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Originally Posted by arbud
Well the funny not funny guys have popped up. For the guys that actually had something constructive to ad here. 44mag is the way I would go. It would be in a holster just in case. Not carried at night with low visibility. I dont walk around at night just take dog out on a leash to do business last thing. In day time walks is when I would carry it. Would never just here a noise and shoot. Not interested in going to jail. But as the saying goes to protect my stuff I would rather be judged by 12 then lowered by 6.
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Brother, you are far too worried about something that has little to no chance of happening.
I spent my life’s work in the forests of Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Northern California, Minnesota, Michigan and Mississippi. I’ve had encounters with Grizzlies, Black bears and most other forest-dwelling creatures that could put the hurt on you. I’ve met black bear mommas with cubs and solitary bears alike and not one time was I attacked or severely threatened and I had two dogs with me when we met momma bear.
Now Lady Lake is my home (Harbor Hills) for the past two years and I’ve had one bear in my yard. He/ she was just passing through going about it’s business. It didn’t stop when I went outside; it actually picked up the pace to get away from me.
I’d suggest that you save your money on the .44 magnum purchase and get some bear spray. Then do a little study on wildlife behavior. It just might save you and your dog and will go a long way to keeping you out of jail.
Most of the guys I met out west that were going into bear country all thought they needed to have the largest caliber handgun to protect themselves from bears. You can include me in that group when I moved from western New York to Montana. I went to forestry school and also studied wildlife biology. I traded my .357 for pepper spray because it’s safer, more effective and works well on anything that breathes and has eyes.