Black Bear Hunting: The Ultimate Reference - Softcover

Smith, Richard P.

9780971035560: Black Bear Hunting: The Ultimate Reference

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ISBN 10: 0971035563 ISBN 13: 9780971035560

Publisher: Smith Pubns, 2014

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The BEST BOOK ever written about black bear hunting just got better! Six additional chapters have been added to this 2nd edition and new material has also been added to many of the other chapters. This book explains not only the best techniques for the hunter, it also describes the behavior and habits of the hunted. Loaded with practical advice from black bear hunting expert Richard P. Smith. It is the most comprehensive book on the subject. All aspects of bear hunting are covered in detail.

There is in-depth coverage of the most popular methods of baiting and dogging bears. All other hunting methods are also covered including spotting and stalking, calling, drives, hunting cornfields, hard and soft mast, fish runs, water hole ambushes and snow tracking.

There is also detailed coverage of field judging bears, shot placement, reading bear sign, trailing wounded bears, caring for your trophy, hiring a guide, the value of spring seasons and much, much more. The chapter on field judging black bears alone is worth the cost of this book. So is information about how to score on bruins that only visit baits after dark.

This book is loaded with color photographs to illustrate information covered in this ultimate reference to black bear hunting. (384 pages; 200+ color photos).

For digital distribution, this book was divided into 6 parts, which are also available through Amazon. Those 6 parts are Learning About Black Bears, Hunting With Bait, Hunting With Hounds, Hunting Natural Foods, More Hunting Know How and After The Kill & Into the future.

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About the Author

The author has been photographing, studying and hunting black bears at all times of the year for 50 years. There are many myths about black bears and bear hunting and he has been doing his best to lay most of them to rest by presenting as many facts as possible about these animals and how they are hunted. This book, which is the fourth one he's written about black bear hunting, represents one of his efforts to do that. His biggest black bear is the second highest scoring for North America in muzzleloading records. He's taken at least five others that qualify for muzzleloading records, including two from Michigan. Three of the black bears he has bagged have qualified for entry in Boone and Crockett Records and he has four taken with bow and arrow in Pope and Young Records.

From the Back Cover

Where ever you plan to hunt black bears and how ever you plan to hunt them, this book contains practical advice that you will be able to use. There's detailed coverage of bear hunting over bait and with hounds where those methods are legal. Where those methods are not legal, in depth coverage of alternative hunting tactics such as calling, drives, spotting & stalking, hunting natural food sources, watching water holes and snow tracking are also provided. You will also obtain valuable advice about field judging bears, where to aim, reading bear sign, how to recover bears you shoot, caring for your trophy, hiring a guide and the value of spring seasons.