jj554
Lil-Rokslider
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2023
- Location
- Pennsylvania, US
I had an encounter with a black bear in some central PA big woods. As I was packing up my gear after deboning a deer a large black bear walked up on me at about 30-40 yards and trotted away after seeing me. I started processing the deer around 1:30 and the bear appeared at 4pm, which was an hour before sunset. I was in the bottom of two long ridges and the winds were swirling a bit but the predominant wind was not blowing to where the bear came from. I'm curious about deer recovery in bear country. I know grizzlies will defend a carcass but will a black bear do the same? If you have to back out and leave a deer overnight due to an uncertain shot placement or poor blood trail, is there risk in tracking the animal and approaching the carcass? I'm also trying to determine whether I was set up near the bears bedding area and I caught him heading out for the night or if he got wind of the carcass and came looking. Would a human scent at the carcass deter a black bear?