An eclair, tart, fritter, or cannoli will get their attention! Omnivores they are.

Bear claws…

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Get a Frisbee and tape a jelly donut to it. When the bear comes around, fling the Frisbee and slip outta there.

I honestly think this would work. They're like big raccoons. At least here in PA. I've seen them 4 or 5 times in my yard/my neighbors yard in the last few weeks alone. Even with cubs, they tend to clear out and keep their distance, or zip up a tree.

The only attack I'm aware of in my area in my lifetime was when some lady's little shit yappy dog went after a cub, and the owner tried to separate them. She took some damage, but even then, she was pretty much basically fine after treatment of minor wounds.

For black bears near me, I prefer a camera.

A lot of hunters in Montana including friends and relatives carry a Glock 10 mm.

Yes, a G20 loaded with Buffalo Bore or DoubleTap 220 grain hard cast solids would do the trick. I've got a G20SF and Glock's 6 inch "hunting barrel". Properly loaded, you could ruin Yogi's day. Up to fifteen rounds doled out quickly would be decisive medicine. Carried in a chest rig for quick deployment, such a setup would be all you need. Consider a powerful WML as well, such as the Streamlight TLR-1 HL-X I have on my G20. For a pistol to be kept for camp, a bright light like that makes a lot of sense. You can really light up the woods with that WML.

I'd surely hate to shoot a bear, though. I'd rather give it enough donuts to put it in a sugar coma so deep, I'd be driving down the interstate by the time it finally woke up.

If you want to go nuts with this, get yourself a custom single action in .500 Linebaugh. Yes, a single action. Ask Tim Sundles (the owner of Buffalo Bore Ammunition) if he feels disadvantaged in any way by using a single action revolver for dangerous animals. He has experience hunting dangerous game.

I've posted this clip before. Fun to watch, not so much fun to shoot, I imagine.

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Originally posted by DitchDoctor911:
What’s the thinking on .357 Sig? I camp in the western NC area. Not that I need a reason to get a 10mm, but I have several Sigs and Glocks in .357 already.

You’ll be fine with a .357. Just use a quality solid bullet like Buffalo Bore.