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http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=086308;p=51 I shot this blonde muzzled black bear during Bear Quest IV, June 17, 2010 around 8:55 PM. The boar weighed 154#. I shot him with a 56” Pronghorn that draws 55# at 29”. The arrow I used was 31.5” Carbon Express Heritage 250, with a front-end weight of 250 grains. The total arrow weight was 650 grains. The broadhead was a 125 grain Wenzel Woodsman with a 75 grain steel screw in adapter, backed up by a 50 grain brass insert.
The shot was at a quartering away angle at 8 yards from a stand that was 5.5’ off the ground. The arrow entered the left side of his ribcage and exited through his right armpit and stuck in the ground. He died within 30 yards and his death run lasted about 10 seconds.
If you look at his left paw you will notice a wear spot around his wrist. That is where he was putting his weight when he walked. His paw was turned pad side up when he walked.
Bears are snared around La Tuque, Canada and sometimes the Bear Quest guys will see and sometimes shoot bears with only three paws. Since he had a callus worn on his wrist I can only guess that the paw was injured late one season and when he denned up for that winter the injury took a set with the paw turned back.
Topic: Canadian Black Bear (Read 4927 times)
