After several days of searching, Marcus and Jace finally find the zone they want to focus on and turn up a good black bear worth making a play on. When the opportunity comes together, Jace takes his shot on a mature bear, but the recovery proves far more difficult than expected. Despite giving every effort to find the bear, the hunt does not end the way the guys hoped.

Along the way, Marcus talks about black bear conservation in the Mountain West and the role hunters play in managing healthy bear populations.

Not every hunt ends with a celebration, but every hunt comes with lessons worth sharing.