[marktwain]

They can do a crime scene evaluation. They should be able to detect how close the bear was when it turned around, where the shooter was located, and even how fast the bear was traveling.

If the ground is bad, they may not be able to get all of that, but there should be enough to either be consistent with the shooters story or contrary to it.

[guitarplayer1953]

It would be insane to shoot at a bear just for the fun of it. How fast and how close does a bear have to be traveling to consider it a threat?