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Originally Posted by Loudwhistle
I'm buying a .500 caliber pistol! Last fall while bow hunting for deer, I walked into a brown bear while she was nursing her cub. I've lived through some pretty wild adventures living up here in Alaska, but I can honestly say you haven't lived until you are 40 yards away from an 800 pound bear having a staring contest, and you're only holding a stick and a string!
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A friend of mine here in CO is doing the very same thing for a similar reason. When he goes elk hunting, he doesn't want to have to defend himself against a bear with a bow and arrow.