20 ga for black bear

[gerry375]

ktbearpaws:

Your views should be taken seriously -since I know you come from a state with a lot of black bears. I used to hunt black bear (over bait)in north central Ontario for years. (Nipissing District). When the season was over (end of September) I always stayed around for the first few days of opening grouse season. I must confess that I always carried a few 12 ga.slugs in my pocket (I used a double) but the few times I ran into a bear at fairly close quarters, I soon realized that he was not looking for trouble and so I never even broke the double to slip in the slugs. My impression about black bear is that you must not leave food around -and then go to sleep nearby. That seems to produce trouble most times. Any time the bear is startled by a human is also a source of trouble.