I've taken two in Manitoba.  I used a 47# osage bow.  The first was a 250# bear I shot with a flint head at 8yds. as it stalked the guide and myself.  The second was a 5 1/2' bear that was acting very aggressively while I was in my stand.  I shot it with an obsidian head and had a complete pass through.  Although I found both bears there was very little blood.  For the second bear there was none, even at the spot where the arrow went through.  Consequently I have gone back using my modern trad equipment for bears.  It seemed it would be easy to get a good hit with the primitive gear but never be able to recover the bear.

QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
Well, if I manage it, you'll be there!   :D  

You stick it in the boiler room and my Bavarian hound will find it. This is exciting.

Oh nice! I didn't know we had a dog  
Woody is making me some points & I have 3 beauties that Billy Berger made me.
Now, if only the weather would warm up, so I could get outside & get this danged log whittled down!

I will always remember a bear taken with a Damascus tipped arrow.

Steve H. do you still have those pictures of that bruiser bruin?

God bless,Mudd