black bear defense
Any of those choices would work fine. I have never killed a black bear but have shot a lot of hogs that have a similar dense build. Shot placement and penetration are most important followed by tissue destruction. I would go with which is most comfortable to carry and shoot quickly and accurately. Follow up shots would be a definite possibility.
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- black bear defense -
bj,
2022-05-05, 11:06
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- Never shot a bear but... - Hoot, 2022-05-05, 14:17
- Not sure about the bear spray .. -
JimT,
2022-05-05, 14:40
- Not sure about the bear spray .. - JT, 2022-05-05, 18:29
- Not sure about the bear spray .. - woody, 2022-05-14, 12:26
- black bear defense - Gunner, 2022-05-07, 09:15
- There was an article that showed up recently -
Paul,
2022-05-07, 09:51
- More on the subject - Paul, 2022-05-07, 09:53
- black bear defense - Jared, 2022-05-09, 10:58
- Bear spray will get you killed -
Byron,
2022-05-12, 13:44
- Bear spray will get you killed - Mike P, 2022-05-19, 11:16