Jabames wrote on Aug 7
th, 2010 at 11:58pm:
This is how you hunt bears with spears as stated by my grandfather in the book called The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival: "When they hunted for black or brown bear, they would use spears measuring one yagneq (arm span, about the height of the hunter), just the right size for himself. (The spear) has to be higher than him when he kneels. When they see (bears), it doesn't take long for the brown bears to get infuriated, but the black ones take a while to get angry. If one gets a bear infuriated, he cannot have his spear visible. The bear won't approach the man if it sees the spear. It has to be hidden. When it approaches and reaches you, you have to kneel down, take it from behind and brace it on the ground, and spear it as it opens its mouth. (Bears) always bend down, and then they poke themselves."
Thats sounds pretty hard core if I ever were to go spear hunting I would probably have it so the animal did not know where I was (tree stand or ghillie suit ). It sounds like you are pretty intent on going spear hunting so my suggestion would be be safe, start on small game and work your way up, take a gun just in case , take a partner also with a gun .