So enfuriating.... BLACK BEARS GALLORE

[ratherbefishin]

as for IDbefore you shoot-yes,and anyone who shot a ''huge'' bear only to walk up on a yearling lying there knows the sickening feeling....the size of a bear can be hard to judge-especially if they are closer than you think-the 200 yard ''huge bear'' shrinks when it turns out to be only 100 yards away.A quick rule is ears-if you can see prominent ears-its a young bear-no matter how ''huge'' it looks

[Rackmastr]

No word of a lie...I know a guy who shot a porcupine because he was so excited about shooting a bear. He saw it in a ditch and shot it quickly, and realized it was a porcupine when he walked up on it.

The guy is a tool, and I find it funny as hell to laugh at the situation, but it just shows ya that things like this could happen if you're not careful.....lol

[Elkhound]

No word of a lie...I know a guy who shot a porcupine because he was so excited about shooting a bear. He saw it in a ditch and shot it quickly, and realized it was a porcupine when he walked up on it.

The guy is a tool, and I find it funny as hell to laugh at the situation, but it just shows ya that things like this could happen if you're not careful.....lol

I bet it wasn't funny as hell to the porcupine

[Rackmastr]

Probably not....

The guy is a true idiot....I asked him what he would have done if it was a cub grizzly or something different.....

That got his attention...but it shows that some guys just get really excited and dont ID targets before shooting....

[Eichelherr]

Yeah, but we shot mostly the leenfield #7's... but i agree, that 300 win mag is a big boy gun. hopefully i'll grow into it.
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[Will]

Yeah, but we shot mostly the leenfield #7's... but i agree, that 300 win mag is a big boy gun. hopefully i'll grow into it.

The 300 Win mag is a Ladies Magnum........

I'm sure you'll do fine

[coyotebc]

cool vid's thanks for sharing.
I do agree with the others on here that suggested that you find an expierenced hunter to show you the ropes.
Good luck

[Rackmastr]

Yeah, but we shot mostly the leenfield #7's... but i agree, that 300 win mag is a big boy gun. hopefully i'll grow into it.

On a different note, I've never beleived that you can 'grow into' a gun....guns that are too big for the shooter just cause him/her a lot of grief, bad habits, flinches, etc, etc.....

JMO..

[Derp]

so if you shoot a .22 you can't grow into a bigger gun?? sure ya can!

by the way 300 win mag aint that tough, im sure he can handle it

[Rackmastr]

Derp....you read that all wrong...go back and read my post again.....

What I posted is that I dont think a person can buy a gun thats too big for you and grow into it by shooting it....

I think that its better to start small, get good basics, and understand how things work well and learn to handle recoil slowly.

Start someone out on a 338 RUM and they simply wont grow into it....

I'm sure he'll handle the 300WM fine as its not a giant cartridge......I was merely pointing out my opinion on starting with a gun and trying to 'grow into it'.....just my opinion as I dont think its the best way to do things....