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<blockquote data-quote="longtooth" data-source="post: 72291" data-attributes="member: 4039"><p>ceg1963</p><p>You have received some good advise from the members of this site and I would like to add a little more.</p><p>I was stationed at Fort Richardson and Fort Greeley for 3 years and remained in Alaska for 4 more before moving to the lower 48. I hunted and killed everything in the state but polar bear and musk ox, I didn't worry one bit about sportsmanship when I came on a bear I tried to scare it off or I shot it with my 12 gage slug gun. In 7 years I took 7 grizzles (20ft, to 120 yds) and 4 brown bears (30 yds. to 100 yds.) plus a blue (300 yds) With shotgun and 375 H&amp;H. I don't care what you use to hunt them with. they are NOT long range game (over 300 yards), flat out don't take the shot if there is any question of killing it, you don't want to be responsible for a wounded bear roaming around, I have encountered this first hand and I only wish I could get a long range shot on the hunter who $#@&amp;*$ up his shot and wounded the bear. They tend to get ****ed off and stay that way for some time when wounded. At the same time I don't recommend getting close enough to shake hands with them either they can move very fast and their reaction to surprise encounters is often violent in the extreme.</p><p></p><p>If you still want to hunt long range and yet have a close in gun go with a bull pup 50 bmg. They have the power and can be moved around fast in the brush, with a good break they have no more recoil then a 12 gage.</p><p></p><p> Forget the bull about they always bluff before they attack or only attack when they are on their hind legs if you see it within 30 yds kill it they can cover that faster then you can yell to scare it off. </p><p></p><p> One last thing to consider Bears eat meat and the last time I checked we are 100% meat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="longtooth, post: 72291, member: 4039"] ceg1963 You have received some good advise from the members of this site and I would like to add a little more. I was stationed at Fort Richardson and Fort Greeley for 3 years and remained in Alaska for 4 more before moving to the lower 48. I hunted and killed everything in the state but polar bear and musk ox, I didn't worry one bit about sportsmanship when I came on a bear I tried to scare it off or I shot it with my 12 gage slug gun. In 7 years I took 7 grizzles (20ft, to 120 yds) and 4 brown bears (30 yds. to 100 yds.) plus a blue (300 yds) With shotgun and 375 H&H. I don't care what you use to hunt them with. they are NOT long range game (over 300 yards), flat out don't take the shot if there is any question of killing it, you don't want to be responsible for a wounded bear roaming around, I have encountered this first hand and I only wish I could get a long range shot on the hunter who $#@&*$ up his shot and wounded the bear. They tend to get ****ed off and stay that way for some time when wounded. At the same time I don't recommend getting close enough to shake hands with them either they can move very fast and their reaction to surprise encounters is often violent in the extreme. If you still want to hunt long range and yet have a close in gun go with a bull pup 50 bmg. They have the power and can be moved around fast in the brush, with a good break they have no more recoil then a 12 gage. Forget the bull about they always bluff before they attack or only attack when they are on their hind legs if you see it within 30 yds kill it they can cover that faster then you can yell to scare it off. One last thing to consider Bears eat meat and the last time I checked we are 100% meat. [/QUOTE]
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