AK police officer kills bear
Wow! It's a different world out there. (read the comments section) Do not leave caribou heads laying around. I wonder what he used to shoot the bear.
http://www.adn.com/2011/09/09/2057762/soldotna-officer-kills-bear-in.html#disqus_thread |
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It's impossible to fish for reds and carry a shotgun so I just packed my Blackhawk and hoped for the best. |
12ga loaded with 00 buckshot
That was my first guess, though it would not be my first choice to shoot a charging brown bear. Much better than any pistol I can think of. I imagine about an hour or two after the shooting the officer was finished cleaning out his trousers!:P |
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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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No reds here either. I was referring to a fishing trip I made on Kodiak several years ago. Thing One and I rode ATVs waythehellandgone back in the bush to a place called Bedsprings Hole on Saltery Creek just off of Ugak Bay. Bear sign all over the place...I knew it would be like that so I packed my .44 mag loaded with 310gr hardcast rounds (coincidentally, this pistol is the one my Dad bought in AK in 1959) and kept a sharp lookout. Five for the bear, one for me. |
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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. |
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