many choices of bear shells
Two kills with win. model 70 .30-06, one miss at 50' with a Remington Keene 45-70. Taking one with a crossbow would be something to talk about. Me I'm going back to my .30-06 180 grain. All Pa. bears in fair chase.depends on What bullet and bullet weight do you use for the 30-06
06 plenty of fire power!
Hello ESOXER. I hunt bears in Pa. where I live. Never harvested one passed up small ones twice.i n Pa we cannot bait. We push swamps out to standers.i also hunted in Maine with dogs. Only treed 2 cubs. Last year in Pa. My buddy got a 659lbs. Live weight. So anyway personally.for me 30.06.either way good luck to you
Bears are magnificent animals. To walk up on one and watch it run away, a coat shinny and black and to see it's body simmer, I guess it's muscle and fur you see. The old timers (think what firearms they may be shooting) (guys pre and post WWll) would say ''A bear can run dead on it's feet'' (they did not say Paws). ''A bear if hit will run till it falls over'' This is the funny one,''A bear if hit will either run towards you or away from you.'' ''A bear can outrun a race horse in a short distance.'' I think they can outrun a speeding bullet if going down hill. They will go up or down a shear rock bank non stop. I had one trail me down a hollow once. My cousins cut my trail in the snow and called me up (2 way radio) and asked if I was tracking the bear and which way it was going. I said ''no bear down this hollow''. Their response was ''Then the bear is stalking you.'' I backed tracked, and it was 30' above me on the abandoned railroad bed. Never ever go to the outhouse not packing. Been hunting bears since I was 18. The hunt is the thrill. (As I rate my hunts, 5 is the worst day and 1 is the best day.)
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