When hunting bear from the ground how do you secure yourself?

[mambashooter]

I was a police officer for many years. Hell guys worry more about the drive to get there. Alot more dangerous.  

[snuffysmith]

I've killed 5 with a bow so far, always carry a largebore hand gun for back-up, but so far have never had to use it.

[bigugly1]

There are way more black bears, therefore more bear human interaction. Saying that in Alberta and BC there are more people attacked by blackbear than any other. In my province of Ontario there are only Black bears. The largest I've seen on the ground from a friends arrow was 525lbs field dressed 22.5" scull. The largest I've heard of was 725lbs taken close to my cabin. I would not want 725lbs of bear coming at me.

[bigugly1]

Oh and we can't carry handguns, I take pepper spray but haven't hunted them in years.

[timbermoose]

i just have a zwickey tipped arrow at the ready and shoot fast and true if needed. never needed as of yet, but that would be one heck of a rush. i have had one 15ft away feeding on berries while i was deer hunting, seen me and wondered off. swear he was bitching about me breaking up his snack.

[joe ashton]

I hunt bears every year here in Co., I should say I buy a license every year, to have during the elk season, in case I have an opportunity.  I've been close a dozen times but no shots YET.  I asked our local Game Warden about legality of taking a gun to follow up on an arrowed bear.  She said sure it is a constitutional right to bare arms.  But you can't shoot the bear with a gun unless YOU ARE BLEEDING.
My experience is that bears run away....

[TDHunter]

I too carry bear spray and a huge knife and have been within 5-10 yards to many blk bears, never had a problem.

I usually take a shotgun if I'm Grizz hunting with the trad gear. But it's only good for walking into my Grizz hole because once I'm hunting the guns on my back, which will do me as much good as a pair of boxing gloves.

That or it gets left in the truck because there's nothing worse the trad hunting with a nice light bow and having a 7lb chunk of steel banging around. Just don't feel right.

Bear spray is light and easy.

[smokin joe]

I was in the hospital years ago getting something fixed. I met a guy who was in there because he had been chewed up by a black bear. Let me tell you, a black bear can make a mess of a person in a hurry. Black bears may be generally shy, but the one that wants to chew you up is going to get his way, and you will need some serious surgery to be put back together again. The poor guy that I saw was one heck of a mess.