Probably the easiest critter to "hit" is a treed bear but my hound hunting buddies tell me lots of hunters have trouble knowing where to hit them for a fast kill as they seem to be sort-of brainwashed by the typical "broadside deer" presentation that of course virtually does not exist on treed bear. Dark timber with sun glare in the treetops makes for difficulties seeing the killzone on a bear, too. A wounded bear that swings to the far side of the tree and "Firepoles" it down is a mess to deal with when it gets on the ground.

This one, like many small bear, bayed and fought the dogs and only treed when it heard, winded or saw a man approach. These small ones make for good eating though actually, we don't have many truly large bear on the standards of many other states. Ours are runners tho.

Here's a few more pic's:

The Country:

The houndsmen's well-worn .444's. Probably the most common hound hunting rifle here in these parts.

I shot the critter with this 9.3:

Mr Bear: