Wait a min ... is she holding a rifle?
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Wait a min ... is she holding a rifle?
Oh Charles.
Really? You do know this isn't kindergarten, and that just like kindergarten, you really shouldn't believe what other people tell you?
And while we know more than a few of the same people, none of the ones that count would be talking to you, about me, would they?
Perhaps a call to the bank is in order, to straighten things out.
R.
For the record .........................
- Shot at 10 feet near my house after it refused to be scared off and actually walked towards me....
- 12 gauge Score slug ....
- More than 100 meters from any buildings....
- Conservation officer was contacted within 5 minutes of the kill....
- CO offered to come collect the bear....
- I advised I had an uncut tag and would utilize it to save wasting the meat....
- CO agreed and bear meat ended up in my freezer....
Slug recovered after traveling through ~16" of spine
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Will you be the first to post pictures? I can’t wait.
Doesn't look like he made it very far after the shot!
Yep! 24" straight down!
Iv'e found Score slugs to be pretty accurate, but not that sturdy. Not like a Brenneke or Challenger Slug. I've never actually shot an animal with a Score slug though, just shooting them into wood to see what happens compared to other slugs. They probably would do fine in a deer hunting situation....And head shots on bears, apparently.
You'd wait a long time.
And do try to remember... it isn't really all about you.
R.
I don't hunt with slugs but I bought a case - 250 rounds - from Wholesale before they went under at a price I couldn't refuse. I thought they would be good for $hits & giggles when the kids wanted to play Rambo at the gravel pit.
I shot a few and found I could hit a milk jug at 50 yards more often than not with my short-barreled Model 870 so I wasn't too worried when that big blackie - he was about 350 pounds - started hanging around our place after he cleaned up my neighbors apple trees.
I had chased that bear off better than a half-dozen times over a week or so by yelling at him. The last time I was guilty of being too complacent and let him get too close thinking he would break and run as 99% of black bears do. It turned out he was a 1% bear ......
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So here’s my experience with bears thus far:
I’ve personally killed 13 black bears
Been present for twice that number
Run into enough while hiking all over B.C. that I couldn’t guess at the real number.
Number of times charged 2
Number of times bear successfully stopped without dispatching bear 2
Number of grizzlies seen while hunting/hiking - well over ten
Number of problems with grizzlies thus far - zero
First black bear charged from 20 yards, I was holding a rifle in my hands as I was deer hunting and didn’t have time to raise it. They are on you faster than you can react when that close. Chamber was empty, long story, bear stopped at about 15 feet, we stared each other down until I chambered a round with the gun pointed from hip level at the bear. At the sound of the bolt working he turned and ran off.
Second one was a big boar that was causing problems in the hood ( I live on an acreage ) he chased my daughter on her bike the day before. Early in the morning I stepped out of my shop to find my son coming out of the house with my 300. He said it had just been on our front deck and then wandered out the back. I followed it back through my property for a couple hundred yards to a creek in hopes of getting a clear shot. As I walked along a trail lined with alders it charged from about 25 yards. I could hardly make out the bear but his path was obvious as the alders shook as he ran. With a round in the chamber and the gun held low but ready to go I Didn’t actually have time to shoulder the gun, and get the sights properly on the charging bear. I fired at less than ten yards and sprinted to my left chambering another round. It was a clean miss, I believe the gunshot turned him. A neighbour shot it two days later as it was causing problems again.
What I’ve learned from my experiences:
They are fast as lightning, from 25 yards you’d have to have the gun already up and pointed. You’ve got one shot if you are lucky. The examples above show only my experience, but I think is does illustrate how much time you have. Not much, the second or two it takes you to begin to process what’s happening is about two seconds to long. Both times I had a rifle with a scope, likely a shotgun would have been better. But, if it wasn’t in my hands loaded and ready to fire it wouldn’t have helped much either.
Should you carry something to protect yourself, absolutely. But don’t underestimate their speed, there stealth, or their place on the food chain
I’ve personally killed 13 black bears
Been present for twice that number
Run into enough while hiking all over B.C. that I couldn’t guess at the real number.
Number of times charged 2
Number of times bear successfully stopped without dispatching bear 2
Number of grizzlies seen while hunting/hiking - well over ten
Number of problems with grizzlies thus far - zero
First black bear charged from 20 yards, I was holding a rifle in my hands as I was deer hunting and didn’t have time to raise it. They are on you faster than you can react when that close. Chamber was empty, long story, bear stopped at about 15 feet, we stared each other down until I chambered a round with the gun pointed from hip level at the bear. At the sound of the bolt working he turned and ran off.
Second one was a big boar that was causing problems in the hood ( I live on an acreage ) he chased my daughter on her bike the day before. Early in the morning I stepped out of my shop to find my son coming out of the house with my 300. He said it had just been on our front deck and then wandered out the back. I followed it back through my property for a couple hundred yards to a creek in hopes of getting a clear shot. As I walked along a trail lined with alders it charged from about 25 yards. I could hardly make out the bear but his path was obvious as the alders shook as he ran. With a round in the chamber and the gun held low but ready to go I Didn’t actually have time to shoulder the gun, and get the sights properly on the charging bear. I fired at less than ten yards and sprinted to my left chambering another round. It was a clean miss, I believe the gunshot turned him. A neighbour shot it two days later as it was causing problems again.
What I’ve learned from my experiences:
They are fast as lightning, from 25 yards you’d have to have the gun already up and pointed. You’ve got one shot if you are lucky. The examples above show only my experience, but I think is does illustrate how much time you have. Not much, the second or two it takes you to begin to process what’s happening is about two seconds to long. Both times I had a rifle with a scope, likely a shotgun would have been better. But, if it wasn’t in my hands loaded and ready to fire it wouldn’t have helped much either.
Should you carry something to protect yourself, absolutely. But don’t underestimate their speed, there stealth, or their place on the food chain
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