Will a flintlock stop a bear?

[tg]

My one close encounter with a big Bear showed that the particular Bear prefered a half gallon of fresh Huckleberries over chasing down a very fast running meal of meat.I would like to try a big Bear with a flinter under a controlled situation but it is not high on my list, as the years go by I have less interest in huting Bears/Cats and other game that are not particullarly what most consider eating meat animals,I have ate Bear meat a few times and not found it to be one of my favorires Beaver is much tastier to me, I guess the "trophy" hunt idea is pretty much a thing of little interest to me.

 

[Zoar]

I agree with those sentiments. It seems the more I get to know so-called trophy hunters the more I see ego and arrogance and not a lot of admirable substance. But as the original post stated you are out hunting deer meat and a bear charges you (ie you are NOT hunting it) do you think you will stop it? I know that if I shoved a 54 cal round ball up the nostril of a bear at 2 to 10 yards it will see stars and won't be up for eating me.

 

[BadHorse]

you know i just got back from cody wyoming, and while i was there i talked to several hunters and the general consensus was, DO NOT SHOOT A GRIZZ IN THE HEAD! NO MATTER WHAT THE GUN! and i saw there grizz pelts, even was given grizz claws. btw grizz meat is tastey. i also got the horror stories of hunters that tried to shoot a grizz in the head. all the info i got was first hand from the hunters that go after grizz, so if you think your super duper 5000 what ever rifle will pierce the head of a grizz, well good luck with that! i know a bunch of people that are gonna laugh at the funeral

 

[larry wv]

Guess they will laugh at me I would shoot one in the head with a .54 maxi. Don't want to :shocked2: But would over another shot if I was charged. :v Larry

 

[RickD]

I`d take what shot was offered if it felt right..

 

[Barney]

you know i just got back from cody wyoming, and while i was there i talked to several hunters and the general consensus was, DO NOT SHOOT A GRIZZ IN THE HEAD! NO MATTER WHAT THE GUN! and i saw there grizz pelts, even was given grizz claws. btw grizz meat is tastey. i also got the horror stories of hunters that tried to shoot a grizz in the head. all the info i got was first hand from the hunters that go after grizz, so if you think your super duper 5000 what ever rifle will pierce the head of a grizz, well good luck with that! i know a bunch of people that are gonna laugh at the funeral

Um, I live in/near Cody. You can't legally shoot "grizz" here so I hope they ain't going after too many :rotf: This whole thing has been fairly hilarious.

 

[BadHorse]

Um, I live in/near Cody. You can't legally shoot "grizz" here so I hope they ain't going after too many :rotf: This whole thing has been fairly hilarious.

well good! then you know how bad it is in Wapiti. thats where my friends are

 

[Barney]

My son goes to Wapiti School....the one with the bear fence. Your friends surely ain't hunting grizz, and skinning them.

 

[RickD]

Hmmm the plot thickens

 

[Barney]

No plot, really. I do know a few things though.

You can't hunt griz in the lower 48, anywhere, that I know of.

Not all griz want to kill you (just 7 out of 10) I've been closer than 10 yards a couple times and one could care less, the other I wasn't sure of.

We do get a few charges every year but most are bluff charges. The last 2 killed in an attack, one with a bow, the other a .41 mag. and both fellers got a little bloody.

They aren't invincible but they are a bit tuff to say the least. I wouldn't hesitate to take a headshot with my 45/70 w/hardcast. Low in the head hoping to go clear through.

 

[hanshi]

Fencing bears! Now there's an Olympic sport!

 

[Barney]

So, that griz you ate, did it taste like chicken? Cause you can eat chicken here, just mighty spendy to eat griz :rotf:

 

[BadHorse]

just because it aint legal dont mean they didnt hunt it! like i said, i brought grizz claws home with me

 

[Barney]

Well, if you say.... Uh, Craig Sax is a name to look for. Local G&F wizard. It's amazing what he can prove in court. Not a bad guy really.

 

[RickD]

So in short your saying you condone illegal hunting??I mean you do have grizzly claws right..

 

[Barney]

Pretty sure it's federal charges just to have the claws, If, of course the DNA tests can prove it.

 

[Barney]

Prove they came from the lower 48, I mean. There is some interest I'd have to say.

Kind of like illegal possession of eagle feathers, $100,000 and a year.

 

[BadHorse]

Pretty sure it's federal charges just to have the claws, If, of course the DNA tests can prove it.

you dont need dna, i mean duh! the size alone well tell you.

So in short your saying you condone illegal hunting??I mean you do have grizzly claws right..

and no i dont condone illegal hunting, but if one charges me, hes dead! and yes i would sking him and eat him. and as barney has said,,,the school in wapiti has a bear fence, damned place looks like Auschwitz!

 

[BadHorse]

Prove they came from the lower 48, I mean. There is some interest I'd have to say.

Kind of like illegal possession of eagle feathers, $100,000 and a year.

and as a member of the Shoshone tribe i can and do own eagle feathers

 

[RickD]

These are your words "just because it aint legal dont mean they didnt hunt it! like i said, i brought grizz claws home with me "..Looks to me like your saying the bears were poached and the claws removed and now you have the claws..Seems a tad illegal to me..Also on the eagle feathers I do hope you have the paper work for them