[Quote]What do you tell your clients?[/Quote]

I'm not a guide or an outfitter. Sorry if I've you guys the wrong impression.

As a hunter, I would prefer to break the bear down first. Wreck it's shoulders, no matter the distance. Don't stop shooting till its dead or gone. The very last thing you want to do is to go into the brush where the visibility is limited to "sort things out". Break the bear down, even if it is in the open and prevent it from getting into the thick stuff. That's my philosophy.