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Originally Posted by jakewesier
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In Alaska I believe they have a lot of Grizzley's which are notoriously vicous and in fact will kill for the fun of killing. Hand guns won't phase the animal. You need high caliber rifle action.
Some bears will simply ignore or even run from you in contact. Brown or Black bears are easy to frighten off, fire off a few rounds as warning shots and it probably would run. Or just shoot the damn thing and it would take off. Grizzely or Polar Bear, hope you have enough time to reload.
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We do not use the term grizzley for the Alaska Brown Bear, also known as a Kodiak. Common thought is that if it is black fight back and if it is brown lay down and play dead. Black bears are usually smaller and more apt to kill on a chance meeting. Brown bears will kill to defend cubs or their dinner. Almost all of the brown bear attacks in this area are over a food source such as a downed moose. A guy just killed a bear on the edge of town with a .44 MAG. It was protecting a moose carcass.