got charged by a black bear today

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Sounds like you did just fine. I would go out looking for the bear with some friends to try and finish it.

Were you hunting near New Bern? Just wondering, I saw several black bears when I was down there in the New Bern area.
 
Man, I had a little face to face with a bear this season while out for deer. Mine ended with me backing across the clearing and him thundering away in the scrub oak after we yelled at each other a bit. Remembering those few seconds of excitement and having to make decisions in them, I think you did right.

Me, I blew it completely. I didn't have a bear tag.
 
mgregg no i wasnt in new bern but i live there we do have a good number of bear but i was at my sisters horse from just out side pollocksville (but 20 mins from new bern)

we looked both saturday night and sunday but with no luck i think it went back into the swamp and is either licking its wounds doing ok or is dead

for once im hoping i did a bad shot and just grazed it enought o get rid of it

i was back out there today hunting and found a big pile of fresh bear poop so it may still be around or its another but either way im glad there is one there for the demeber bear season

asher here when you buy your big game license you get deer bear boar and turkey so i was fine it was open season too

i think i would have done the same thing even if it wasnt open just beacause i just reacted i didnt really think more of just and oh crap moment i did feel kinda dumb because i worked the action ejecting my first round but it loaded more so it was ok lol
 
Paint, you did the best you could given the circumstances. The outcome wasn't ideal but that is part of hunting. We should feel crappy about it. It shows we have respect and reverence for the game we pursue. Learn from it.

I told you about my Brother-in-law's bear last year in the brush gun thread. I still feel crappy about it and I wasn't the one who pulled the trigger. Spoiled the trip for me and was a bitter lesson for my BIL.
 
1) glad to hear that you are okay; consider yourself fortunate & that you able to continue working to provide for your family

2) your sincere regret about the circumstances surrounding the orphaned cub & injured/dying adult bear shows that you are an ethical hunter & conservationist at heart

3) you did the best you could at the time with the tools you had & the reflexes that are ingrained by your humanity (fight or flight; self preservation vs needless sacrifice, etc)

4) you weren't given the time to properly aim & squeeze the trigger using proper form & breath control...the same happens to the best trained soldiers & law enforcement personnel when they come under fire in a combat situation; regardless you did what anyone in your circumstances would have done

5) contact your state's wildlife management agency, explain what happened, and that you are concerned over the welfare of the cub; hopefully they will dispatch someone to trap the bear & find a sanctuary to accept it; your experience can be used for statistical analysis & teaching purposes for hunter safety courses
 
Take away her credit cards?

In 1970 or '71 I back-pedaled from a charge, about 40 feet in front of me across a creek. She just wanted me to go away. The baby stayed behind her. It was a snap decision and you never ever know if it's right until afterward.

If your 30 foot estimate is accurate, it surely doesn't leave much time for thinking, does it? You gotta make your best decision instantly and make it stick. There is no right or wrong, just make your decision and make it stick.
 
Agreed with the rest about your need to shoot.

My only question is how many times the phrase "Holy $#&%!" left your lips?
 
Hey Paint ball,

I understand how you feel, but I would consider myself lucky... what if that blackie didn't stop the charge and that shoulder hit didn't stop it?? what if that would have been a brown bear... who knows how the story would have ended.

Hug your family, Mate and give another thanks to The MAN Upstairs.

And stand tall and be proud, you're a good man.

LGB.
 
swear.........about 12.......per sentence

thanks guys


i got an update from a friend that farms the land around there

he said hes seen 1 bear with a vub all year and it didnt come around for a while but he saw ita few days ago with its cub while he was harvesting the beans

he said it was limping but running and looked fine :)
 
while it sucks that you didnt find the bear you shot, you really had no choice. it is called "SURVIVAL"! it is not like you stalked the bear and shot it on purpose. it CHARGED you. this has always played in the back of my mind. but i certainly am not going to just lay down and die because an animal THINKS i am a threat. the MOST IMPORTANT THING about any outdoor activity is coming home ALIVE and safe. you should feel good that you were challenged by an agressive wild animal, in its teritory, and you had enough stones, and skill and wit to survive the attack. it will be something to tell your kids, and grand kids about.
 
the cub will probobly be alright. animals have instinct on how to survive. But i would have to say you did the right thing as well. if any animal starts charging me, it is going to get shot.
 
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