Like so many others have already shared, I have no interest in bowhunting Grizzlies. In the past, I entertained the notion of Black Bear hunting, even purchased a tag, but never actually hunted them. That said, I am all about those bowhunters who choose to give it a run. While it is clearly not my thing, I have always enjoyed other traditional bowhunters who have hunted Grizzlies and other bears. I am not certain why. I loved when Fred Bear shot that mountain grizzly from 18 yards. I enjoyed immensely the old footage of Saxton Pope and Art Young hunting Grizzlies in Alaska. Furthermore, one of my all time favorite stories I have read about dangerous game was in Don Thomas’ Longbows in the Far North. When He shoots that Grizzly in Russia and ducked down because he was so close to the bear and thought any moment the Grizzly would be upon him. Riveting! Again, not my thing, but to each his own.
Two of the greats to have ever done it, Paul Schafer and Bart Schleyer on a Brown Bear hunt on Kodiak Island.
