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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote erinis0112 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/14/2016 at 07:42
Originally posted by 8shots 8shots wrote:

A hunting buddy that runs slower then you can is also effective against bear attacks.


a hunting buddy that will help take the bear's attention of you could also work.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/14/2016 at 13:29
Since I haven't hunted bears I can only speak from the perspective of being prepared to defend myself during a grizzly encounter. For that, I carry bear spray in an accessible spot on my pack. To me, it's a pretty comfortable backup to a bolt-action .308 with a 3-15 scope that, by default, is set to 3X.

If I was actively hunting black bear I'd prefer a semi-auto .308 AR with a 1-4 or 1-6 scope (awesome cheek weld with low rings on the SS models I've mounted). I'd take the semi-auto over a larger caliber bolt-action. 

While you can never take any animal's reaction for granted, I've seen black bears within 50 yards 1-2 times a year for 30+ years and have never had one not flee, except for one sitting on the banks of the Smith River one morning as we floated by. Generally, they seem shy. But then there are the ones that get into stuff. My friend showed me what a black bear did to a metal garbage can he had bird seed in. That bite would HURT.
Reaction time is a factor...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/15/2016 at 11:12
Originally posted by erinis0112 erinis0112 wrote:

Originally posted by 8shots 8shots wrote:

A hunting buddy that runs slower then you can is also effective against bear attacks.


a hunting buddy that will help take the bear's attention of you could also work.

Hey, "Clyde," where will you be hunting black bear?

I'm thinking they'll be rather scarce there in Nigeria.
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Originally posted by Kickboxer Kickboxer wrote:

Originally posted by erinis0112 erinis0112 wrote:

put a couple holes on its chest and you are all good

Where are you in Texas?  SWFA is in the DFW area... you should pay them a visit. 



No, not anymore, he or she recently moved to Iowa.
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...by way of Nigeria.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote nralifer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/18/2016 at 04:07
Very entertaining threadExcellent but here is the question:
Did erinis0112 get his bear?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kickboxer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/18/2016 at 07:22
Originally posted by nralifer nralifer wrote:

Very entertaining threadExcellent but here is the question:
Did erinis0112 get his bear?
Only if bears packed up and moved to Nigeria...
Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.

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KB, That's what I was going to write.

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