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<blockquote data-quote="teddy12b" data-source="post: 281571" data-attributes="member: 9873"><p>Two years ago I was on a bear hunt and I blew the chance at a bear of a lifetime. It was a fall baited hunt for black bear. The bear came in, then turned around and walked off. 15 minutes later it came back and when it put it's head in the bucket I took aim with my 30-30 and pulled the trigger. I aimed just a few inches inside the edge of his hair and under the shoulder of the bear who was sitting on his rear with his arm up. I was trying to aim a little lower in the chest since I had read and been told that the vitals were a little lower than a deers. It was a perfect shot setup since the treestand had the safety bar that fit perfectly as a rifle rest. The crosshairs were steady and pulled the trigger. Long story short, I shot right through hair and never got that bear. I never knew that bears had such long hair and I blew the shot. The bear went down like it got hit and kicked for a second then took off and was gone.</p><p> </p><p>I remember that shot like it happened 5 minutes ago and if I ever get a chance to hunt bears again, I'll be aiming dead center of the shoulder and I'll be ready for a follow up shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teddy12b, post: 281571, member: 9873"] Two years ago I was on a bear hunt and I blew the chance at a bear of a lifetime. It was a fall baited hunt for black bear. The bear came in, then turned around and walked off. 15 minutes later it came back and when it put it's head in the bucket I took aim with my 30-30 and pulled the trigger. I aimed just a few inches inside the edge of his hair and under the shoulder of the bear who was sitting on his rear with his arm up. I was trying to aim a little lower in the chest since I had read and been told that the vitals were a little lower than a deers. It was a perfect shot setup since the treestand had the safety bar that fit perfectly as a rifle rest. The crosshairs were steady and pulled the trigger. Long story short, I shot right through hair and never got that bear. I never knew that bears had such long hair and I blew the shot. The bear went down like it got hit and kicked for a second then took off and was gone. I remember that shot like it happened 5 minutes ago and if I ever get a chance to hunt bears again, I'll be aiming dead center of the shoulder and I'll be ready for a follow up shot. [/QUOTE]
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