I was looking for black bear videos after @Darthsenio_Mall's recent post and found this lol.

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Growing up I hear lots of stories of brown bears shrugging off .357 rounds to the skull, or losing an entire arm to a shotgun blast then coming back to maul a hunter or fisher later. I think the only gun worth having if you insist on bringing a gun in to bear country is a semi-auto shotgun with slugs. But honestly, most people do just fine with bear spray and singing.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      read a thing about natives in alaska hunting with .22s (and some slightly larger rounds) and killing grizzlies and moose cause .22s are the cheapest. they get the right angle and shoot them in the back of the head to sever the spine from the head. or straight through the eye. wild shit

      • Nakoichi [they/them]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        straight through the eye. wild shit

        That's how the monster in the book The Relic is finally brought down and I think the protagonist even mentions killing a bear.

        It's a really good book and so is the sequel if you like sci-fi murder misteries with horror elements.