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<blockquote data-quote="c-ne-elk" data-source="post: 870909" data-attributes="member: 33799"><p>Blackdog - I was hunting Southeast of King Salmon while there are rainbows there they don't get the monsters like futher up north. High water due to rain had caused all the streams to be pretty well blown out so I did not do any fishing this trip but you are right, those cut banks hold some trout!</p><p> </p><p>I have fished/hunted Alaska close to 20 occasions, I have a good friend that is an outfitter so I get to go more often than the normal guy so what I am fixing to write is based on MY experience of well over 100 days afield in Alaska over the past many years. </p><p> </p><p>I am NOT saying I am an expert or have all the answers but MOST of the time, I would rather have bear spray in lieu of a gun for bear protection. In this exact case, if the bear had charged we would not have been able to see him until he was about 10 yards away. That would mean ONE shot to stop 1300 to 1500 pounds of hungry and mad bear. The brain on a brown bear is not much larger than a beer can with the small end facing you. It is moving toward you, up and down and side to side at a VERY rapid rate. I was hunting with a 338 Win Mag with 250g Partitions, my guide had a 375 H&H w/ 300 grain pills. If you hit the bear in the chest, yes he would die but how soon? With bear spray, you could lay in a cloud of spray and not have to worry about stopping him with one shot.</p><p> </p><p>BUT...on this day, we had a 40 MPH crosswind to the bear so the spray would have been ineffective. So in this case a gun would have been better but in most cases, I would rather have bear spray because it is less likely you will miss or make an instant killing shot. I will say that I used to "feel" better having a gun but in reality it was a false sense of security.</p><p> </p><p>Just thought I would see if I could stir the pot and get others opinions...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="c-ne-elk, post: 870909, member: 33799"] Blackdog - I was hunting Southeast of King Salmon while there are rainbows there they don't get the monsters like futher up north. High water due to rain had caused all the streams to be pretty well blown out so I did not do any fishing this trip but you are right, those cut banks hold some trout! I have fished/hunted Alaska close to 20 occasions, I have a good friend that is an outfitter so I get to go more often than the normal guy so what I am fixing to write is based on MY experience of well over 100 days afield in Alaska over the past many years. I am NOT saying I am an expert or have all the answers but MOST of the time, I would rather have bear spray in lieu of a gun for bear protection. In this exact case, if the bear had charged we would not have been able to see him until he was about 10 yards away. That would mean ONE shot to stop 1300 to 1500 pounds of hungry and mad bear. The brain on a brown bear is not much larger than a beer can with the small end facing you. It is moving toward you, up and down and side to side at a VERY rapid rate. I was hunting with a 338 Win Mag with 250g Partitions, my guide had a 375 H&H w/ 300 grain pills. If you hit the bear in the chest, yes he would die but how soon? With bear spray, you could lay in a cloud of spray and not have to worry about stopping him with one shot. BUT...on this day, we had a 40 MPH crosswind to the bear so the spray would have been ineffective. So in this case a gun would have been better but in most cases, I would rather have bear spray because it is less likely you will miss or make an instant killing shot. I will say that I used to "feel" better having a gun but in reality it was a false sense of security. Just thought I would see if I could stir the pot and get others opinions... [/QUOTE]
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