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Originally Posted by a_finelli
I'm in northern New York, Adirondacks...definitely black bear here but rarely seen unless your near a dump. I don't know of a single attack in the area, a couple encounters with mama's and cubs from time to time but usually just posturing. I've hunted for years and only seen one beat and it split as soon as we locked eyes...there not aggressive here at all and all the encounters I've heard a little yelling and fighting back does the trick so that's why I considered the 38. I have a large 357 that would be plenty but it's very heavy and I want something small for hiking
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Afternoon a_finelli
Lot of Black Bears in my state (upstate anyhow) so there
have a been a few reported bear injuries (no deaths that
I personally know of anyhow)
Over the years I have had a couple of close encounters
(black bear within my 15 meter circle with me on the ground).
As you mentioned they are usually more afraid of me than I am
of them (fortunately).
But! it just takes one irritated bear, or mother protecting a cub,
or hungry bear that thinks you are after it's food source.
I do a lot of back country dirt biking with camping at remote
locations so bear encounters are an ever present possibility.
My favorite back country carry gun is a Glock 29 (10mm) with
Underwood ammo. Not too awfully heavy, easy to carry all day
(even when riding a motorcycle off-road) & has enough power
to handle most back country problems. The Glock is also not
very expensive so I can beat & bang on it without trashing an
expensive gun.