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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 2559860" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>It's true that we all make mistakes and here is a whopper that I was involved in:</p><p></p><p>I was bear hunting in Canada with a buddy. It was a guided hunt and we were hunting at two different sites that were several miles apart. My buddy hits a bear broadside and it takes off. They followed the double blood trail (bleeding out both sides) for awhile before the guide decides that he should pick me up before they pursue the bear any farther. It was well after dark when they got to me.</p><p></p><p>I had the only handheld GPS. I set a point at the guides truck in the middle of no where when we got out. We got on a heavy blood trail that went waaaaaaaay farther than anyone believed a heavily bleeding bear could go. We all assumed there was a dead bear at the end of the trail. We followed along with our tiny flashlights until we saw no more blood. I was looking down at the illuminated screen of my GPS to determine where we were in relationship to where the guide's truck was. All of a sudden I hear them yell out "LOOK OUT- THERE'S A BEAR"! My first reaction was to laugh because they were just trying to have a little fun with me. When I looked up from the screen, I was totally night blinded and couldn't see a thing. But ............ I could see two tiny lights running away and crashing through the brush so I ran in the direct of the fleeing lights.</p><p></p><p>When I caught up with them they said, "didn't you see the bear? It was close enough to touch you"! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> The answer was no - I couldn't see anything at the time. Now what? No one had a firearm!!!! The guide screwed up big time. I used my GPS to make a bee line back to the truck and my buddy grabbed his .308. With the GPS we were able to get right back to the bear which was mortally wounded but still alive. One shot to the head and the all the excitement drained away and my buddy got his bear.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the most unpredictable things happen and you need to be prepared. The guide should have had a gun and should have told the hunter to take his gun. But the collective opinion was that the bear was dead at the end of the rainbow. What a stupid mistake was made that will never be repeated. It is one of the reasons that I prefer to hunt bears in the good ol' USA; I always carry a 5" 629 when afield here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 2559860, member: 313"] It's true that we all make mistakes and here is a whopper that I was involved in: I was bear hunting in Canada with a buddy. It was a guided hunt and we were hunting at two different sites that were several miles apart. My buddy hits a bear broadside and it takes off. They followed the double blood trail (bleeding out both sides) for awhile before the guide decides that he should pick me up before they pursue the bear any farther. It was well after dark when they got to me. I had the only handheld GPS. I set a point at the guides truck in the middle of no where when we got out. We got on a heavy blood trail that went waaaaaaaay farther than anyone believed a heavily bleeding bear could go. We all assumed there was a dead bear at the end of the trail. We followed along with our tiny flashlights until we saw no more blood. I was looking down at the illuminated screen of my GPS to determine where we were in relationship to where the guide's truck was. All of a sudden I hear them yell out "LOOK OUT- THERE'S A BEAR"! My first reaction was to laugh because they were just trying to have a little fun with me. When I looked up from the screen, I was totally night blinded and couldn't see a thing. But ............ I could see two tiny lights running away and crashing through the brush so I ran in the direct of the fleeing lights. When I caught up with them they said, "didn't you see the bear? It was close enough to touch you"! :eek::eek::eek: The answer was no - I couldn't see anything at the time. Now what? No one had a firearm!!!! The guide screwed up big time. I used my GPS to make a bee line back to the truck and my buddy grabbed his .308. With the GPS we were able to get right back to the bear which was mortally wounded but still alive. One shot to the head and the all the excitement drained away and my buddy got his bear. Sometimes the most unpredictable things happen and you need to be prepared. The guide should have had a gun and should have told the hunter to take his gun. But the collective opinion was that the bear was dead at the end of the rainbow. What a stupid mistake was made that will never be repeated. It is one of the reasons that I prefer to hunt bears in the good ol' USA; I always carry a 5" 629 when afield here. [/QUOTE]
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