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Where basically you have black bear, and you have grizzly bear. Black bear are more prominent
here in the Northeast. They do have season on black bear, and black bear have been found
as far down into Westchester County, which isn't that far from where we're standing right
now.
As any wild animal, black bear is dangerous, but even more dangerous because they run three-,
400 pounds! That's a lot of weight to be cast on you if you aggravate it. You wanna hunt
bear from a tree stand, although remember, a bear can climb tree! So, usually they hunt
it from a tree stand, and over bait. They usually put bait out for it to lure them in.
Bear love donuts, and very sweet, like honey, for instance.
They come in and they'll feed periodically, usually at the same time in the evening or
in the morning, and you've gotta be ready for it, you've gotta be ready to take your
shot. A lot of times you take that shot, you're not going to kill it right away, and that
bear will wander off into the wilderness, wounded, and of course, then, it's your obligation
as a hunter to go after it.
That's where the dangerous part actually comes in. Now you're going after a wounded bear
in his territory, so you've really gotta know what you're doing. You've really know what
the bear's going to do. Here again, you've gotta know the animal that you're hunting.
When you go into the woods looking for that bear, a lot of times we say that you better
be sure it's dead. Depends on what degree of wounding it is. A wounded bear is very
dangerous if you corner it, obviously. And when you finally get to it, be prepared to
take your second shot if you have to.