A buddy and I went for an Thursday afternoon archery elk hunt. We called in three bulls (no shots) but I did get a shot at a black bear, smacking the tree behind him, right at his back line. He ran off like a scalded cat!
The next evening I packed in the same place for a weekend hunt and while setting up my tent I caught what I suspect was the same bear, sitting down watching me at 15 yards. When we made eye contact I realized my bow was 15' away leaning against a tree, and he wasn't running away! Eventually, he slowly and nonchalantly turned and walked away. I spent a long night imagining sounds outside my tent of the revenge seeking bruin with 6" claws and fangs!
