Yeah I've mistaken them for turkey to lol. That black shine thru brush can fool you. I'm in SW va as well and the bears have exploded the past 15 years. Bear hunters would rather tree them than shoot. I've about quit bowhunting cause I'm covered up with them. Literally see more of them than deer. Lots of problems out of them in the summer when they're breeding. They've had to shut a few of my areas down during that time as they can get a little aggressive. Sows with Cubs normally run away but I've got myself in two instances where I was applying pressure to the trigger. Once I was in between them and the other she winded me and didn't like that one bit. She had 4 Cubs.
