My one close encounter with a big Bear showed that the particular Bear prefered a half gallon of fresh Huckleberries over chasing down a very fast running meal of meat.I would like to try a big Bear with a flinter under a controlled situation but it is not high on my list, as the years go by I have less interest in huting Bears/Cats and other game that are not particullarly what most consider eating meat animals,I have ate Bear meat a few times and not found it to be one of my favorires Beaver is much tastier to me, I guess the "trophy" hunt idea is pretty much a thing of little interest to me.
Will a flintlock stop a bear?
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I agree with those sentiments. It seems the more I get to know so-called trophy hunters the more I see ego and arrogance and not a lot of admirable substance. But as the original post stated you are out hunting deer meat and a bear charges you (ie you are NOT hunting it) do you think you will stop it? I know that if I shoved a 54 cal round ball up the nostril of a bear at 2 to 10 yards it will see stars and won't be up for eating me.
BadHorse
45 Cal.
you know i just got back from cody wyoming, and while i was there i talked to several hunters and the general consensus was, DO NOT SHOOT A GRIZZ IN THE HEAD! NO MATTER WHAT THE GUN! and i saw there grizz pelts, even was given grizz claws. btw grizz meat is tastey. i also got the horror stories of hunters that tried to shoot a grizz in the head. all the info i got was first hand from the hunters that go after grizz, so if you think your super duper 5000 what ever rifle will pierce the head of a grizz, well good luck with that! i know a bunch of people that are gonna laugh at the funeral
I would shoot one in the head with a .54 maxi. Don't want to :shocked2: But would over another shot if I was charged. :v Larry
BadHorse
45 Cal.
well good! then you know how bad it is in Wapiti. thats where my friends areBarney said:
No plot, really. I do know a few things though.
You can't hunt griz in the lower 48, anywhere, that I know of.
Not all griz want to kill you (just 7 out of 10) I've been closer than 10 yards a couple times and one could care less, the other I wasn't sure of.
We do get a few charges every year but most are bluff charges. The last 2 killed in an attack, one with a bow, the other a .41 mag. and both fellers got a little bloody.
They aren't invincible but they are a bit tuff to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to take a headshot with my 45/70 w/hardcast. Low in the head hoping to go clear through.
You can't hunt griz in the lower 48, anywhere, that I know of.
Not all griz want to kill you (just 7 out of 10) I've been closer than 10 yards a couple times and one could care less, the other I wasn't sure of.
We do get a few charges every year but most are bluff charges. The last 2 killed in an attack, one with a bow, the other a .41 mag. and both fellers got a little bloody.
They aren't invincible but they are a bit tuff to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to take a headshot with my 45/70 w/hardcast. Low in the head hoping to go clear through.
hanshi
Cannon
Fencing bears! Now there's an Olympic sport!
BadHorse
45 Cal.
just because it aint legal dont mean they didnt hunt it! like i said, i brought grizz claws home with me
BadHorse
45 Cal.
you dont need dna, i mean duh! the size alone well tell you.Barney said:
and no i dont condone illegal hunting, but if one charges me, hes dead! and yes i would sking him and eat him. and as barney has said,,,the school in wapiti has a bear fence, damned place looks like Auschwitz!RickD said:
BadHorse
45 Cal.
and as a member of the Shoshone tribe i can and do own eagle feathersBarney said:
These are your words "just because it aint legal dont mean they didnt hunt it! like i said, i brought grizz claws home with me "..Looks to me like your saying the bears were poached and the claws removed and now you have the claws..Seems a tad illegal to me..Also on the eagle feathers I do hope you have the paper work for them
