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<blockquote data-quote="Alaska2006" data-source="post: 1177938" data-attributes="member: 92741"><p>I know of folks up there that run buck shot and slug alternate like you mention</p><p></p><p>My take is if I'm going to poke a hole in one of these beast it's going to be for real</p><p>Biggest think I've found with my limited knowledge is make the first shot your best</p><p>These things get pumped up and they are hard to stop. Bad story here I'll share. I hit one bad with a .338 at about 200 yards. When it was finished I had hit him 3 more times and my son in law once. The distance had closed to about 60 yards by the time he stopped leaking. Bad first shot on my part and he was hard to stop. </p><p>I should note the distance he covered was not that he was charging or after us, fact is he didn't know where we were until the final shot. He was just trying to get out and away from whatever it was that was stinging him. </p><p>The first shot was the only bad shot, the remaining 3 from the .338 or the 1 from .280 would have put him down had any of them been the first shot. </p><p>Son in law killed his bear same hunt one day earlier, one shot kill at 200 yards with .280. DRT. If you have to shoot make your first the best and save you and the animal the stress of what happens after a bad shot. AK is different than the lower 48 here you can protect your life and property and don't need a dozen attorneys to prove your kill was justified. Kill one in the lower 48 and by the time the courts are done you'll wish the bear had got you. Just my 2 cents and share of a bad experience on an outstanding bear hunt with my son in law.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alaska2006, post: 1177938, member: 92741"] I know of folks up there that run buck shot and slug alternate like you mention My take is if I'm going to poke a hole in one of these beast it's going to be for real Biggest think I've found with my limited knowledge is make the first shot your best These things get pumped up and they are hard to stop. Bad story here I'll share. I hit one bad with a .338 at about 200 yards. When it was finished I had hit him 3 more times and my son in law once. The distance had closed to about 60 yards by the time he stopped leaking. Bad first shot on my part and he was hard to stop. I should note the distance he covered was not that he was charging or after us, fact is he didn't know where we were until the final shot. He was just trying to get out and away from whatever it was that was stinging him. The first shot was the only bad shot, the remaining 3 from the .338 or the 1 from .280 would have put him down had any of them been the first shot. Son in law killed his bear same hunt one day earlier, one shot kill at 200 yards with .280. DRT. If you have to shoot make your first the best and save you and the animal the stress of what happens after a bad shot. AK is different than the lower 48 here you can protect your life and property and don't need a dozen attorneys to prove your kill was justified. Kill one in the lower 48 and by the time the courts are done you'll wish the bear had got you. Just my 2 cents and share of a bad experience on an outstanding bear hunt with my son in law. [/QUOTE]
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