Spring Bear hunting what rifle and caliber will you be carrying?

[the_big_mike]

nothing in ####ing torontoario.

but, if I was going too..

I'd take a 45/70 GG if hunting in the bush, 30-06 T3 if not.

 

[bone-collector]

Shifting away from the topic of my #### and the stupidity of Ontario, you guys seem to use a LOT of gun for bear.

ever see what a 900 pound grizz does to a human that pisses it off!

 

[JasonYuke]

Well Spring for me comes in September, like all Ontario residents, However this year I will likely take my 45-70 sharps. Plan on building a tree stand this year and moving a bait pile to 75 yards. Never shot a bear with a 45-70 and is something i wanted to do for some time, will use 500 grain lead casts bullets not at a screeming velocity (lol) but should drive a nice hole through it. Been talking about this for 10 years and I always sem to take a high power rifle, but this year is the year to go with the 45-70. I would also like to shoot one with a 577 snider, lol but now i am getting carried away .

 

[MauserMike]

ever see what a 900 pound grizz does to a human that pisses it off!

Ya - we don't have those Ann McLellan type bears out this way

 

[gitrdun]

I'll know better after Easterweekend.

I take it you'll be shopping at the gun show ....

 

[Furync]

I'll be using my m700 in .308. It's plenty gun for us as our bears are rather smallish. (ie: 200 pounds + is a pretty big bear in the townships.)

 

[Why not?]

Most likely my old Husqvarna 358 Norma Mag with 250 gr Speer spitzers at 2800 fps.

Ted

 

[RickF]

I might take my old M64 30-30, but more likely my M70 358 Norma with 225TSX's at 2950 fps.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

I had hoped to have my 338-06 done for this spring, but.......

Guess it'll be the M70 25-06AI or the Browning 1895 30-06.

 

[srupp]

sometimes you NEED a LOT of stopping power..

900 pounds 9'4" 25 13/16 skull #32 alltime Boone and Crockett..

Cheers

Steven

 

[.308--win]

Hoping to put the first "Notch" in my new Rem 700SPS 7mm-08 with 140grn Seirra's!!! Can't wait!!!

Perry

 

[Gibbs505]

FN Mauser in 7 mag, if I can get out!

 

[agilent_one]

.338WM or RUM. Once I find me a rifle in one of the aforementioned calibers. Failing that, my 45-70 or 300Whizzum may tag along.

 

[MattW]

Nice bear Steven.
I'm gonna use my Win 70 in 300 H&H.
Matt

 

[leveractionjunkie]

Marlin GG 45/70, with 405Gr Rem Sp's same as I use on everything

 

[The Cold Lake Kid]

Living in Ontario, a Canon.
Camera that is.

 

[XXXXX]

For my first excursion I'm taking:

1) .300 Win Mag rifle
2) 12ga shotgun with slugs

What do you guys think? Decent?

 

[FlyingHigh]

I'll be packing a Remington 700 SPS in 7mm Rem Mag, and my hunting partner will be backing me up with a Mossberg Maverick 12 gauge pump loaded with alternating 00 buckshot and slugs. Some of the bush around here is real thick and i have no intention of going in after a wounded bear with out some heavy firepower in front of me.

 

[todbartell]

Sako 85 in 338 Federal, 210 gr X bullets @ 2600ish

 

[jacky]

My trusty Tikka 7mm mag, 160 grain accubonds