Great Shot, No Blood Trail!

[Ambush]

I blew a stalk on this bear earlier in the evening. Later I saw him in a better position for another try. So I sneaked up behind a little steep bluff and peeked over expecting to see him still feeding, but he had headed into the trees again. With nothing better to do near the end of the night, I just waited. Before the bugs could drive me off, he fed out into the open again and I ranged him at 38 yards. He was on a steep hill and I was across the hill and a little down. When he turned back uphill and came broadside, I sent an arrow through both his lungs and into the debris beyond him. The bear growled and crow hopped, then took off full speed up the steep incline! Within ten yards and a few seconds he came rolling back down, stopping five yards farther down the hill than he had been when I shot him.

No blood trail at all. But then I didn't really need one.

Skull green is 19 5/8" , so it should dry up to about 19".

For the gear guys:
Mathews Drenalin 29" draw at 67#
Easton Axis arrows
NAP Spitfire 125 grain broadhead
Blazer Vanes
Total arrow weight = 475 grains.

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Here's the entry hole.

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And the exit.

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[Tikka270]

That's a beast! Congrats.

[ques deer]

nice bear congrats

[guest]

great lookin Bruin !

Congrats

CT

[nolimits]

What a beast. Congrats.

[Paulyman]

Son of a beatch that is a nice Bear! Any idea how long?

[deer nut]

Nice melon on that one!

[The Dude]

Great bear with any gear, for sure. Stick and string makes it all the mo bettah!
Good thing he didn't take off with no blood trail. Ten yards is a pretty damn clean kill :D
Congrats!

[RENO]

great bear, and bow hunt, congrats Ambush.

[3006pg]

hot damn rod ! you sure know where the big ones are !

[Stéphane]

Rod, it is guys like you that keeps me so hungry to for bow hunting. Congrats on the beast and the mention of no blood trail. It stresses the fact that a clean shot is extremely important and where the animal could go as well. I'm learning a lot from guys like you. Thanks for sharing.
SG

[5 spike]

Yep a pig for sure congrats.

[Tikka270wsm]

Great Bear! Perfect example of how a perfectly placed broadhead will cause a quick and humane kill. Congrats!

[Friday_30-06]

Great bear and great shot, thanks for posting.

[Brambles]

Sweet bear, nice work!

[coach]

Phenomenal bear with a bow, Ambush! Congrats and thanks for posting.

[d6dan]

Solid blackie ambush :-D. Congrats.

[jrjonesy]

Great Bear!

[GrandA]

getting a rug done? nice pig bear

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Quit making it look so easy, Rod!

Congrats on a great archery animal......again....:cool:

SSS

[Sideofabarn]

Quit making it look so easy, Rod!

Congrats on a great archery animal......again....:cool:

SSS

Yeah, what he said... If I ever get to be half the bow hunter you are, I'll be a happy man.
I see you're having no issues getting mechanicals to open properly. Hmm, got some time to help out a newb this weekend?

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats on a Fine Bear - a real trophy to get with a bow too ! :-D RJ

[vortex hunter]

Nice Bear Looks Like a eater my fav meat ...

[Bow Walker]

Ambush - great bear! Looks like a real "pumpkin" of a head. Good on ya!

I bet his chest cavity was full of blood - yes?

[Bowzone_Mikey]

Great Bear Rod ..... That sure looks like the base of Cranbrook hill ;)

[gREEn7o0]

Nice, that a great looking bear.

[Hammerhead]

Man that sure leaves one hellava hole eh? Congrats on a beauty bear.
HH

[TheProvider]

Congrats Ambush. WOould've been cool on video. Nice to see someone who isn;t trying to shoot the lightest possible arrow weight

[Riverbc]

that's a big bruin!!:shock:

[ThinAir]

Sweet bear bud.

You are very very very lucky your mechanical broadhead opened upon impact. I read on the Internet that they rarely do. Lol :)

[Slinky Pickle]

Great bear, great story and great pictures. You've set the bar awful damn high for the rest of us!

[pickaspot]

Great shot, even better bear! Way to get it done Rod!!!

[StoneChaser]

Great bear...congrats!

[tomahawk]

awesome bear!

[killman]

Sweet bear bud.

You are very very very lucky your mechanical broadhead opened upon impact. I read on the Internet that they rarely do. Lol :)

x2 Your a lucky man! By the way great bear.... Maybe next time you can show me where the big ones are. ;)

[BCHoyt]

All I can say is WOW... Beautiful bear...

[Gateholio]

Nice holes and a great bear!

[nature girl]

Very nice bear.

[weatherbyjunkie]

What a pig!! Great job man! and with a bow,even more awesome,good for you

[mntbowhunter]

I cant believe you got him with one of those crappy mechanicals. Great blackie buddy congrats

[The Dawg]

Rod.

Teach me.

[Ambush]

I cant believe you got him with one of those crappy mechanicals. Great blackie, buddy congrats

Yeah, a guy might even be tempted to shoot a grizzly or two with those Spitfires eh? ;-)

[bochunk2000]

Great Bear man!!!

[jmo]

hmm. That area looks familiar. How did you blow the first stock! haha!

[Ambush]

hmm. That area looks familiar. How did you blow the first stock! haha!

Yeah and it looks like it will get more familiar, making the trek again this weekend. Hoping for bigger and better things. :-D

[xtremearchery]

nice one! great pics. awesome cut on that bear.

[moose2]

Really nice looking bear. I have sure been enjoying your archery pictures over the years some nice animals.
Mike