Posted on 10/07/2025 11:07:55 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Yes. I have bear all around me here in the Virginia mountains. They always run away when I shout at them unless they see me first, then they just run. That said I still hold an extremely healthy respect as they can thrash out if startled and feeling cornered. I only know one guy ever injured by a black bear here in my area. He was going into his barn and it was in there. It swiped at him as it ran past to move the danger out of its way. So not really an attack, but I would NOT want to run into a bear of any type or size out west, or north of here.
That’s funny.
You should consider something larger.
Tim Sundles, who owns Buffalo Bore, thinks that .454 Casull is the minimum caliber he would carry in griz country.
Axiom:
Don’t pet the bison.
Corollary:
Don’t feed the bears.
Blackhawk in .357, Buffalo Bore here.
Can hit 4 / 6 7” steel at 25 yards winded and dizzy.
I’m going mule deer hunting in bear country today.
Everyone carries a sidearm. There are bear, cougar, wolves, coyote, wild dogs and crazy people.>>> I bought a Taurus .44 magnum with a ported 4 inch barrel. Guy from a gun show made a nice fold over holster. I saw bear sign and a killing field on top of the mountain so i carried that while turkey hunting..
Happens the same way with women sometimes. Three days will do it.
Arkansas’ Communications Chief Stephen’s is Shocked and Amazed a bear killed a Man!
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Go back to selling Shoes——fidiot.
The article says he has a son so, no, he doesn't qualify.
Squatch.
Don’t stick around if you see a bear. What was he thinking?
““Wheeler warned people... don’t approach bears even if they’re small and carry bear spray...””
Bears carry bear spray????
I live on the east coast and rarely camp out west.
Some of the small ones do.
Even so, you can never have too many large-caliber revolvers.
“Small bears carry bear spray? Who knew”
For want of a comma...
Apparently he wasn't carrying properly.
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