(but not in grizz country*)
That is wild! I have always had them run the other way even when I've bumped them with in a couple yards. What state did this happen in?Archery hunting in black bear country never used to carry. Always thought it was funny to care that much cuz bears are always running away when you see them. Then I stumbled into a huge 350”fresh dead head in a black hole one day and a sow with what ended up being two cubs (didn’t know at the time) charged me 3 times before I shot her with my bow at about 15 yds. She was hyperventilating and huffing and puffing like you can’t believe. I had one last chance and took it. Shot her standing on her hind legs right in front of me. No joke. Fast forward a season opening day deer season and I shoot a bear 10 ft away from me coming straight at me with my rifle. Barely got my rifle shouldered before she came out of the brush running full sprint and I mean literally straight for me. She hesitated for a second and when I found her in the scope her head took up my entire scope. POW! I just pulled the trigger instinctively not even thinking. I was in disbelief it happened so fast. Shot her in the mouth, actually broke her two front lower teeth. (No cubs this time) Under 10 ft from me piled up. Could not believe it happened. Wrong place wrong time on that one. Just on a game trail she traveled (I think!) After I cleaned my drawers I decided I’ll be carrying my 329pd more often. FN 510 10mm for grizz country. Especially on archery hunts. I do believe I have the worst (best?!) bear luck of about anyone you know FWIW. 329pd I carry to the side of my bino rig, or on my pack hip belt, my 10 mm I pack behind my bino rig attached to the attachment rings of an AGC in a kydex holster from Hoskins. Even after all that I still hesitate to carry my sidearm though…
General unit central Idaho. Funny cuz one of my close hunting buddies hunts the same area a lot and never sees bears but I always see em. I like the deep heavy stuff though…
That's where I hunt as well. Guess I've just been lucky when I run into them
We are not allowed to carry a sidearm here in Italy. Last wednesday i killed a big fallow deer and i found myself in front of 5 wolves in the woods. They where looking at a chance to steal the deer from me. My 3 shot (it could be 4 chambering one and loading the mag to full capacity but i never do that) .308 was enough to scare them with a warning shot. I would have preferred to have my g19 with me though. If i could i would carry it. If i was in bear country i would carry something bigger like a G20.
ssimo, Liguria?
How do you know? I hunt in pedemont right close to the border with Liguria xD
Been doing some reading up on the region with a view to hunting there at some point, so know it has one of the largest Apennine wolf populations.
Cool, you would love hunting here. Feel free to PM me for some tips on hunting here!
