TLTHW
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"knows" how close the 357 was when the pictures were being taken....lol.
Doot Doo Doo Looking out my back door
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You still need to be a pretty good shot - if you don't stop him you might just make him mad.
Where I grew up bears were around but uncommon and seldom seen. I understand that today, in that same area they are very common. My cousin lived on property that backed up to state gamelands and he had black bears visit his property regularily, a lifelong friend had an 1 hour long video of not one but two large females in his back yard at the same time...both had two half-grown cubs with them. I owned a property in a home/campsite community and people there saw bears regularily and if they left their trash out they often found their garbage raided and spread all over. No on was ever attacked though. Black bears are omniverous and seldom kill their meals, they usually go after vegitation (berries, beachnuts,etc) carion or human garbage. The only bear I have ever seen in the wild was feeding on black berries. It and I were at the same blackberry patch - I let it have the first choice and took what was left.
Ed McDonnell
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You don't always see them coming. Here's a test. If you don't see more than one bear in this picture you are lunch.
http://www.artbarbarians.com/gallery2/images/16/doublelg.jpg
In Yellowstone the rangers provided bear training before allowing you out into the back country. They tell you to wear little metal bells so the bears hear you coming and to carry pepper spray just in case. They also teach what bear scat looks like. It's a really big pile, frequently filled with little metal bells and it smells like pepper.
Ed
Well if they were black bears they would be easier to see and less likely to think of you as supper. Black bear attacks of humans are rare and it seems more often occur in Canada than the USA.
bluwolf
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And my dog, Trooper, wonders why I won't let him wander around loose on your property when we come to visit with all those great smells out there. He's a big boy, but I really wouldn't want to give odds on that little battle:biggrin:
Mike
Mike
mikespenturningz
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More like a 44 mag would make me more comfortable.
I had an 8 shot 12g w 1oz slugs handy.
mikespenturningz
Member
That is definitely the right medicine thankfully you didn't need to use it. Those are magnificent animals and it would be a pity to dispatch one for no good reason.