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Originally Posted by Salavee
Encounters or sightings ?
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Encounters. Oddly enough I never had to shoot any of them. In all three instances I was packing a 308 and bear spray. Two happened in thick berry patches where we got closer to each other than would have liked and the bears mock charged. The third I walked into an area with a gut pile again mock charge. All three were south if Gp. None of the bears came closer than about 40 yds before stopping. Lots of noise and prep for a shot with either spray or bullets.....closest encounter was actually a blacky I ended up shooting...3 yds is a bit close for my liking...that was a 30-30 though. The bear wasn't in a hard charge though so it wasn't a " stopping" shot per say....he just aggressive and too close for my liking.....
Just out of curiosity what's your choice of rifle while out hunting?
These days I do pack a 45-70 lots but it's more about platform. I love short levers...