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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 61721" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Best to avoid shooting a bear in the head if he is big and scoreable - the skull is the portion of the critter that is measured. Any damage effecting length or width can booger the skull for scoring. Head is also a small target and constantly moving. Also it is like rock, have had some bullets fail to penetrate. Same goes for neck, always moving, small target but both can be very fatal. Hit him about like Dave's deer illustration, maybe a bit back on the side shot. Center the neck from head-on and his nervous system is whacked.</p><p></p><p>I have shot hundreds of bears so can probably provide some advice on shot placement. Used to do it for a gov't agency. Used to train wardens/bios how to catch &amp; kill/dart bears properly in field seminars. Break his shoulders, he will be down and paralyzed back of the impact - in other words he will not have back legs. Sometimes there is enough damage to kill with this shot, but usually he is on the ground and not going anywhere. After having done that shoot him in the chest and he will die. Don't shoot the chest (heart/lungs), break the shoulders and you have control over him. Nervous system is better to take out than respiratory/circulatory. Why track a bear when you do not have to...</p><p>Works for me - stopped a big brownie in Alaska in June with this shot, head-on and coming fast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 61721, member: 25"] Best to avoid shooting a bear in the head if he is big and scoreable - the skull is the portion of the critter that is measured. Any damage effecting length or width can booger the skull for scoring. Head is also a small target and constantly moving. Also it is like rock, have had some bullets fail to penetrate. Same goes for neck, always moving, small target but both can be very fatal. Hit him about like Dave's deer illustration, maybe a bit back on the side shot. Center the neck from head-on and his nervous system is whacked. I have shot hundreds of bears so can probably provide some advice on shot placement. Used to do it for a gov't agency. Used to train wardens/bios how to catch & kill/dart bears properly in field seminars. Break his shoulders, he will be down and paralyzed back of the impact - in other words he will not have back legs. Sometimes there is enough damage to kill with this shot, but usually he is on the ground and not going anywhere. After having done that shoot him in the chest and he will die. Don't shoot the chest (heart/lungs), break the shoulders and you have control over him. Nervous system is better to take out than respiratory/circulatory. Why track a bear when you do not have to... Works for me - stopped a big brownie in Alaska in June with this shot, head-on and coming fast. [/QUOTE]
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