After you find out how close then you sweat a little and smell it in your mind. Get the smell again you’ll think. It the big leagues up there and else where. Best gun fight, man or beast is the one you never have. IMO
“Best gun fight, man or beast is the one you never have.”
Yeah - sometimes you can only see 5 feet in any direction through the brush. I guess one would hear them (or smell them!) before you could see them.
I followed the philosophy that I could get the bear spray out faster and not need an accurate shot and to use that first. They say that will often stop them if they are bluffing. If they aren’t bluffing - it will stop them long enough for you to get the shotgun pointed in the right direction. Another older guy carried a large pistol (.4XX Casul something) that was on a chest harness that would be just as fast as bear spray.
For the few times I worked in bear country I can’t justify that expense. But that might be the better option. But still - in thick brush you have to be quick on your aim.
At one site I worked at the Indians were concerned about the bears, but were REALLY worried about the packs of wild dogs.
“Sure - bears will attack you given a reason. The dogs will just do it for fun if they think they can get away with it.”
The bear watcher shot two dogs in a week.