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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1054847" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I started carrying a 44mag during archery season because of the huge population of black bears where I hunt. I bump into them all the time, and none of them have ever been aggressive. What I wonder is if bear spray would be effective on the single bear that decided it wanted to eat me, or on the mom bear that was trying to protect her cubs. I think the chances are low with black bears, and if they're in the mindset to attack, I do feel more comfortable with my 44.</p><p></p><p>I don't shoot handguns all that much, but I do make an effort in the summers to quick draw and unload into a stump for practice.</p><p></p><p>For those of us that hunt with long-range rifles, I wonder how many of us would be successful at shooting/killing a charging bear from inside of 20 yards. Hard to hit things up close with those rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1054847, member: 33822"] I started carrying a 44mag during archery season because of the huge population of black bears where I hunt. I bump into them all the time, and none of them have ever been aggressive. What I wonder is if bear spray would be effective on the single bear that decided it wanted to eat me, or on the mom bear that was trying to protect her cubs. I think the chances are low with black bears, and if they're in the mindset to attack, I do feel more comfortable with my 44. I don't shoot handguns all that much, but I do make an effort in the summers to quick draw and unload into a stump for practice. For those of us that hunt with long-range rifles, I wonder how many of us would be successful at shooting/killing a charging bear from inside of 20 yards. Hard to hit things up close with those rifles. [/QUOTE]
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