A few years ago I was out w/ a friend sighting in my 30-06 on another friends property , We get done shooting and I want to take a look at his property so we jump in my truck and motor off down the road I find a old logging road pull off and I shut off the truck I jump out and grab the rifle.

We start down the road about 3/4 of a mile into my expedition I start to smell this GAWD AWFUL smell. First thing is I told my friend to catch up w/ me NOW!!! I told him I smell a Bear, He crapped his britches right then and there. We continue walking and then I hear twigs and tree branches breakin off to my left ......It sound like the bear is paralleling us in the woods I said we better start turning around cause' this bear is stakling us . I start to talk to my friend on what to do JUST IN CASE kind of talk( My friend has NEVER been in the woods before)

This gives the bear just enough time to get roughly 100 yds ahead of us and she pops outa the woods ALONG W/3 CUBS now I say awe S**T Now I need to clean out my skivies........... the Sow stands on her hind legs (MAN WAS SHE BIG)

My budddy dosn't remember a word of what I told him NOT to do and runs like a mad man to my truck leaving me all alone w/ a pissed off sow.

Then I remember the rifle un-sling it rack a round home and I drop to one knee and wait to see what the bear is gonna do, ..... 10 seconds later the bear charged, ( a world of thought starts playin in your head. I didn't want to shot the sow and leave her cubs to die , on the other hand I dont need to get invited to dinner..........especially when I'm the main course)

The bear closed the distance w/ in a fraction of a second Just long enought to take the slack out of the triger, the bear stopped stood on her hind legs and ROARED and took off towards her cubs. The bear stopped close enough to see the blood shot veins in her eyes. I got back to the truck and was soo pissed off I almost left him there, I still have never taken him back out!!!


That is THEE closest I EVER want to come to a Black bear and her cubs!!!!!!