davinski
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So my teenage son has a rifle bear tag for a unit that covers quite a bit of edge-of-town farmland. It's not city, but definitely not in the woods. We have limited time to get out so doing a full blown hunt camp setup in the USFS and BLM country where I've historically hunted is not in the cards. He's never shot a bear before. I have a few properties to hunt where the bears have been problematic with the crops and farming operations.
95% of me says to saddle up, go get the boy on a bear, and have fun. I grew up shooting deer out of hayfields all the time, it's no different. First world problems, as my kids say.
But I'll be honest, there is a whisper of guilt that floats through my mind as we're planning this. I know it's still hunting, it's not like a zoo or anything and you cannot bait them in CO. It's far from a sure thing. But it still feels a little weird.
Anyone else ever experience this? Anyone know how a corn-fed bear tastes? Thanks in advance.
95% of me says to saddle up, go get the boy on a bear, and have fun. I grew up shooting deer out of hayfields all the time, it's no different. First world problems, as my kids say.
But I'll be honest, there is a whisper of guilt that floats through my mind as we're planning this. I know it's still hunting, it's not like a zoo or anything and you cannot bait them in CO. It's far from a sure thing. But it still feels a little weird.
Anyone else ever experience this? Anyone know how a corn-fed bear tastes? Thanks in advance.