Banned from hunting in America for 2 years. A tough sentence for Ted. I guess he should have read the law.
The arrow bounced off the rib cage. That is why they are called primitive weapons. That bear might not be dead but I bet he got about a 5 inch slice of his skin. So many animals get wounded by archers, and get away.
You ought to see what bears do to bears.
I once had a buck jump the string and my arrow cut to the breast plate well over an inch deep with about a 5 inch gash. It ran off about 20 yards, stopped, looked around and then returned to its scrape. It only went 18 steps after the second shot.
I'm not arrogant enough to say if I hunted many states for various game animals I would always meet every minute detail of every states laws, many of which seem geared more toward discouraging young hunters who cant decipher all the statutes involved.
I hope I was within the law when I shot that buck again.
I will give any man the benefit of doubt when he has laid his ass on the line against gun control and the anti hunters as much as he, even if I have to admit he is not perfect.