Problem bear in camp last night.

[BULLNUTTS]

You did everything right except bringing a hare gun to a bear fight.

X2 On this one for sure. Very glad that you and your boys made it out ok and with good memories in tact. Sambucca around the campfire is great as is '' The camp xhotgun'' - Both must haves lol

[wildcatter]

Lol, I love sambuca, especially in the backcountry, but I get the same response from most people until they give it a try. When I consider everything in for weight, alcohol content amd being able to drink it warm without mix it’s the best I can find. I don’t mind fireball or schnapps once in a while too.

I like sambuca and a good home made pear, or apricot schnapps, but can't stand that crap fireball.

[Bustercluck]

As I’m sitting here reflecting I thought I’d throw something out that really worked and came natural without me thinking about it. I had these 100 packs of mini-mags and every time I wanted to fill the mag I moved the lid over and dumped ten rounds in my hand. When the bullets were all in than I knew the mag was full. It’s something simple and sped up my reloads with one less thing to worry about and for some reason I was automatically counting rounds as I was pulling the trigger.

I use the same technique when I’m pouring primers out onto my loading tray.

[Sunny]

wow I think you need a shotgun

[IronNoggin]

I think maybe you should pack a shotgun aswell.

Especially with the kids in tow. The rabbit rifle is at best an uncertain deterrent if push comes to shove...

Pretty freaky. That bear is for sure going to continue to be a problem.

Absolutely for certain. Hopefully he decides to try on the CO's and gets what he has coming.

I am relieved to hear you got away scott clean & safe!
Especially so with your lads!
You got lucky.
It could have quite easily gone a much different route.
Hope that you will contemplate packing a bigger hammer next time around...

Cheers,
Nog

[mpotzold]

For several years now, when tenting it out, I simply set up an electric fence around the tent. Easily done and I sleep much better. If and when a bear or anything else for that matter touches that wire, they're gone!

Above! Posted it a few years ago. If I was tenting in bear country nowadays!

Lived in a tent year-round in the remote Yukon wilderness while surveying in the 60's. Always carried a mag. revolver for bear protection within easy reach but never had to use it.
We also had rifles in the tents.
One night a FN guy shot a wolverine that was trying to enter the campsite.
There were plenty of bears in the area but they avoided us.
Worked not that far away from where Valérie Thé​orêt, 37, and her daughter were both killed by a grizzly in the Yukon (Nov. 27, 2018 ) -they had no protection.

BTW-good to hear that no one was hurt -the bear must be caught ASAP & destroyed!
Nowadays the 45-70 loaded with 540 gr Garret's is within easy reach when camping in bear country.

[moosinaround]

I spend quite a bit of time in a wall tent every year hunting. I always have a hunting rifle, or my camp rifle, 444 marlin in the tent. That would have been a dispatched bear in any of my camps. A rule I have always followed in the wilderness is, I will give the bear a couple opportunities to leave, but if it doesn't leave after the first 2, the third strike is it's death! I have only ever had to kill 1 black bear in self defense, they usually get the picture! Glad this all worked out well for you guys. These are memories your little ones will remember for ever! Moosin

[Rezpatrol]

Get a cut down 30-30 and youl still be able to shoot the head off a grouse or a 30yd black bear

[caddisguy]

Good on you working with what you got and good on your boy for spotting the trouble.

Can you just got back and cut a tag on it in legal light?

Glad all is well minus the tent.

[mpotzold]

Get a cut down 30-30 and youl still be able to shoot the head off a grouse or a 30yd black bear

Here’s a huge grizz shot by a single shot 0.22 in 1953
https://www.ammoland.com/2017/06/bel...#axzz7UjXwKpnS