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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 1527683" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>Have shot a few bears, chased a few others, been in on several kills others have made. Bear hunting is an interesting challenge. Exciting!</p><p></p><p>One of the things that seems tough to me with bears, is shot placement. With deer or elk, we've got a well defined shoulder & front end. Bears... Oftentimes just look like big balls of fur! It can be tough to quickly get the sights or crosshairs on the shoulder/vital zone.</p><p></p><p>2010 Washington bear. 306 yards, one-shot 260 grain Nosler Accubond, Ruger Number One in 375 H&H:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/3g7LHFYl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2010, my son's first bear. About 150 yards, 165 gr Nosler Partition, 1917 30-06. The bear tried to run after the first hit, and it ended up taking several hits:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NLFvGZel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2013? Washington. Honestly can't remember when my son got his second bear, again with the 30-06 and 165 gr Nosler Partitions:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MlMiIE4l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2016, Washington, a single 165 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip from my 30-06, at about 325 yards. Recovered the bullet jacket from the off-side hide, but the core separated, leaving a nice size exit wound:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YTcyH4Gl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2017, Alaska, Brooks Range arctic grizzly, squares just over 8', large for the area. 30-06 with 200 gr Nosler Partitions and a couple of shots from the 338 Win Mag with 225 gr Barnes TSX's. All shooting at 40 yards and closer. Quite exciting for a few moments:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yxTN7MYl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Couple of months ago, fly fishing for silvers in Alaska. We saw coastal brownies almost every day, often within 100 yards of us. Lots of bear observing going on that trip, along with some great fishing:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fsULoEpl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/vPY0q84l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9qZ8wqdl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qWvQihKl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/A2R5fWql.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Bears are pretty cool animals. I enjoy seeing them, hunting them, and black bear can be delicious table fare! I shoot them in late summer/early fall when they're feeding on berries.</p><p></p><p>Have noticed that when the subject of bears comes up on the internet, there's often a lot of chest thumping and swearing up and down about one bullet or cartridge or rifle being a vastly superior choice. Fact is, bears are taken every year by hunters using rifles small and large. Shot placement and a good bullet. Same as other game. But... With bears there is just enough potential danger that it grabs our imagination! And I dearly love that about bear hunting.</p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 1527683, member: 8622"] Have shot a few bears, chased a few others, been in on several kills others have made. Bear hunting is an interesting challenge. Exciting! One of the things that seems tough to me with bears, is shot placement. With deer or elk, we've got a well defined shoulder & front end. Bears... Oftentimes just look like big balls of fur! It can be tough to quickly get the sights or crosshairs on the shoulder/vital zone. 2010 Washington bear. 306 yards, one-shot 260 grain Nosler Accubond, Ruger Number One in 375 H&H: [img]https://i.imgur.com/3g7LHFYl.jpg[/img] 2010, my son's first bear. About 150 yards, 165 gr Nosler Partition, 1917 30-06. The bear tried to run after the first hit, and it ended up taking several hits: [img]https://i.imgur.com/NLFvGZel.jpg[/img] 2013? Washington. Honestly can't remember when my son got his second bear, again with the 30-06 and 165 gr Nosler Partitions: [img]https://i.imgur.com/MlMiIE4l.jpg[/img] 2016, Washington, a single 165 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip from my 30-06, at about 325 yards. Recovered the bullet jacket from the off-side hide, but the core separated, leaving a nice size exit wound: [img]https://i.imgur.com/YTcyH4Gl.jpg[/img] 2017, Alaska, Brooks Range arctic grizzly, squares just over 8', large for the area. 30-06 with 200 gr Nosler Partitions and a couple of shots from the 338 Win Mag with 225 gr Barnes TSX's. All shooting at 40 yards and closer. Quite exciting for a few moments: [img]https://i.imgur.com/yxTN7MYl.jpg[/img] Couple of months ago, fly fishing for silvers in Alaska. We saw coastal brownies almost every day, often within 100 yards of us. Lots of bear observing going on that trip, along with some great fishing: [img]https://i.imgur.com/fsULoEpl.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/vPY0q84l.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/9qZ8wqdl.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/qWvQihKl.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/A2R5fWql.jpg[/img] Bears are pretty cool animals. I enjoy seeing them, hunting them, and black bear can be delicious table fare! I shoot them in late summer/early fall when they're feeding on berries. Have noticed that when the subject of bears comes up on the internet, there's often a lot of chest thumping and swearing up and down about one bullet or cartridge or rifle being a vastly superior choice. Fact is, bears are taken every year by hunters using rifles small and large. Shot placement and a good bullet. Same as other game. But... With bears there is just enough potential danger that it grabs our imagination! And I dearly love that about bear hunting. Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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