#258635 - 04/06/13 03:09 AM
Who is hunting who?
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Old Hand
Registered: 09/12/01
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Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Warning: graphic content [You can watch the first 2/3 if you are queasy about hunting.] This is a video of a baited bear hunt in northern Saskatchewan which seemed to be an adventure of a lifetime... and then things got a bit uncomfortable for the hunter and his guide. I think the guide got it correct when he mentioned that he had to change his shorts! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9VQSZ4c20KE#!
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#258636 - 04/06/13 05:21 AM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Roarmeister]
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Crazy Canuck
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3250
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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*koff*whom*koff*
Not a big fan of baited hunting, but if it's legal so be it.
[EDIT: striking out my further comments, looks like it is bowhunting, can't get the video to play properly so I'll shut up from here]
-Doug the Grouch, who incidentally has eaten bear and found it entirely toothsome
Edited by dougwalkabout (04/06/13 05:47 AM)
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#258638 - 04/06/13 06:07 AM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Roarmeister]
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Crazy Canuck
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Loc: Alberta, Canada
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Okay, I finally got it to play. I may have lost track, but I think he took a second bear that came to the bait. He seems to have waited for an appropriate time to take a clean shot that would kill rather than wound. As for woo-woo-ing into the camera, that's adrenaline. Though I for one would find it a sombre, solemn moment. YMMV.
Edited by dougwalkabout (04/06/13 06:09 AM)
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#258648 - 04/06/13 04:46 PM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Roarmeister]
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Crazy Canuck
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3250
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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[Grumpy OFF]
That video is worth watching just to get a real sense of the strength and speed of your average bear. Impressive.
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#258650 - 04/06/13 05:02 PM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Roarmeister]
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Journeyman
Registered: 01/28/10
Posts: 67
Loc: NW Arkansas
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It does not appear that the bear climbed the tree to attack; rather, it climbed the tree because it was trying to avoid a larger bear in the area. It climbed defensively -- and happened to pick the tree that had two humans in it.
The fact that it chose to stay in the tree where it could smell the humans tells me that the climbing bear was more scared of what sent it up the tree in the first place.
What I find fascinating is listening to the sounds the bears make as they come to an uneasy truce about the food.
I've had lots of wild animals close -- a fox walk up and sniff the sole of my boot, all sorts of small birds land on me, squirrels climb my leg, a fawn walk up and touch it's nose to my hand, a herd of deer a few yards away aware something was out of place but could not find me, a red-tail hawk land on the upper part of a climbing tree stand and stay there for 20 minutes -- in each instance it was all I could do to not hyperventilate.
I can't image how it'd feel to have a bear inches away! Wow!
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#258652 - 04/06/13 05:22 PM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Newsman]
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Crazy Canuck
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It does not appear that the bear climbed the tree to attack; rather, it climbed the tree because it was trying to avoid a larger bear in the area. It climbed defensively -- and happened to pick the tree that had two humans in it.
The fact that it chose to stay in the tree where it could smell the humans tells me that the climbing bear was more scared of what sent it up the tree in the first place. Now that makes sense. I think you've nailed it.
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#258663 - 04/07/13 12:01 AM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: Newsman]
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Old Hand
Registered: 09/12/01
Posts: 960
Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
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It does not appear that the bear climbed the tree to attack; rather, it climbed the tree because it was trying to avoid a larger bear in the area. It climbed defensively -- and happened to pick the tree that had two humans in it.
The fact that it chose to stay in the tree where it could smell the humans tells me that the climbing bear was more scared of what sent it up the tree in the first place.
What I find fascinating is listening to the sounds the bears make as they come to an uneasy truce about the food.
I've had lots of wild animals close -- a fox walk up and sniff the sole of my boot, all sorts of small birds land on me, squirrels climb my leg, a fawn walk up and touch it's nose to my hand, a herd of deer a few yards away aware something was out of place but could not find me, a red-tail hawk land on the upper part of a climbing tree stand and stay there for 20 minutes -- in each instance it was all I could do to not hyperventilate.
I can't image how it'd feel to have a bear inches away! Wow! In a separate audio interview, the guide said that the bear probably didn't even know the two were in the trees. It just lit out for the closest tree available to get away from the larger bear. It was probably just as perplexed and frightened to find them in the same tree as it so it backed its ways down. But those bears move FAST! I couldn't believe how quickly the pair of bears ran up the other trees several yards away.
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#258681 - 04/07/13 06:57 PM
Re: Who is hunting who?
[Re: spuds]
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Veteran
Registered: 08/31/11
Posts: 1233
Loc: Alaska
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I don't know about black bears such as in the video, however grizzly bears have been observed sprinting at 35 mph (56 km/hr) for short distances. They have been observed to maintain a speed of 25 mph (40 km/hr) over a distance of 2 miles (3 km).
By comparison Usain Bolt, regarded as the fastest human ever, runs at a top speed of about 23 mph in the 100 m sprint.
Bears often look sort of fat, clumsey, and rolly polly when they are just hanging out in a berry patch. But then you see one get up and run, and they are just raw power and muscle. A most amazing animal!
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#258688 - 04/08/13 01:54 AM
Re: Who is hunting who?
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
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Loc: southern Cal
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I personally can beat those velocities easily, but I can do it only once, since I would need to do a free fall of at least 100 feet. Probably not a viable strategy.
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#258694 - 04/08/13 03:17 PM
Re: Who is hunting who?
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Member
Registered: 04/19/12
Posts: 170
Loc: Iowa
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I've only seen one black bear in the wild, and that was a trip to Yellowstone. I knew black bears could climb trees, but what I didn't realize was how amazingly fast they were at it. I saw a video out on YouTube a few months back where two guys where up in a tree stand w/bows when a black bear being chased by another decided to run up the tree they were in. The two hunters and bear sat in that tree for about three minutes, hoping that the bear didn't attack them, and bear trying to decide who was the worse threat.
The bear eventually dropped down out of the tree, and the chase continued.. but they caught it all on video. It was really amazing.
Rod
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