Perhaps my rifle advice only applies to those who can shoot well.
Little better info, which does vary but all in all I averaged out to about .75-1 person per year killed by a Brown bear.
No doubt, they are impressive and deadly but we are not trying to kill a Hippo or something here. Granted, there are a lot of variables in all this but I think we risk creating even more risk when we believe all the risks can be mitigated by a one step, one size fits all solution of big bore rifle fire power. Some simply do not shoot a big bore rifle very well for various reasons. That's likely why those who are not residents of Alaska must have a licensed guide. Big bore rifle would not save them from their shortcomings.
Mr Creel is up in Fairbanks and I'm going to get hold of him and see if he would like to chime in. I don't like to talk to much about someone without them knowing it.
Perhaps he will agree, who knows.
In other news .
Killed by native Alaskan. I was shooting and met this guy's brother. Long story short, his brother said I would like a bear rifle like yours. Likely believing that having a rifle like mine would equate to shooting like me. My response was, well, would he mind shooting a little with me one afternoon.
Long story short, 300 win mag with Hornady 190 grain CX was my suggestion. He was quite comfortable with the gun and it turns out it worked well for him. However, without seeing him shoot I would have never been able to make a suggestion.
So when I say perhaps my advice is for those who can shoot well, that's a relative term and depends on what that really means to that individual. It's not to be smarty pants or be some way. It's more to be responsible the way we are suggesting it is to use a large big bore rifle. I just don't happen to agree that is enough to make it responsible and may not be part of the solution at all.
Food for thought.
Bear Attack Statistics of North America - BatchGeo Blog
As humans take up more and more space in the world, they’re bound to come into contact with wildlife. Many in the animal kingdom are fierce predators—especially bears. Statistics suggest there have been over 180 fatal bear attacks in North America since 1784. While the majority of these fatal...
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Little better info, which does vary but all in all I averaged out to about .75-1 person per year killed by a Brown bear.
No doubt, they are impressive and deadly but we are not trying to kill a Hippo or something here. Granted, there are a lot of variables in all this but I think we risk creating even more risk when we believe all the risks can be mitigated by a one step, one size fits all solution of big bore rifle fire power. Some simply do not shoot a big bore rifle very well for various reasons. That's likely why those who are not residents of Alaska must have a licensed guide. Big bore rifle would not save them from their shortcomings.
Mr Creel is up in Fairbanks and I'm going to get hold of him and see if he would like to chime in. I don't like to talk to much about someone without them knowing it.
Perhaps he will agree, who knows.
In other news .
Killed by native Alaskan. I was shooting and met this guy's brother. Long story short, his brother said I would like a bear rifle like yours. Likely believing that having a rifle like mine would equate to shooting like me. My response was, well, would he mind shooting a little with me one afternoon.
Long story short, 300 win mag with Hornady 190 grain CX was my suggestion. He was quite comfortable with the gun and it turns out it worked well for him. However, without seeing him shoot I would have never been able to make a suggestion.
So when I say perhaps my advice is for those who can shoot well, that's a relative term and depends on what that really means to that individual. It's not to be smarty pants or be some way. It's more to be responsible the way we are suggesting it is to use a large big bore rifle. I just don't happen to agree that is enough to make it responsible and may not be part of the solution at all.
Food for thought.
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