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Old 10-09-2020, 09:50 AM
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10 Things You May Not Know About Davy Crockett - HISTORY

A little trivia about a famous bear hunter-- Davy Crockett.

I think you would need something as powerful as an elephant gun to take down a bear though.
A guy I know took one down at very close range with a .357 Magnum handgun. Very scary as it did not stop the bear for some time although one shot had hit the bear in the heart. The guy was camping in a tent and had not properly stashed his food away from the tent. The bear awakened the guy when he stuck his nose under the tent and sniffed. Fortunately the guy had a loaded revolver right there with him. This happened in the mountains in NM.
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