- U. S. Rep. Thanedar Introduces The Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025 - Page 2
A bear feeding on bait presents the best possible target for a good, clean, killing shot - regardless of hunter skill Trying to shoot a bear mixing it up with dogs is probably the worst possible presentation for a killing shot
- Shot Bear Falls On Virginia Hunter, Killing Him
Virginia hunter dies after bear shot in a tree falls on him Authorities in Virginia say a hunter has died after a bear was shot in a tree and fell on him Associated Press - December 17, 2024 LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va — A Virginia man has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said
- Bear Creek Ballistics 140GR 350L round - migunowners. org
Bear Creek was helpful, but ultimately wound up being a "it's your chamber" or "not the ammo" These were from 2020 The 140's were supposed to be the fix for this, by starting the ogive earlier shorter bearing surface (compared to the 160's) COAL is a RCH over max SAAMI length straight out of the box
- Best round for Bear Protection? - migunowners. org
No bear sightings to report Appreciate all the responses, decided on the 357 w fmj and some bear spray for the woods I also brought the 9mm, with all the crazy stuff happening overseas, in case we run into a "sleeper cell" at a rest stop! 09-18-2012, 12:12 PM Siamese spear 09-18-2012, 12:33 PM KAB55
- Bear spray vs other options - migunowners. org
Bear spray is usually OC (oleoresin capsicum) not CS - 18% OC is the only limit in Michigan, Which is concentration % not volume There is not a volume, or quantity limit Strongest? Lots of folks like the Fox Labs 1 4, UDAP or SABRE Don't argue with crackheads Why can't you use bear spray on a person? Maybe I got bad info from Google
- 10mm vs short barrel 44 mag - migunowners. org
I recently bought a Ruger Super RedHawk Alaskan 44 mag (2 5" barrel) for use as a backup in the mountains for bear, mountain lions, etc It was brought to my attention on how much performance is lost with the short barrel Besides going to a 6" plus barreled revolver in 44 mag or larger, would the 10mm in a semi auto (5" barrel) outperform the short barreled 44 mag? Obviously a larger 44 mag
- Bear backup pistol - migunowners. org
Black bear or grizzly bear? I'm assuming black since this is Michigan, but in either case bear spray is a wise choice As far as guns go, though, according to Tim Sundles of Buffalo Bore, who knows more about shooting bears than most people, good stout 9mm loads are all you really need for black bear
- Side arm carry while hunting - Page 3 - migunowners. org
I carried a glock 21 while hunting for bear this year, the way I look at it, it cant hurt to carry one
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