Bear Hunt Question
Contributors to this thread:Bears
From: VaBowman
24-Feb-23
Going on a Black Bear Hunt in New Brunswick next year and just wondering if my set up is enough. My set up is, 28” draw, 62 lbs and 395 grain arrow weight including Magnus Broadhead.
From: Shug
24-Feb-23
A bear would be the least of your problems with your set up…
Plenty of horsepower… good luck
From: fdp
24-Feb-23
Yep....
From: APauls
24-Feb-23
You'll go through the drum behind him if given the opportunity.
From: njbuck
24-Feb-23
Dead bear with that set up.
From: fuzzy
24-Feb-23
Yes
From: Bou’bound
24-Feb-23
It's enough if you can shoot.
From: VaBowman
24-Feb-23
Thanks for the responses. No problem shooting accurately just making sure the Whitetail set up was going to work or if I needed to adjust anything.
From: Vaquero 45
24-Feb-23
VaBowman if you dont mind me asking ? Is that with a wheel bow , leverbow , recurve , longbow ?
From: Helgermite
24-Feb-23
Scary sharp broadheads with a well placed arrow in the shiddle will kill a bear quicker than any deer with that setup.
From: VaBowman
24-Feb-23
Compound,
From: Groundhunter
24-Feb-23
Bears kill easy Put it thru the center. Stay away from shoulder angle Plenty of power. Good head. Good luck.
From: Hancock West
24-Feb-23
I blew thru a black bear this spring with a similar setup. Only difference was I used an IronWill vented 100gr BH
From: rattling_junkie
24-Feb-23
Great set up, and the shiddle shot is money!
From: welka
25-Feb-23
Only tweak might be a mechanical with larger cut diameter (more blood the better as bears have lots of hair). Good luck.
From: Cornpone
25-Feb-23
Had a passthru at 25 yards on a CO bear with that same setup.
From: Tradmike
25-Feb-23
U could half draw and still kill your bear. Shot placement is your key to a dead bear.
From: Huntiam
26-Feb-23
shiddle? We call that the killzone around here
From: rattling_junkie
27-Feb-23
Shiddle = not the shoulder and not the middle. So, yes it's the kill zone.
From: scndwfstlhntng
28-Feb-23
Bear are thin skinned. Shot placement will be much more important than firepower.
From: wraith8
28-Feb-23
Your arrow and draw weights are pretty close to mine and I've had pass through shots on every bear I've shot. Put a shot in the spot described above and you shouldn't have any problem with your set up.
From: WhattheFOC
28-Feb-23
They’re like big black marshmallows. You have plenty of bow. I’ve shot 6 or 8 of em - never had one make it out of sight.
If you hit the shiddle it won’t go 50 yards. If you’re prone to hit the guddle, then the big mech might be good advice :)
From: SteveB
01-Mar-23
That’s tons of killing power. 35lbs placed properly would still be more than enough. Emphasis on placement. I learned that the hard way.
From: Starfire
01-Mar-23
Bears are thin skinned and not hard to penetrate, and they do not go far. However, their fat can plugs up a wound so I would recommend you use the four blade magnus. Its rare to find a bear if it goes more than 100 yds.
From: Bowman
01-Mar-23
My 12- and 14-year-old granddaughters both shot nice bears with their 35LB bows and both had pass through shots, and they only went 50 and 70 yards. Just need to wait for good broadside or quartering away shots. The most fun I have had hunting in many years. Have Fun and enjoy the hunt.
From: VaBowman
02-Mar-23
Thanks for all the advice. Looking forward to the hunt!
From: MichaelArnette
02-Mar-23
Absolutely, a big bear is the equivalent of a big mature northern Whitetail. Shot placement is key, if you can execute that and you'll be just fine
From: TD
02-Mar-23
Equipment no issue. Shot placement is pretty spot on.
Issue I've always seen with bears is it's often a low light shot on a black blob that slides around like a ghost, seem always twisted or turned, even will sit down. Hard to pick that spot and much harder to see angles than with ungulates IMO. Often complicated with clouds of insects and an elevated heart rate..... =D
From: Spoiler123
02-Mar-23
If you punch out both lungs they often drop immediately. To do so on bears we've learned to stay "low" with stand placement in trees.
From: Ollie
02-Mar-23
Bears are easier to penetrate than deer. Their skin is very thin.
