.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

[Gettincloser]

Was the turkey salvageable?

Yes! She shot it facing to. Entered the base of the neck and made a terrible mess after that.

 

[justinspicher]

The only blood trail from a bear I’ve ever seen was from the bear my buddy shot this September, with a bow. We tracked it for 1200yds before finding it.

 

[Luke S]

Thanks for the insight on the 88s Thegman. Somehow I thought there were some issues or at least a reason they weren't a ton better than a 73 or 77 gr bullet. Might be more trouble than they are worth.

I don't think I've ever tracked a bear more than 60 yards. But the reason I like some blood is that my "nightmare" scenario is one of those 100 yard dead runs I hear about with deer. That would be really really hard to find in our area with no blood. A tracking dog would be cool.

 

[Matt5266]

Only blood trails I've had on bears are from archery kills. Never any on a rifle shot bear.