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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2362313" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I don't grizzly bear hunt, or hunt in an area where I can/could come in contact with a grizzly. If I did I would have at least .338 WinMag and.....a sidearm as well. I have friends here where I live who "used" to hunt with 300 WinMags in Alaska until one of them was attacked by a wounded grizzly, now they all hunt with .338 WinMags. I do however black bear hunt, most always coming out of woods in the dark or close to dark, and....sometimes will have to wait in the dark to get picked up. My first line of defense is going to be a 35 Whelen or a 45-70, but close up and intimate, in the dark a handgun to me is more efficient and easier to swing than a rifle. What are my chances of getting injured by a black bear, probably no where what they would be with a grizzly, but...nonetheless there still is one there. My biggest concern/fear is running into a couple of friend/curious cubs with a "very" protective mother, or a bear that had been wounded and with an attitude. Also there's lots of coyotes where we hunt, again it is nice to have a handgun at my side; Glock 20, Lehigh or Bufflao Bore 200gr hard cast bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2362313, member: 69192"] I don't grizzly bear hunt, or hunt in an area where I can/could come in contact with a grizzly. If I did I would have at least .338 WinMag and.....a sidearm as well. I have friends here where I live who "used" to hunt with 300 WinMags in Alaska until one of them was attacked by a wounded grizzly, now they all hunt with .338 WinMags. I do however black bear hunt, most always coming out of woods in the dark or close to dark, and....sometimes will have to wait in the dark to get picked up. My first line of defense is going to be a 35 Whelen or a 45-70, but close up and intimate, in the dark a handgun to me is more efficient and easier to swing than a rifle. What are my chances of getting injured by a black bear, probably no where what they would be with a grizzly, but...nonetheless there still is one there. My biggest concern/fear is running into a couple of friend/curious cubs with a "very" protective mother, or a bear that had been wounded and with an attitude. Also there's lots of coyotes where we hunt, again it is nice to have a handgun at my side; Glock 20, Lehigh or Bufflao Bore 200gr hard cast bullets. [/QUOTE]
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