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Headed out this morning for my archery bear hunt full ofexcitment. Got to the mountain at 5:00am and than hiked in 1.5 miles. When I get to my spot I find another hunter in the ground blind I built. I was a little pissed because I had hiked all that way to find him in there. I talked to him for a while and he said he was going to sit in it all day. So I checked my cameras and looked at the resent bear activity. I told him he can sit the water and ill go somewhere else. All I did was hike about 70 yards to the left on the trail the bears where coming in in lol. So I just planted myself down on a rock in a canyon with no cover. As I was passing the time by playing games on my iPad I heard some leaves russle. I look up behind me and there was a beautiful blonde bear 20 yards. But once I haven't been down there to set up for hunting there was a lot of brush in my way, and so the bear just keep coming straight at me. At about 7 yards I had a clear shot, and as I was squeezing the trigger the bear winded me and jumped up to make an exit. The arrow flew connecting with the bear as he ran off I could see the arrow sticking out of its back hardly any penetration. When I went to squeez he was broad side and in just that small moment it threw the shot off. I went to where he. Was hot and the was ZERO blood! Confused I called some friends and looked for hours. In the end I didn't find any blood at all and no bear. Where do you guys think I hit and do you ink it survived? I am very upset with my self for not being able to find it but I know that's how hunting goes sometimes.