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Hunting in Idaho just like any other state, is a little different. IdahoSportsman.com tries to give an idea of the types of terrain, climate, species, and hunting pressure our big game animals endure. These articles hopefully help with questions that you may have.
Black Bear Vitals - April 29, 2008
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Here is the North Idaho Black Bear, if you are planning to hunt spring bear you are in for a treat!
We have put together, like aour elk vitals, a diagram for black bear. As you can see bear have a lot of bone protecting the vitals, but their vitals are very compact so if you shoot you most likely would shoot for lungs. Black bear have a lot of arteries also as you can see below, but to save your self some tracking and a possable loss of you animal, you may want to be conservitative when shooting your bear.
As you can see from the below image that bear have thick muscle and a lot of them so keep that in mind when shooting. And among the muscle there is fat and hide that you have to penetrate. Usually when you make a kill shot on a bear from short range you will hear a death moan. Hopefuly this article helps you make an ethical and safe shot on your sping or fall bear this year!
