BOWHUNTER SMOKES BLACK BEAR AFTER BLUFF CHARGE AT EXTREMELY CLOSE RANGE

[Graybeard]

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Posted by Travis Smola

Bear hunting does not get much more intense than this.
Hunting for bears is always exciting, but there is something about bowhunting for them that makes the whole experience much more intense. Especially if you are hunting on the ground and going eye-to-eye with the large omnivores.

In one of the more intense and exciting bear hunting videos we have ever seen, YouTuber deermeatfordinner is up in Canada trying to help with a little population control in an area loaded with black bears.

It does not take him long to get on a nice-sized 200-pound bruin. There is no stealthy ambush in this one. The bear knows Robert and his cameraman are there. It makes one bluff charge before walking nearly into their laps. It ends up making for a chip shot with archery gear. Stick around afterwards for some tips on how to prepare a bear for the dinner table.

https://youtu.be/0c2ZIiXCdgg

Most people who hunt bears like to get up in a treestand and out of harm's way. Robert decided just to sit on a log like he was hunting turkeys. The first bruin he saw on this day fled the scene when he realized humans were around, but the second one clearly knew something was up. That short bluff charge it made is enough to make even the most experienced hunters nervous. Fortunately, the bruin did not follow through with a full attack.

It is safe to say that this was a hunt that neither of them will soon forget. That cranky bruin was almost in their laps before he made the shot! It was probably a little closer than they would have liked, but fortunately the shot was true, and the bear only went a short distance before expiring.

We always appreciate Robert's catch and cooks too because they give us some good ideas on how to prepare our wild game feasts. We picked up some good tips for prepping predators here. Congrats on the great bear and the exciting hunt Robert!

[Mule 11]

Excellent video. If ya click on the next video it shows him butchering it. Really enjoyed it.

[Buckskin]

From a guy who has shot 3 bears with a bow, I'm calling BS on this one.  I'm not saying he didn't shoot that bear that bluff charged, but he didn't get the shot when it was that close and his shot on camera was not the killing shot.   If you've ever shot a bear with an arrow you know when they come in like a ghost and when hit they take off like a bat out of hell and make an incredible amount of noise going through the woods, they also usually grunt/growl as they get hit.  You hear nothing from that bear on the video also look at the angle of the bow when the bear is coming and and when he makes the shot.  And why would you not show that shot?  On other of his vids he shows the kill shot?  The bear obviously ran off a bit and he had to make a longer shot, but wanted to make it much more dramatic...  Trying to make it seem far more dangerous than it is.  Bear hunting is about as dangerous as deer hunting.  Sad really.  And that bear is 125-150, you can tell that on the vid where he is butchering.