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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2638913" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Teri, while much of what you say is true…..you're a bit off with your Wyoming animal stats.</p><p> </p><p> Some areas of Wyoming we are blessed with a fairly high concentration of both wolves and grizzly.….and "not" just in the park! Again, in some areas, residents have and continue to lose dogs to wolves. If we used dogs for hunting, other than for lion hunting, I suspect we would lose a lot more dogs to wolves. The majority of lion hunting (dogs involved) are in areas that area not typical wolf habitat!</p><p></p><p> There are some areas (admittedly small areas) of Wyoming where a day out hunting will usually involve seeing a grizzly……wolves not so much as they are much more secretive and are primarily nocturna!</p><p>When I was sheep hunting about 10 years ago…..I saw more grizzlies than sheep! We had just parked our camper (home base for our hunts), went for an afternoon drive just to observe the overall "lay of the land" and had our first encounter. Just a sign of things to come!</p><p></p><p> To further add to the 9 mm handgun conversation…..nothing, not even the largest rifle cartridge typically used in North America will immediately incapacitate a bear unless it involves a CNS strike! That said, a larger bore, heavy, well constructed bullet placed through the vitals offers a considerable higher percentage of killing (not stopping) than an equally placed bullet of lower caliber, weight and probably less muzzle velocity!</p><p></p><p> Thanks, but I'll continue to advocate a handgun with bore of at least .40 caliber…..preferably above .45 caliber, if the likelihood of a grizzly encounter is involved!</p><p></p><p> Spend a week or so in the Thorofare, Sunshine Basin, or north of Dubois…..and you may reconsider your attempt to validate the 9 mm handgun as a potential back-up handgun in bear country……any bear country! You may also have a revelation pertaining to the number of wolves and grizzlies that we have! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2638913, member: 75451"] Teri, while much of what you say is true…..you’re a bit off with your Wyoming animal stats. Some areas of Wyoming we are blessed with a fairly high concentration of both wolves and grizzly.….and “not” just in the park! Again, in some areas, residents have and continue to lose dogs to wolves. If we used dogs for hunting, other than for lion hunting, I suspect we would lose a lot more dogs to wolves. The majority of lion hunting (dogs involved) are in areas that area not typical wolf habitat! There are some areas (admittedly small areas) of Wyoming where a day out hunting will usually involve seeing a grizzly……wolves not so much as they are much more secretive and are primarily nocturna! When I was sheep hunting about 10 years ago…..I saw more grizzlies than sheep! We had just parked our camper (home base for our hunts), went for an afternoon drive just to observe the overall “lay of the land” and had our first encounter. Just a sign of things to come! To further add to the 9 mm handgun conversation…..nothing, not even the largest rifle cartridge typically used in North America will immediately incapacitate a bear unless it involves a CNS strike! That said, a larger bore, heavy, well constructed bullet placed through the vitals offers a considerable higher percentage of killing (not stopping) than an equally placed bullet of lower caliber, weight and probably less muzzle velocity! Thanks, but I’ll continue to advocate a handgun with bore of at least .40 caliber…..preferably above .45 caliber, if the likelihood of a grizzly encounter is involved! Spend a week or so in the Thorofare, Sunshine Basin, or north of Dubois…..and you may reconsider your attempt to validate the 9 mm handgun as a potential back-up handgun in bear country……any bear country! You may also have a revelation pertaining to the number of wolves and grizzlies that we have! memtb [/QUOTE]
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