1. stand here and take my chances
2. throw my cell phone at it if it starts to charge, and run like hell for 2 ft before it b&tch smacks me
3. ask him if he has saw any bucks, and take him to dinner tommorow for turkey day
4. take my chances and make slow steps back up the trailwell obviously i chose #4....luckily it spooked as well and ran back into the woods but i ask, once again, other then the fact of being unarmed, even though it doesnt matter much due to the legalities....
What would you of done?
Shit my pants and ask him for a new diaper :clap
1. stand here and take my chances
2. throw my cell phone at it if it starts to charge, and run like hell for 2 ft before it b&tch smacks me
3. ask him if he has saw any bucks, and take him to dinner tommorow for turkey day
4. take my chances and make slow steps back up the trailwell obviously i chose #4....luckily it spooked as well and ran back into the woods but i ask, once again, other then the fact of being unarmed, even though it doesnt matter much due to the legalities....
What would you of done?
shart my pants and ask him for a new diaper :clap
X2 LOL
So I hear about few bear encounters up in the okaloosa area every once in awhile and i'm curious. Are there certain areas where bears like to be (Brush, trees, valleys, etc) so I can be aware of where to look/avoid while scouting or any general info out there in regards to where to look so you see them before they see me...lol Heard about them climbing trees etc. but would they generally let you know of there presence or spook before you get to close? Hopefully this isn't to general of a question just curious before the "oh sh*t" moment as i have heard of them charging if they have there lil ones with them.
I have been hunting bears over bait sites for 9 years and have never had an encounter with one. Black bears are more timid than deer and have a hotter nose. Their eye site is terrible which is probably the reason you had such a close encounter with one. It did not smell or hear you but as soon as you made a movement it ran away. When baiting I make the same noise everytime so the bear get used to my my smell and voice. After a week of baiting I will get in my stand right after baiting my site and 90% of the time a bear will come into the site within 15 minutes; therefore, the bears know I am there and even though their hunger urges are so strong, they will wait until they think it is safe. Similar to deer, the big ones will always let the small ones feed first to ensure it is safe and then they will come in and scare the small ones away. Here is a couple pictures of a sow with her 2 cubs which were hitting my site everyday but she always waited about 15 minutes to make sure I had left the area. She never bothered me at all. Pretty cool pics
