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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1631709" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>This past season I was black bear hunting with an outfitter that had 30+ hunters. Some were rifle hunters and some were bow hunters. One bow hunter ran into an incident with a sow and three cubs. The cubs found him in the tree, were curious and kept trying to join him in the tree stand, ignoring numerous attempts to scare the cubs and sow away. Momma was snapping and huffing at him for a very long time, a couple of times she started up the ladder to the stand. Just before dark the sow and her three kids went off into the surrounding brush. He hear her but could not see her. Shooting time ended, it was time to come out, he said the he could not see his sights, fearing that he might run into momma and the kids on the way out. At one point while attempting to come out of the tree he heard what he thought was the momma bear and went up into his tree stand and waited for the guide to come in and get him. The next day he was carrying his .45 Colt revolver. I have never bow hunted, however I'm thinking that if I did I would want some assurance/insurance other than the bow, especially for when coming out in the dark. The hunter said that he was certain his bow would be capable of taking the bear out, but was concerned about a miss or a follow up shot in the dark</p><p></p><p>I rifle hunt and I have numerous reasons for carrying a handgun with me. Carrying a handgun for a backup weapon is not one of them. My thoughts are that if I cannot drop what I am hunting with a rifle, a handgun certainly is not going to get the job done. When we come out to the road from the blind it is sometimes really dark. Waiting to be picked up can run up to two or three hours. I am not one who likes to be in the woods, in the dark, unarmed and waiting to be picked up for two or three hours. If your rifle is loaded, a game warden comes down the road does a check while you are waiting for your ride and your rifle is loaded, you just became a night hunter, and your hunting trip is about to come to an end, and.....the trip is about to get a whole lot more expensive. Where I hunt open carry is allowed, if the weapon is visible it is legal, day or night. I've had bear and bears with cubs pass me by while waiting for my ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1631709, member: 69192"] This past season I was black bear hunting with an outfitter that had 30+ hunters. Some were rifle hunters and some were bow hunters. One bow hunter ran into an incident with a sow and three cubs. The cubs found him in the tree, were curious and kept trying to join him in the tree stand, ignoring numerous attempts to scare the cubs and sow away. Momma was snapping and huffing at him for a very long time, a couple of times she started up the ladder to the stand. Just before dark the sow and her three kids went off into the surrounding brush. He hear her but could not see her. Shooting time ended, it was time to come out, he said the he could not see his sights, fearing that he might run into momma and the kids on the way out. At one point while attempting to come out of the tree he heard what he thought was the momma bear and went up into his tree stand and waited for the guide to come in and get him. The next day he was carrying his .45 Colt revolver. I have never bow hunted, however I'm thinking that if I did I would want some assurance/insurance other than the bow, especially for when coming out in the dark. The hunter said that he was certain his bow would be capable of taking the bear out, but was concerned about a miss or a follow up shot in the dark I rifle hunt and I have numerous reasons for carrying a handgun with me. Carrying a handgun for a backup weapon is not one of them. My thoughts are that if I cannot drop what I am hunting with a rifle, a handgun certainly is not going to get the job done. When we come out to the road from the blind it is sometimes really dark. Waiting to be picked up can run up to two or three hours. I am not one who likes to be in the woods, in the dark, unarmed and waiting to be picked up for two or three hours. If your rifle is loaded, a game warden comes down the road does a check while you are waiting for your ride and your rifle is loaded, you just became a night hunter, and your hunting trip is about to come to an end, and.....the trip is about to get a whole lot more expensive. Where I hunt open carry is allowed, if the weapon is visible it is legal, day or night. I've had bear and bears with cubs pass me by while waiting for my ride. [/QUOTE]
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