Regarding Bear Hunting

scrollwork

I was reading the thread about a bigger gun for Bear and the thought crossed my mind how many of the expert advice givers have actually killed a bear, or even been on a bear hunt?
Or is it all knoweledge gained from stories?

fishkiller41

3 here , all Blacks. How'bout you?

hotshoot

nope, nada, never.......

to many storys that i dont whant happning to me.....

Sav99

We just pretty much make it up as we go. Some rumors, and a little bit of guess work, but mostly just made up.

scrollwork

5 personally and I have been on more hunts where I witnessed other shooters take Bear.
One of my Blacks from Canada was over 560 lbs and when mounted full size it had to be on a Grizzly form.

bhale187

killed me a bar when I was only three

FEENIX

What is an expert advice?

dan55362

13 Bears total all black. The largest was 407 lbs. The smallest gun used was a 357 mag and the largest gun was a 350 rem mag.

gearheaddad

300# Spring Bear Male in 1990 shot him at 75 yards with a 30/06. Dropped like a bag of hammers.
The stories? Well, I just make them up!!

linthicum

quote:Originally posted by sav99
We just pretty much make it up as we go. Some rumors, and a little bit of guess work, but mostly just made up.


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Hollywood

Three blacks for me. The first with a 6.5X55. Second with a .270. Third was a .243. Shot placement is more important than caliber.

HandgunHTR52

I have never killed a bear, but have been on several bear hunts in PA and here in GA.

elkoholic

Hunt bears? Are you kidding me! Those things are mean and have sharp teeth!!! Hell I don't even own any guns. I just make it up as I go.[;)]

sig232

Living with wife number 2 was a real bear![;)][;)]

givette

None. Have no real desire to. But if I do, it will happen behind my house when I take out the trash. Pawprints all over the place. And yes, I keep a loaded rifle handy when I go out. Joe

River Rat

I have never hunted bear. But in my neighborhood you don't leave the pavement without serious griz protection. Have never met a griz on the trail, and hope I never will. The general consensus is that anything small enough to be carried by one person isn't adequate for a griz.