We're allowed three over the counter bear tags a year. I've killed a bunch of them, no where near as many as JJ or a lot of the Alaskan guys.

Been in on some rodeos with wounded bears, I personally know three guys that have been ripped up by wounded bears. One of the guys we call Franken Wiener because of the 30 something stitches in his crotch, I think it was 17ish stitches in unit.

That being said, most of them have died pretty easy. The rodeos mostly have happened by experienced deer/elk hunter trying to bust shoulders on broad side shots. The broad side shoulder shots will just barely clip the lungs, make for some sporty recovery.

Think bow shot, through the boiler room and try to pin the off shoulder or bust a shoulder into the heart lungs on a quartering to shot. Tends to make recovery much more boring.