kman43 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Good Morning, new guy here and thought I would ask for some advice. This past Saturday I had 3 young bears come into a clearing near my stand. This was about a half hour before dark and 2 of them started wrestling about 40 yards away. Anyway, I figured mother bear was around somewhere so I just sat tight and enjoyed the show (admittedly a little nervous). After about 10 minutes they ran off to the south and a large bear (which I'm assuming was mama) chased after them. It was pretty cool I guess but not quite the encounter I was hoping for and it was the first time I had ever seen a bear in the wild. My question is what should I take from this experience and what do I need to know going further? I'm not thrilled with having bears coming into my bowhunting setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 From what I've heard it sounds like you did everything right...except buy a Bear Tag:clown: Welcome to the forums...hope you stick around;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250savage Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 well it may be common sense.. but don't get between them! other than that i have no idea. that would be pretty amusing and scary at the same time!:clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNcrittergittr Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I wouldn't worry about bears ruining anything as far as deer hunting goes. We have em all over, never had any problems. A bear's home home range can be huge, so you may and probably will never see them again, especially with winter coming they'll be hybernating soon. Be glad you had a great encounter and experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp793 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 You need to jump down from your stand and start wrestling with them. Mama bear loves it when people do that!!:crutch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airman312 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 welcome to the forums...just stay in the tree, otherwise, run really fast and scream like a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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