grizzley bears who has hunted them

[Plumber]

who all has hunted the grizz.what is it like.please show pics an tell us your storie.thanks

[Missouri Sherpa]

My son was charged by one while guiding a moose bowhunter two years ago.  Story ends with a dead bear and a federal judge ruling justifiable self defense.  I was faced up to one at close range last fall guiding an elk bowhunter. We were able to back out unscathed.   What is it like?  It totally changes your perspective on bowhunting in thick dark places and you don't want to bowhunt in those conditions anymore where you know bears hang out.  In both of these cases the hunters did not want to hunt anymore in places where they couldn't see for over 50 yards in every direction. It's not worth the risk of dying to hunt in those places.

I used to think it would be great fun to hunt them.  After being face to face with them, feeling extemely helpless, vulnerable, and inadequate in presence of such unpredictable brute power, and knowing how close you are to imminent death, I can't think of a more foolish thing to do.

 

 

[PaddyMac]

X2 Missouri Sherpa. For me that is. With a trusted backup, be my guest.

[Bowwild]

I remember when I leaped from an airplane as a 19-year old thinking, "Now I'll never kill a grizzly."

It has always been my bowhunting dream to hunt grizzly, coastal or inland.  I never have.  Dad wanted me to be a Dentist. I chose to be a wildlife biologist.  My final research paper was about the grizzly but that's as close as I've been to the subject -- literature review!

I certainly don't regret my career choice but maybe I could have afforded the adventure otherwise?

[reddogge]

I remember seeing a home movie filmed by two brothers who hunted in Alaska with recurves in the late 60s/early70s. They were walking on a game trail through some really thick high stuff and filming and a grizzly reared up not more than 7 feet from the lead archer. I'll never forget that pink fletch going into the grizzly's eye and the camera being dropped as they ran out of there. They waited on a hill all night and went back in the morning and it was dead.

The same archers shot a bedded caribou on a hillside in a snowstorm from 60 yards out. Again the pink fletch arcing into the caribou and it just rolled over dead.

Great film.

[Shortlongbow]

I think it would be a life changing event. High adventure for sure.

[Roadkill]

I killed a beautiful Toklat with a rifle when I lived in  AK.  You cannot imagine how fast something that big can move!!!The front paw was the size of my head.  Would I longbow hunt them?  Yep, given the oportunity and the proper "insurance"

[collofthewild]

Excited about this one.....

One of the hunts on my bucket list! an adventure of a lifetime

[collofthewild]

Excited about this one.....

One of the hunts on my bucket list! an adventure of a lifetime

[Hoyt]

I don't hunt nothing I'm not going to eat that can eat me.

[Iowabowhunter]

I would love to hunt them someday

[Gen273]

The Grizzly bear is my dream hunt.  

[ScottL]

I think it would definately be an adrenaline rush.

[motorhead7963]

Grizzlies, Brown bear, or Kodiak bear all very big and very dangerous but they are on the top of my bucket list still!!!

[Chuck Janssen]

I have had a number of close calls with grizzlies in the last number of years a couple closer than I care for with out a weapon. I have skinned 3 now as I have helped guide in the Brooks Range. I get very excited seeing these great creatures and give them great respect. Not sure I would want to be that close to one with just a stick and string in hand. They are very powerful creatues and the things I have seen them do is amazing. But I hope to see them again this year, but at a distance.

[old_goat2]

I hunted them on a regular basis in my backyard when I was a young kid in West Texas, wounded a few but never was able to find them:)

[Stump_pounder]

My dads friend hunted them up in alaska. He shot it at 20 yards as it was sleeping on a dead moose. It jumped up and ran him down and tore off his left butt cheek before the guide could get it dead thru rapid fire 12 gauge slugs! But I would love to try

[TDHunter]

Hunted them 2 years ago. Had one at 15 ft. Drew on it 4-5 times as it came in, but in the end didn't let one fly as it was on the small side. Had one the size of a truck come in to 40 yards the 2 days later and I instantly knew it was a shooter, but he hung up at 40 and then blew out like it's ass was on fire!   I haven't got another draw since but keeping my fingers crossed.

[JamesKerr]

I would love to get a chance to go hunt a grizzly bear. It is my Dream Hunt!

[champ38]

Ever since reading the book "Mark of the Grizzly" Ive dreamed of going.....love the thread, lets hear some more folks.