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Post by NathanHale on Apr 23, 2021 16:04:17 GMT -5
That photo is indicative of why you must carry a high-speed lead injector of sufficient size to convince the bear you aren’t a two-legged meal on heals.
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Post by bigbore5 on Apr 25, 2021 2:36:57 GMT -5
We don't have grizzly here in NC, but it's not uncommon to find blacks over 500 pounds and 600 isn't unheard of. In the past, I have been charged 3 times by 400 and 500 plus pound bears while hunting with dogs. One I stopped with a 44mag Redhawk, the other two were the 444 Marlin. I had to go into a thicket after a gut shot one once when I was guiding. It was a 314 pounder that charged from 30ft. That one was a 12ga semiautomatic with 1oz slugs. Now I carry a 500 Linebaugh Redhawk or will be carrying the bfr this season
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Post by contender on Apr 25, 2021 9:39:43 GMT -5
bigbore5 is correct. Here in NC, we do get some big blacks. No grizz's though. Locally, a hunter killed a black that weighed 585 DRESSED this past season. And,, they have seen a bigger one too. That puts live weight at well over 600 lbs. NOT a bear to dismiss in the woods, or your backyard.
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Post by dougader on Apr 25, 2021 12:21:06 GMT -5
The thing about bears is how strong they are, and fast. I ran into one while fishing up towards Mt. Hood on the Sandy river. Even though the black bear looked to be "only" about 250 pounds or so, when he ran way it was a full on sprint like a locomotive, smashing through the underbrush and small trees like they were nothing. He was up and over the hill in less than a minute and you could hear the sticks and brush popping throughout the entire trip. That would have taken me over and hour to do.
Now imagine that "only 250 pound" bear charging at you. A little bear can still do a lot of damage, fast.
So, even though that blackie ran away from me, I stopped carrying my 9mm when fishing up there and switched to a 45.
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Post by bigbore5 on Apr 25, 2021 13:37:35 GMT -5
I bumped into a small (275-300 pounds) sow with cubs. She wasn't too aggressive but did chuff, stomp, growl thing. All I had was the snubbie 38. A warning shot ran her off. But I now pack at least a 357 heavy loaded while tooling around my land.
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Post by junebug on Apr 25, 2021 20:48:12 GMT -5
My son helped the bear biologist release one caught in a coyote set. They did a complete work up on him after darting including weight. He said that little 70 # bear was mad clear thru, and would of taken on all 6 men standing around there if given the chance, and probably whipped them all.
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Post by bula on Apr 26, 2021 7:34:55 GMT -5
"We're gonna need a bigger boa..gun !" Nevermind, got it covered. Source of pic ?
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Post by bula on Apr 26, 2021 7:52:31 GMT -5
The chuff, growl, stomp thing, I've been on the receiving end twice here with black bears. Once going into a brush choked area where there had been a beaver dam. The beavers moved a few years before. We were trailing a small buck a friend had arrowed. We didn't know that the day before an another bowhunter had hit and lost a similar small deer and a bear was on it. The blood trails even crossed. After some rock throwing and loud talk, we backed away and re-trailed just because we couldn't get the bear off/away anyway. We found where the trails crossed and got onto the fresher one. Success, and no clean indies needed ! The second close range situation was here in my yard at midnite after getting home from 2nd shift work. The Chuffing, stomping and growling coming from around the side of the garage where my garbage tote is. The 44 Bulldog drawn, calling his/her momma bad things loudly, kinda "nudged" the critter back down the hillside into the brush along the river below. Foolish, iikely, but adequately armed, not my 1st rodeo, and it was MY yard. Rolled the tote around closer to the front, pissed where the tote had been and went into the house, to bed.
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