portas.d.ace Report post Posted October 18, 2016 i love hunting and always looking out to learn new things. i am planing to hunt bears pretty soon and i will like to get all the facts down. Please i will appreciate your real life experiences: what is the best bullet placement for taking down a black/brown/grizzly bear? what rifle is best for bear hunting and what ammo? i have heard rumors about violent bear, some say if a bear gets too close to you, its better to shoot yourself in the head than to let the bear take you apart. i will appreciate you comments. Thanks, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted October 18, 2016 The black bear I shot was about 200 yards away and weighed about 200 pounds, maybe a little less. It was feeding and facing away when I shot. The bullet hit in the back just off of the spine and below the shoulder, it went about 10 feet and died. The bullet was a 120gr Barnes original X Bullet out of a 7 Rem Mag going about 3350. The only other bear I have seen shot was a young grizz that was maybe 500-600 #'s. It was hit broadside just behind the shoulder at about 150 yards from a 338 Winchester Mag as it fed on the bank of a river on some discarded salmon. When it was hit it jumped into the river then spun around and went into the willows. We gave it an hour and crossed over and it was laying just barely ten feet from shore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASUOutdoorsman Report post Posted October 22, 2016 i have heard rumors about violent bear, some say if a bear gets too close to you, its better to shoot yourself in the head than to let the bear take you apart. Don't think I'd take that advice. I wouldn't go down without a fight. I'd unload my magazine and use everything down to my survival knife, If I had to. Don't know what your chances would be... but there's a chance. If you do end up surviving, you'd have one heck of a story to tell your buddies around the campfire. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 23, 2016 Same as a human ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted October 23, 2016 i have heard rumors about violent bear, some say if a bear gets too close to you, its better to shoot yourself in the head than to let the bear take you apart. rumors? its no rumor. theres a well known bald headed killer bear in these woods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted October 23, 2016 Yup, and I seen um 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted October 24, 2016 In the vitals. Black bears are not that tough that a well placed shot from any rifle capable of killing a deer will not take a bear too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
portas.d.ace Report post Posted October 25, 2016 i have heard rumors about violent bear, some say if a bear gets too close to you, its better to shoot yourself in the head than to let the bear take you apart. Don't think I'd take that advice. I wouldn't go down without a fight. I'd unload my magazine and use everything down to my survival knife, If I had to. Don't know what your chances would be... but there's a chance. If you do end up surviving, you'd have one heck of a story to tell your buddies around the campfire. yes its best to never go down without a fight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
