Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to Bear Hunting Chapter 2 Biology and Habitat Chapter 3 Techniques Chapter 4 Equipment and Skills Chapter 5 Safety 4 10 18 30 42 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
Chapter 1 WELCOME TO BEAR HUNTING It is late afternoon on an early autumn day A young hunter walks through the leafy woods rifle in hand Some of the leaves are yellow but few have dropped off the trees yet 4
Camouflage helps hunters avoid being noticed by bears States have different requirements for what hunters can wear The hunter arrives at a tree stand deep in the forest Quietly he ties his unloaded rifle to a rope climbs 15 feet 5 m into the stand and attaches his safety harness He pulls the rifle 5
