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Post by brettov on Aug 26, 2010 16:34:57 GMT -5
I have lived in or played in Bear country my whole life . Idaho , Utah and Washington . We have at least 3 Bears a year in our yard . I have never had to drop the hammer on one . As most said here ,common sense will usually keep you out of trouble . If something bad does happen I agree something starting with a .4 and a tough bullet would work . I guess a pissed off Sow could be tough to kill .But it shouldn't come to that . Just like the Bison attack in Yellowstone , It usually takes someone doing something dumb to provoke an attack .
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buck
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Post by buck on Oct 16, 2010 6:43:40 GMT -5
I killed a really big black bear in Alaska with 1 shot from a .30-06.
I'd say they are no harder to kill than a whitetail.
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joej
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Post by joej on Oct 17, 2010 19:48:47 GMT -5
I killed a really big black bear in Alaska with 1 shot from a .30-06. I'd say they are no harder to kill than a whitetail. I've seen a couple black bears killed cleanly with one shot from a 38 special with 158 grain HC. I've also seen deer hit with an odd six that just took off and never came back. Place your shot well and make 2 holes and you're golden. I think a handgun in 38/357 and larger will do well on Black Bear - just select a proper bullet. |
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Lil Dudey
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Post by Lil Dudey on Oct 17, 2010 21:03:01 GMT -5
44 Magnum 240 Grain or higher
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