Bear hunting queston?

[wildgame]

Ok gang I'm pulling 53 pounds at my draw and arrow wieght of 560gr, my queston is do I need to go with a two blade head or is this enough to be able to use a three blade head for bear? Also I'll take any tips on bear hunting without bait!  Thanks

[meathead]

That will slip through a bear with no problems at all with a 2 or 3 blade.  They are pretty thin skinned and light boned except for the shoulder.

[David Yukon]

Good, I want to know more, since I plan a bear hunt in the spring!

[curlis]

Bears seem to be softer than deer if you hit them in the right place. Stay away from the shoulder and you should be fine.

[JamesKerr]

With your bow weight and arrow weight I would say go for whatever you want to shoot. I would feel comfortable shooting a moose with that setup and they are a much heavier animal than a bear.

[Ray Lyon]

That bow/arrow setup will work fine. Best advice is to hit them in both lungs. I've shot three bears and all three were hit through both lungs and traveled 40 yards, 60 yards and 35 yards respectively.  I've been on tracks with others bears that have gone on forever when not hit well.  Bears die easy when hit right, two, three or four blade makes no difference when shot through the lungs (two bears with 2 blade Zwickey Delta and one with a 3 blade Razorcap).

[Bill Carlsen]

My wife shot a pass thru on a nice bear with her 45# DAS bow with a four blade Phantom. Did the same on a nice four pointer using a 3 blade Razorcap. When Fred Bear introduced the four blade Razorhead the average bow weight was 45#...your bow would have been considered a "big" bow.

If you are not baiting and hunting in the Spring hang out around black berry bushes. In the Fall it would be beech nuts. I shot a 10 point buck a few years ago and dressed it out about 40 yards from the stand. My wife wanted to  hunt that stand and had four bear visit the gut pile the next evening.

[Manitoba Stickflinger]

I second what Ray said! Go get em'!

[Onestringer]

You are fine, shoot whatever broadhead you like best.

[Birdbow]

Setup sounds good and if it's your first bear hunt, recommend you check out the shot placement thread for bears as their anatomy is a bit different than say, whitetails. Good hunting

[nutmeg]

I know a gal who has killed six black bears with a 42# recurve. All one shot kills and none traveled more than 70yds. after hit. Oh yeah, she uses Magnus 2 blades. (nut)

[Ray Borbon]

Setup will work.

Just make sure you don't hit them in the shoulder (the bones there are big). Avoid quartering to you shots is my advice. Go for a broadside or quartering away.

[Terry Green]

You hunting without baits in spring or fall?...

What state are you planning on hunting?

[wildgame]

Tennessee, in the fall. I'm going on private land, the guy that owns the land has some pics of four bear on his porch eating cat food! Lol

[crotch horn]

I have taken 2 here in NY. I with 47# recurve with a 3 blade woodsman. Passthrough 18 yards. Bear went 30 yards. Second bear was shot with 51# lost creek Longbow. 12 yard shot with 2 blade steelforce phathead. Bear went maybe 35 yards. You will be fine.

[JParanee]

Is it legal to bait there ?

[wildgame]

Originally posted by JParanee:
Is it legal to bait there ?

Nope. and it's hard to find anyone in that area that hunts bear! (carter co.)

[DKdc]

If they are eating nuts in the fall then they probably are going to need a lot of water. when they are in hyperphagia mode they need water to pass their poo. I live in colorado and when the acorns ripen up they pound them and drink and swim in the water. this may not be applicable in tennessee. hopefully this helped. I set up over or next to water.
DK

[JParanee]

The truth is

Bear are hard to harvest and judge while not on bait

Check and see if there are any resorts in the area

Some still have dumps .  Try to set up between swamp area and  dump

You are not baiting but it gives you  an edge