Hunting Brown Bears At 20 Yards or Less with Tony Mudd

By John Phillips

By John E. Phillips

USA -(AmmoLand.com)- Tony Mudd lives in Reno, Nevada, and guides archery brown bear hunters in Alaska with Knik Glacier Adventures www.knikglacieradventures.com, starting at the end of July each year.

He’s a member of the PSE pro staff and has taken 23 of the 28 North American big game animals with his bow.

Question: Tony, how do you hunt bears on the rivers in Alaska?

Mudd: We use spot-and-stalk, still hunting and blind-hunting tactics to hunt bears. In the spring is when the bears are feeding on salmon. There are certain places on the river where we hunt that we can see good distances up and down the river and can spot the bears when they come down to the river to fish.

Question: Tony, how close to a brown bear do you try and get a hunter, before he takes his shot? Mudd: One of the best target archers and bowhunters in North America is Randy Ulmer. Once he told me, “When I’m hunting dangerous game, I like to get within 20 yards or less. I believe there’s less chance of …Read the Rest