Missed three bears.

[yakideath12]

OMG...

Me and my wife went to driving around some areas that I really want to scout before.

Saw three nice blackies and of course I brought my rifle..

first bear was around 50~70 yards and aimed&shot...

MISSED

ok... may be my bad..

saw second bear and it was around same yards as first one .. aimed & shot...

MISSED again

ok....ok..maaaaay beeeeee my bad agaaaaaain....

another 20mins walking saw third one of the day.

Aimed&shot

MISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDD DDDD

$%^$%#$%@#$

I sighted my scope last week and..... this happend today..

Just no comment.

But... my wife was smiling

[muledeercrazy]

how do you know you missed?
just a thought, maybe you didnt.. for what its worth, after you miss a shot its a good idea to check your zero. if anything, just so you can be confident that if you do your job on the next shot everything will work out.

try to be calm and take good steady shots, you will get your bear. Good luck on your next trip.

[Tenacious Billy]

A classic case of "black-bear fever".......... Or perhaps you should double check your scope.......

[yakideath12]

It happend at open field and tried to follow where it ran away. No blood marks around. nothing

yah learned the lesson. Make sure i get my zero before

[muledeercrazy]

good on you for checking, how was your rifle shooting when you sighted it in?

[yakideath12]

I clean my rifle everytime when i get back home

I usually shoot after my barrel get cooled down

Does vibration while you driving off road affects on scope?

[Rob]

I clean my rifle everytime when i get back home

I usually shoot after my barrel get cooled down

Does vibration while you driving off road affects on scope?

Only if its a tasco. Seriously though no it shoudnt unless there is a defect.

[hunter1947]

If this was me I would take your rifle to a range and check it something is wacky with the scope and if it is not the scope rifle then it has to be your shooting and if it is your shooting you have to do more practice shooting at the range before you hunt any kind of game animals...

[noahs ark]

What he said^
Sounds like you know where they are anyways

[bowhunterbruce]

A classic case of "black-bear fever"

maybe this should be the title of a ted nugent song.
on the serious side get out and see how you make those same shots at the range,remember to let out 1/2 a breath and hold before you gently squeezeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the trigger .focusing on your breathing will help to remove some of that black bear fever
bhb