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Love the 45-70. I have the marlin guide gun. Anyway, depends on the bear and the shooter as to the "best" gun for the job. Big black bear (300 lbs +) = .270, .308 range. In revolvers, .44 mag and up isn't to bad on decent blackies either. .444 marlin and 45-70 are awesome thumpers.
For real bears, I mean brown bears, you need to kick it up a notch. Think 30'06 as your bare minimum starting point and work up from there. Basically you want to shoot the biggest gun that you can shoot accurately. The various 300 mags out there are great with tough bullets such as nosler's for most applications. .338's are even better. Forest service carries .375's but most can't handle that sort of cannon. 45-70 loaded hot is good as well (carried that guiding). Old school can go 35 whelen.

In terms of moving after shot... most do, even if the first shot was a killing shot. I've had double long shot brownies run over 50 yards before. Best to keep shooting until the beast stops moving.
 
I will never hunt bear because I will never eat bear. I hear its not too good.. very gamey.

I only hunt to eat..never for sport. Therefore I hunt rarely and buy groceries plentifully.
 
oscarcrazy;2333811; said:
Love the 45-70. I have the marlin guide gun. Anyway, depends on the bear and the shooter as to the "best" gun for the job. Big black bear (300 lbs +) = .270, .308 range. In revolvers, .44 mag and up isn't to bad on decent blackies either. .444 marlin and 45-70 are awesome thumpers.
For real bears, I mean brown bears, you need to kick it up a notch. Think 30'06 as your bare minimum starting point and work up from there. Basically you want to shoot the biggest gun that you can shoot accurately. The various 300 mags out there are great with tough bullets such as nosler's for most applications. .338's are even better. Forest service carries .375's but most can't handle that sort of cannon. 45-70 loaded hot is good as well (carried that guiding). Old school can go 35 whelen.

In terms of moving after shot... most do, even if the first shot was a killing shot. I've had double long shot brownies run over 50 yards before. Best to keep shooting until the beast stops moving.
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I would never attemp a grizzly with a 30.06....that is courting disaster, imo.


Having sauid that I would not shoot a bear, at this day and age, as I would not shoot any big mammalian. The time for that is long gone, imo...
 
I personally wouldn't/haven't hunted bear before but my guess would be a BAD placed shot.. There are llots of people that hunt that aren't that great at it and don't get out to the range and hone their skills.. It's a damn shame but it does happen.
 
Id actually feel pretty comfortable with my dad's remmy 7200 in good ole aught six for a grizzly. Its a pretty light and accurate gun, semi-auto with relatively ligh recoil for quick and accurate shots. Packed with the right ammo its absolutely devastating. Ive even seen 10 round mags for it.

Ive never been bear hunting or even seen a bear for that matter in the wild, but I dont see whats wrong with it. It must be such a rush to hunt a grizzly. If done legally, whats the problem with enjoying the sport?
 
I've eaten black bear, and from what I remember it was quite good, it was a younger bear, 1-2 years old(it was years ago, but from what I can remember). I do remember that it was rather greasy.

I haven't had a chance to bear hunt yet, the waiting list for a bear tag in WI is between 5 and 9 years right now. I would probably take my .270 I've left some baseball sized exit wounds with my 150grains on deer. But I would also consider a 12 gauge with slugs. I have close friends in northern Wisconsin that take bear hunting very seriously, to the point of owning multiple dozens of trained bear tracking dogs. I am planning on tagging along next year, which is interesting, since I don't get to carry a gun, just pay for a permit to come along for the hunt.
 
Mystus Redtail;2334864; said:
I've eaten black bear, and from what I remember it was quite good, it was a younger bear, 1-2 years old(it was years ago, but from what I can remember). I do remember that it was rather greasy.
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Really depends on what the bear has been eating. In Alaska you don't have to salvage brown bear meat, but you do have to salvage black in the spring. At this point they have mostly been eating grass. Taste ok if load it with seasoning and turn it into sausage. Fall bears that have been stuffing themselves with salmon would probably taste like rotten fish (that's what it smells like anyway).
 
I would be perfectly comfortable hunting bear with a 30-06 it is all about shot placement!! A good shot from a smaller caliber is better than a bad shot from a bigger gun.
also the 30-06 is one of the most used rifles in the world and has taken nearly every game animal in the world.
Just my personal opinion.....
 
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