luck!!!!!
02-15-2006 | 10:39 AM
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RE: enough bow for b.bear
Great advice, your setup is fine. I stocked and shot a bear this past fall. He bled like mad and expired quickly, pick your spot and you will be fine.
Here is a pic of the very distinctive trail.
Here is a pic of the very distinctive trail.
02-15-2006 | 12:01 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: enough bow for b.bear
ORIGINAL: _Dan
Another thing I do is set the baits up so the bears are almost always quartering away or at least broadside. I do this with positioning of logs in a V shape in front of a tree and placing the bait at the back of the V.
Another note about bears is they may not bleed as much as adeer because of the thicker hair and more fat.
If, after the shot, you think you may have hit it too far back, wait until morning and I gurantee you will find it within 100 yds.
As far as vitals, they sit farther forward than a deers. I reccomend waiting for a quartering away shot. I also tell my hunters never to shoot a bear while it is laying down, only standing up. A bear laying downwill give you a smaller target at the vitals.
Good Luck!!!!!
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
Thanks Dan for the response. I've always said that a bow setup for whitetails is as adequate for black bears. Black bears have a thinner skin although thicker hair than a whitetail.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
Thanks Dan for the response. I've always said that a bow setup for whitetails is as adequate for black bears. Black bears have a thinner skin although thicker hair than a whitetail.
Jamiebuck, I took my bear with a Muzzy broadhead on a Beman ICS. It entered the bears front shoulder and exited the opposite rear quarter splitting the femur bone perfectly with a 3 blade imprint through it...the bear expired in seconds 50 yards away....have a great hunt.....aim small, miss small and enjoy.
Another note about bears is they may not bleed as much as adeer because of the thicker hair and more fat.
If, after the shot, you think you may have hit it too far back, wait until morning and I gurantee you will find it within 100 yds.
As far as vitals, they sit farther forward than a deers. I reccomend waiting for a quartering away shot. I also tell my hunters never to shoot a bear while it is laying down, only standing up. A bear laying downwill give you a smaller target at the vitals.
Good Luck!!!!!
You got a webiste or anything. I might think about booking a hunt with ya.