I may not be around next week. The wife and I are retreating to the family camp in Northwest PA for the holiday. We pull out in the morning. While the wife and boy are visiting family I'll be attempting to take down a 300 lb bear with my compound bow. You folks behave yourself and have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Good luck. What are you carrying for backup - 44mag?

(11-17-2017 06:49 PM)miko33 Wrote:  Good luck. What are you carrying for backup - 44mag?

Ha. I'm probably gonna strap up with my .45. Should need one good shot.

(11-17-2017 06:50 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(11-17-2017 06:49 PM)miko33 Wrote:  Good luck. What are you carrying for backup - 44mag?

Ha. I'm probably gonna strap up with my .45. Should need one good shot.

Maybe I'm too conservative, but I would't rely on a semi auto handgun - plus I think the 45 auto is a little under powered for a black bear. Revolver is much more reliable, and if we're talking bear I'm not so sure the 44 mag is even the most safe round in this case tbh.

(11-17-2017 06:55 PM)miko33 Wrote:  

(11-17-2017 06:50 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(11-17-2017 06:49 PM)miko33 Wrote:  Good luck. What are you carrying for backup - 44mag?

Ha. I'm probably gonna strap up with my .45. Should need one good shot.

Maybe I'm too conservative, but I would't rely on a semi auto handgun - plus I think the 45 auto is a little under powered for a black bear. Revolver is much more reliable, and if we're talking bear I'm not so sure the 44 mag is even the most safe round in this case tbh.

I'm not too concerned. I plan to be 30 foot in a tree and it be on the ground. A well placed arrow behind the shoulder and it should be meat in the freezer.

Happy Thanksgiving. I too may be facing 300 pound Bears next week as my family is headed off to Illinois in the morning and we'll be in Chicago Monday :)

Sad to report no bear found on the entire 2000 acre lease. However did scout several nice white tail deer and planning on a return Hu next year for deer.

Sucks you didn't get a bear.

My cousins took three deer in two days Thanksgiving weekend and we ate the backstraps immediately. That them there'z redneck heaven food.

It sucks, but I had a good time. No TV, internet, and very little phone service. I hunted during the day and at night drank Tennessee whisky, a few beers, and ate hearty.

(11-29-2017 10:57 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Sucks you didn't get a bear.

My cousins took three deer in two days Thanksgiving weekend and we ate the backstraps immediately. That them there'z redneck heaven food.

I don't hunt (I fish).....have a friend bringing me doe backstrap this evening.....

'mmmmmmm good it's gonna be....

(11-29-2017 10:59 AM)gdunn Wrote:  It sucks, but I had a good time. No TV, internet, and very little phone service. I hunted during the day and at night drank Tennessee whisky, a few beers, and ate hearty.

Hard to beat that.