Love to Bear Hunt From the Ground

[Phillip Fields]

https://youtu.be/xBj9f9d_kGI

This blind looks just like the one I was in last fall in Maine. I had a big boar come in to less than 10 yards, but didn't offer me a shot. I'll be after him again this fall.

[tradtiger]

Wow!
I didn't know you were a life-and-death adrenaline seeker, Phillip.

The guy's arrow touched the big bear's nose!

And that blind wasn't fooling anybody, either. Every one of those bears looked right over to check out the new guy in the woods.

[Maddog20/20]

Two things...

1). He really let that beat get that close with no sidearm out?

2). That was more of a “lookatme” than a “blind.” Every animal in the zip code looked straight at him.


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[MadHatter]

I've been ten yards from several of em, growing up in the Quachita Mts. Back to a tree squirrel hunting or deer hunting, and one will come shuffling by. Had more than few tense moments. Soon as they wind you though, you would think someone stuck a cattle prod in their butt.

[DRT]

Yeah that would be exciting but exactly the reason I don't feel the need to shoot a bear.
We fed them marshmallows by hand at the town dump (landfill) as a kid. They are like that. Curious and social and once they associate human scent with food, bold.
I'm going this spring but honestly I have no clue why.

Gary

[TheHammer]

That’s awesome! You truly never know what will happen on any given hunt.

[Phillip Fields]

This picture was from inside my blind in Maine last fall. That barrel is 10 yds.

[Kingfisher789]

That was KRAZy!

[tradtiger]

Your blind seems a lot better situated than the one in the video. Window narrower, uses vegetation on sides, plus the three small trees in front on the left side and the larger one mid-way between blind and barrel. All those factors would make you less obvious than the other, where there were just cedar boughs stacked in a low front wall.

[SwampGhost]

Anyone have spare underwear???? Man that was waaaaay too close!
I’m going back to Ontario at the end of May to hunt bear again. Can’t wait but I promise you all I’ll be in a tree not on the ground lol

[Phillip Fields]

Anyone have spare underwear???? Man that was waaaaay too close!
I’m going back to Ontario at the end of May to hunt bear again. Can’t wait but I promise you all I’ll be in a tree not on the ground lol

You do know that Black Bears can climb trees.

[Bisch]

You do know that Black Bears can climb trees.

I do!!!! He scared the crap outta me when he zipped up the tree I was sitting in. I had a death grip on that can of bear spray, but did not use it!!!!

Bisch


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[SwampGhost]

You do know that Black Bears can climb trees.

I do but for some reason I fell a little safer up there. But the thought did cross my mind how fast I could unhook my safety harnesses if one decided he wanted my stand lmao

[Wudstix]

Ooooh What's that smell!!! Yikes.

[Phillip Fields]

I do!!!! He scared the crap outta me when he zipped up the tree I was sitting in. I had a death grip on that can of bear spray, but did not use it!!!!

Bisch


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Pity there's not a video of this.