Day 1: As Hunters Kill, Protesters Howl

NY Times ^ | December 9, 2003 | ROBERT HANLEY and JASON GEORGE

[Dan from Michigan]

Opponents of the hunt had other views. "This is an extermination, not a hunt," said Steve Ember, a member of the executive committee of the Sierra Club.

The Sierra Club isn't pro-hunting anymore....

[toddst]

For bear, you use a shotgun with slugs, no smaller than 20 gauge. I use a Mossberg 695 bolt-action slug gun, twelve gauge, with Remington slugs. It'll kill a black bear at under a hundred yards, that's for sure.

I'm pleased you posted this. A twelve gauge slug will most certainly kill a black bear. I will add that a smooth-bore twelve gauge shotgun is also accurate enough to hit a man-size target at seventy-five yards plus.

A bolt-action rifle for this type hunt would concern me, as I want a quick second shot if needed. That second shot quickly fired (accurately) takes a fair amount of practice with a bolt-action.