Siberian Brown Bear hunt video....Local hunting guide with a sporterized Mosin...

[Mike U.]

Hey Mike U !!

Hey. Mike U !!
You did ask a valid question that deserves and answer. When I was younger, there were instances where we killed without eating but still had a purpose. We'd shoot groundhogs in the fields that the horses grazed in because the horses wou9ld step in the groundhog hole and break a leg. The loss of the horse on the farm was far more devastating than the loss of the groundhog. We'd also shoot rats which eat our grain and seed and carried disease.
But, we didn't shoot animals just to make a rug out of them, or stuff them and make trophy's out of them.
Should we hunt bear? Yes, there are times when bears are a safety problem and if they can't be relocated, should be eliminated. Should we go out of our way, trek deep into their habitat and hunt them just for fun? Well, that I don't agree with.
It's a delicate balancing act between right and wrong, food, conservation, habitat infringement (theirs and ours). I certainly don't have the answers, just my convoluted opinion.
Regarding Siberian bears...if they truly hunt humans and are a threat to humans, well...then they should be eliminated, again, if they can't be relocated.

That's cool. I was hoping it didn't come across as offensive as it was an idle curiosity kind of query. I'm always interested in a hunter's point of view on hunting issues.

I hear ya on the Siberian Bears. That's damn scary.
And especially as big as those suckers are. YIKES!

Makes me real happy that I live in Florida.
Here, we just have to dodge the occasional irate gator and deal with pesky deer stealin' Skunk Apes.

 

[ojibweindian]

Looked like a good shoulder shot.