As I sit in my bear stand I realize how sick we are Nitro. You are interested in the danger level of these hunts and I just figured out I long for the same. I always hunt bear alone and enjoy the walk in and out the most as my senses come to life. I am establishing two new sites this year and have chosen them based on their vantage points from the ground 25 paces from the bait so that the bar will be raised some. My rifle of choice is my 12 bore double so that I can enter the thick stuff alone as soon as possible after the initial shot (give em 20 I say). It's a sickness I guess, spread randomly among men around the globe.