Hunt dangerous animals until sunset and the way back

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Hi everyone,

There is a question:
Let's say, you have a tree stand, and you hunting black bear, stand is near 2 km away from the camp ( cottage, etc.), narrow trail walk...

You know, from the pictures on trail camera that the bear is here, its pretty large - looks like near 500-600 lb, male, and more often captured on camera near or even after sunset....
This why you are here at this time, right?

Sitting, waiting.... Nothing... :(

Now, legal time is out - 1/2 hour after sunset.
OK, jump on the ground, on feet and should go home.

Pack you rifle into the sock, unloaded off cause and go back home...

Hm-m-m, and what about those wild 600 lb left behind? How dangerous it is?

What would you do in terms of safety?
- Keep your rifle ready for dangerous animal and face possible charges from MNR?
- Continue to walk according to the rules?

What it the legal, correct way to stay safe in this situation?:confused:
 
Sleep in your stand. That way you also don't cause a disruption in the morning on the way in.
 
When you think about how many bear hunters walk out of the woods after sunset every spring and fall. Then think about how many incedents you hear about. I don't think it is a real concern.
 
Get a friend to come pick you up and scare the bear away?
I would keep the gun out for a little while till you’re far enough away from the bait then put it away. It’s not legal but **** happens. You’re probably deep enough into the woods on a small walking trail that the CO will just wait by your truck or camp but you never know. If you were just off a dirt road or whatever I wouldn’t risk it. From my experience I wouldn’t worry to much about black bears. They have always taken off running when they have seen me. In grizzly country, the gun would be loaded and out for the whole walk home.
 
It would seem to me that if you are worried about encountering one on your way out, then maybe you should extend your hunt to the point where you are no longer in danger - i.e: leave your stand early.
 
if you feed a bear (baiting hunting i presume) then be sure you dont smell the food you re bringing especially at dark ....

dont remember being scared by a bear when baiting.

hopefully we dont do baiting here ....

about gun loaded just for precision : is it loaded means one in the chamber or ammo in the magazine or whatever ou call?
 
I've been walking out in the dark and had one woof at me. I loaded the gun. Hell with the law. My advise get a bright flashlite and make noise on your way out
 
I say cowboy up up. Hunt till dark, get out of your stand and walk out to your vehicle. A 500-600 pound black bear only has one thing on its mind and that would be what's for supper in the barrel.
 
I suggest you spend more time in your stand observing the bears feeding at your bait.You will quickly see how timid bears are. unless you walk quietly between mother and cubs you have very little to worry about.I suggest you whistle while you walk.
 
If it takes you lets say 20 minutes to walk to camp or your vehicle or whatever and you want to walk out with a loaded firearm then I would suggest leaving your stand according to the legal time frame in which you can carry your loaded firearm! Seems simple enough to me.
 
nick7 said:
Get a friend to come pick you up and scare the bear away?
I would keep the gun out for a little while till you’re far enough away from the bait then put it away. It’s not legal but **** happens. You’re probably deep enough into the woods on a small walking trail that the CO will just wait by your truck or camp but you never know. If you were just off a dirt road or whatever I wouldn’t risk it. From my experience I wouldn’t worry to much about black bears. They have always taken off running when they have seen me. In grizzly country, the gun would be loaded and out for the whole walk home.
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X2. No way I would be letting that boar get close to baseball swing it with my gun.
 
NShunter1254 said:
I suggest you spend more time in your stand observing the bears feeding at your bait.You will quickly see how timid bears are. unless you walk quietly between mother and cubs you have very little to worry about.I suggest you whistle while you walk.
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This and a good flashlight and head lamp

I don't know Ontario rules but I don't case up my guns and only unload before I get on the quad or in the truck
 
Sask_Hunter said:
I say cowboy up up. Hunt till dark, get out of your stand and walk out to your vehicle. A 500-600 pound black bear only has one thing on its mind and that would be what's for supper in the barrel.
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This'd be my advise too. Spent many a night wandering (sometimes after getting into the brewers art) through the bush in our area. There are blackies there, never seen one but we make a lot of noise so its no surprise. I wouldn't worry to much about em'.
 
How about waling to your stand in the a.m. in the dark?

In the evenin, what if it's a bow hunt?

Bears are so scared of people I think your odds of getting married to Katy Perry are way better than having a bear take interest in you on the way into/out of the bush.

Now, the one I would keep in the back of my mind is a cougar!
 
woodchopper said:
This and a good flashlight and head lamp

I don't know Ontario rules but I don't case up my guns and only unload before I get on the quad or in the truck
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Ontario law says the gun has to be cased from 30 min after legal sunset until 30 before legal sunrise. That being said it is only a fine if you get caught, no criminal charge. If I was worried I would keep it loaded and carry a big flashlight.

Honestly I've walked hundreds of hours in the dark in areas frequented by black bears (no bait nearby though) and I wouldn't be to worried about it. They seem to be pretty skittish as a rule.

One time we had coyotes follow really closely behind us in the dark after a hunt. We could hear them and they must have been within 100 yards of us for the entire 5k walk out to the truck. I just kept the rifle loaded. If I ran into a CO I would explain my case and take my lumps if required. My safety trumps some stupid law.
 
"Dangerous Animals"?? It's a shame you think the woods are full of dangerous animals waiting to get a chance to kill you. It must spoil a lot of your time in the bush.

How many hunters have ever been killed on their way back to the vehicle from their tree stand? Serious question. I would love to know, because I bet it is WAY fewer than the numbers of hunters who are killed on the drive home.

Get real. Get a grip on what the real risks in your life actually are. Bears are not very high on the list.
 
There are more things in the black of night to worry about than bears, they are well down the list. Yeti, cougars, alien abduction, ghosts and chupacabra are all more likely to be a problem than a bear.

Tell you what, watch the Blair Witch Project a couple of times before you go to your stand, and the last thing you'll be thinking about is bears while you walk out of the bush in the dark.
 
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