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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2010, 04:43:43 PM »
Sounds like a single shot or a full automatic makes no difference if Mr. Bear has the element of surprise.  Sourdough, I hope that one incident is your only one with a grizz.

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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2010, 05:59:46 PM »
in 1990, an obviously younger and in better shape me went bow hunting for elk in the bitteroot forest area on the Idaho/ Montana border near Darby. (near in this case is a subjective term) It was just me and my brother-in -law, no guide, no backup. We backpacked in and up about 8 miles from the trailhead where we left the car, which was about 20 miles from the ranger station. There was no gun, period. I had a Bear compound  bow, 75 pound pull, 8 arrows, and two knives. We spent 17 days there. I could have shot a raghorn, or a cow elk, but 45 yards was my outside limit, and I never got that close to a bull.
There was considerable bear sign around, and we kept our food, which was MRE/ freeze dried stuff high in a tree. I had a bear tag, and when I spotted one at about 150 yards crossing a talus slope, I had to do some serious thinking . Did I really want to stick a pointy thing into an animal that could cover the distance between us in a few seconds and kill me before he died?? I watched him carefully disappear into the bush and went quietly the other way. I think one of the greatest thrills I have had in hunting was knowing that I was not the top predator in the field, that the bear had the edge on me. To hunt something that can hunt you back, that is sporting. The rest is basically just killing animals of relative difficulty to locate or afford.
There is a difference of course in hunting as a deliberate act, and in living in territory where dangerous animals live on a day to day basis, but I would have no problem with single shots. After all ,driving through north St Louis in an expensive car after dark is more dangerous by far.
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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2010, 06:54:11 PM »
I don't see the problem with using a single shot... If you're skilled with it and can shoot accurately. Of course that holds true with any weapon... if you're counting on having or needing a quick backup shot to save your butt maybe you shouldn't be doing it at all. It just takes guts and ability. ;)



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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2010, 07:22:08 PM »
One brownie I took was about 75yards and I felt it was almost to far to shoot. For rest the probable average would be 35 yards and the closest 15 yards. At those ranges I feel its fair the aim will be perfect and the bullet have full performance. Luckly we have lots of types of gun and bullets so each can use what they feel good with

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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2010, 08:09:31 AM »
When a Grizzly encounter happens, in most cases you are only going to get off one shot anyway.  It does not matter what knid of gun you have.

I have a confession also to make.  My Handi is not the only gun I carry during the summer.  Sometimes I grab my TCR in .338 Win Mag.  That's a single shot also.

S.E.ak:  The last Grizzly I shot was last September.  Shot was 620 yards.
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Re: Hay Tim, No problems
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2010, 08:39:45 AM »
No place here you can see that far unless looking over water or mountain top to mountain top