Yep. I will be hunting Spring Bear in Oregon, but we CANNOT bait, so I use a rifle for the hunt.
I hunt the coast in steep rugged terrain and getting within Tradbow range is highly unlikely, but you are welcome to try.
I got a little guff from a couple of my tradbow friends for using a 308, so if ANYONE wants to come out here with only their tradbow, I welcome you to hunt with me. Just make sure you are in great shape and can put on 15 miles a day.
I killed a 350 lb boar that measures 18 13/16. My friend Chris took a 150 lb boar the weekend before. We hunted 9 hours and killed 2 bears that includes a miss by Chris within those 9 hours.
Lots of bears on the Oregon Coast, but it is not a cushy hunt where you are dropped off at a treestand near a road. This is a hunt where you park at a locked gate and walk into large clearcuts and glass for bears.