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Originally Posted by 75Sv1
When I went to college in the mid 80's, there were a few students from Alaska. I think from Kodiak. They said you had to be able to field dress a deer in three minutes. After that you'd have some bears for company. Also, said the best place to hunt for bear was at the city dump.
From what I understand a .44 mag is about minimal for protection against bears. I have hear pepper spray works, if you can spray them in their eyes. I also read that someone sprayed the pontoons of a brush plane, thinking it would ward off bears. The next morning, the pontoons were scrathed up all over.
Tom
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Over the years, there have been plenty of AK floatplanes wrecked by bears trying to get to game meat that was inside.
When Dad went to AK, the .44 mag had just arrived on the scene. Casulls and that big Smith weren't even dreamed of yet.