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<blockquote data-quote="WeekendWarrior" data-source="post: 2140141" data-attributes="member: 117901"><p>Do not worry that much about guns and side arms and bear spray. Pick the rifle you feel most comfortable shooting out to 600yards. If the bears are out, you will have opportunity in the 300-600 yard range pretty consistently. 6.5 and 270 are very common bear cartridges. Grizzlies aren't a big deal down there, and wolves almost never attack humans. The last predatory wolf attack in the lower 48 was in the 1800s, and since then only five predatory attacks in all of north America have been confirmed (none in the lower 48). Most of the wolf attacks are with captive wolves. Its a non-issue. If you look at bear attack stats, 9mm is the most commonly used round to defend against bears, and it works too. You can leave the hand cannons at home, not implying that you are bringing them... </p><p></p><p>With respect to your savage, note the final weight of your rifle in Idaho must be below 16lbs to be legal, and this includes all accessories. I also have a savage precision rifle, and mine weighs in at 16.3lbs with a magpul gen3 prs stock and a vortex viper pst gen 2. I switch to a liter stock and scope, and get my weight down to 14lbs for Idaho trips.</p><p></p><p>Good glass and good boots are what you need. Every wet stump looks like a bear. Look for green meadows, flipped rocks, and prints.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WeekendWarrior, post: 2140141, member: 117901"] Do not worry that much about guns and side arms and bear spray. Pick the rifle you feel most comfortable shooting out to 600yards. If the bears are out, you will have opportunity in the 300-600 yard range pretty consistently. 6.5 and 270 are very common bear cartridges. Grizzlies aren't a big deal down there, and wolves almost never attack humans. The last predatory wolf attack in the lower 48 was in the 1800s, and since then only five predatory attacks in all of north America have been confirmed (none in the lower 48). Most of the wolf attacks are with captive wolves. Its a non-issue. If you look at bear attack stats, 9mm is the most commonly used round to defend against bears, and it works too. You can leave the hand cannons at home, not implying that you are bringing them... With respect to your savage, note the final weight of your rifle in Idaho must be below 16lbs to be legal, and this includes all accessories. I also have a savage precision rifle, and mine weighs in at 16.3lbs with a magpul gen3 prs stock and a vortex viper pst gen 2. I switch to a liter stock and scope, and get my weight down to 14lbs for Idaho trips. Good glass and good boots are what you need. Every wet stump looks like a bear. Look for green meadows, flipped rocks, and prints. [/QUOTE]
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