I'm going bear hunting with a bow, so I need to get a lesson in bear anatomy. Can anyone point me to a "Perfect Shot"-type picture with a cutaway showing the heart and lungs?

I'm told the double-lung is the best shot with a bow.

Any discusion/advice appreciated.

Ask and ye shall receive. PDF file.

http://www.nbef.org/pdfs/bearshotplacement.pdf#search='bear%20anatomy%20shot%20placement'

Neat layered imagery, with skeletal, muscular, vascular, and boiler room all there and laid bare for you to see.

HTH,

Kamo Gari

Nice link Kamo! I think that says it all.

Hey Don! Where you going bear hunting? I'm going to Alberta in May with a bow. We never did get that beer.

Doc

(Right up the street from you in PISGAH-West Chester on Route 42).

This bear went 50 feet on a double lung.



You can easily see where my arrow entered and the relation to his shoulder. I was 16 yards away about 12 feet up a tree. He was completely broadside when I took my shot.

If someone would be so kind as to offer to post them up for me, I can also add a personal picture or two of where to shoot a blackie.

Kamo Gari

Thanks for all the pointers.

Ann, that looks like a perfect shot!

I'm going to Northern Manitoba with JudgeG in June. Lots of time to practice.

Kamo,

Great link, thank you...

I just ordered that shot placement guide from them - $12.50 shipped. I've got a black bear hunt booked for May in NW Montana.