Polar Bear with Husqvarna M46 in 9.3x57

The first harvest for me with a 9.3X57 was more than thirty years ago. It was a big black bear using one of a pair of rifles that Bevan King barreled up for me on Turkish Mauser actions. The next was a bull moose.

Quickly became a believer!
Ted
 
I couldn't do it. As fun as shooting and hunting are, there are some animals that I would find too beautiful to shoot like big cats or polar bears. I hate to be "one of those guys", but I don't see the point if you're not going to eat it (maybe you are, I dunno).
 
mbogo3 said:
Yes......am also interested in the 250gr Accubond for my 9.x62 Harold
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That's what I mainly use, with RL15, but bioth are rendangered species in Canada !
Nosler don't think we will get more 250 AB before at least the end of this year - maybe even 1 1/2 year before we get anything here.... At least, I have supply for some time....
 
Baribal said:
That's what I mainly use, with RL15, but bioth are rendangered species in Canada !
Nosler don't think we will get more 250 AB before at least the end of this year - maybe even 1 1/2 year before we get anything here.... At least, I have supply for some time....
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i you have too much of those accubond let me know ...
 
Slippery_Pete said:
I couldn't do it. As fun as shooting and hunting are, there are some animals that I would find too beautiful to shoot like big cats or polar bears. I hate to be "one of those guys", but I don't see the point if you're not going to eat it (maybe you are, I dunno).
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Would it make you feel all better inside if he ate it? This idea of "Its morally wrong to kill something if you dont eat it" is rather close minded and one should probably inform themselves on the benefits that come along with trophy hunting. This is probably the wrong place to be voicing those kind of opinions.
 
Slippery_Pete said:
I couldn't do it. As fun as shooting and hunting are, there are some animals that I would find too beautiful to shoot like big cats or polar bears. I hate to be "one of those guys", but I don't see the point if you're not going to eat it (maybe you are, I dunno).
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These are harvested under Native (Inuk) traditional hunt liscence. Do you really think the Inuks will waste such meat? Beautiful means nothing, as for some rats are beautiful.
 
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In NU, there are quotas set for polar bear harvest, for each community, and tags are issued. The Hunters and Trappers Association of each community decides how the tags will be used. They may be made available for local hunters, or they may be available for sport hunts. Up to the HTA. A sport hunt brings a lot of money into the community; but local hunters also want to take bears. It is a balance. Hunts must be conducted using dog teams, and often go out from outpost camps. This supports the camps. Sport hunter gets the trophy, probably isn't going to take the meat. As far as use of the meat goes, it is irrelevant who takes the bear. If I had to subsist on polar bear, I would be slender indeed.
Years ago, an Inuk hunter could sell a hide for about $100 a foot, $900-$1000 for a big bear. A sport hunt would bring in perhaps $15000. Makes sense to use some tags for sport hunts.
 
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