Oh m y goodnes, that is on impressive animal.
I got a hunting experience that involves a Black bear but is not nearly as dramatic as that guys story.
Bow hunting for whitetail in September '99 in the Pungo river gameland in eastern NC. This is an archery only area and has an abundance of whitetails and black bear. I had recieved the warnings from other hunters about the bears there but I had seen quite a few with no aggresion from them. Generally a black bear doesn't want any part of a human. When I had seen them to this point, they were making tracks the other way. This day I was in my climber stand about 20' high in a tree and had just let a doe pass within my shot oppertunity zone. I knew there was another deer close because I heard it and caught a glimpse of it in the brush. I just
thought it was a whitetail. darkness came and I had to pack up, and start my one mile walk to my truck. I pack my stand, my bow, my gear, and shoulder it on my back. I make my way to the dirt road 100 yds from the tree that I was in. As I come out of the woods and walk westward toward my truck, out of the woods in front of me walks a blackie. He/she was less than 30' from me. It sees me and immediately stands on its hind legs with its nose high in the air. I stand there helpless wondering what I will do if it charges. All I see is this 8' animal standing onimous in front of me. Suddenly the bear runs in to the woods and I hear it crashing through the timber and brush for 100's of yards. I go and clean my underwear out and go home
After speaking with some guys, it turns out that the bear stood on its hind legs not to intimidate me, or a precurser to an attack..but rather it just didnt see me well because of the darkness and it was trying to wind me.
Needless to say, it was quite the experience for me. I have seen several bears since then on my weekly deer hunting trips there, but none like that incident.
[ 11-30-2001: Message edited by: -ammo- ]
