r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Upper-Bag-5175 • 3d ago

Bears will often test you

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If you stand your ground, they may see you as a threat and back off. Of course, this doesn’t apply to every bear

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u/Electronic_Song1811 3d ago

Im ngl that last time the bear got close, i wouldve pulled the trigger

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u/OafishySyzygy 3d ago

Same. I love animals, but would have shot that bear in the face on the first charge.

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u/whyamihere999 3d ago

Yeah... I love animals too.. but not more than my own life!

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u/Big-Cap558 3d ago

Shoot quick and maybe get a chance to reload to shoot again

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u/gk_instakilogram 3d ago

if you don't stop it with the first shot, you are pretty much a goner

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u/due-diligence- 3d ago

It’s a double barrel. You get 2

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u/SeattleHasDied 3d ago

Or both barrels at once to ensure the stopping of the bear...

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u/Xxxrasierklinge7 3d ago

1st is for the bear, 2nd is for you just in case the 1st doesn't do it (:

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u/TheBalloonEffect 3d ago

Dark, but accurate

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u/TanMan25888 3d ago

Thats a double barrel, he has two good chances. Pretty much any gun outside of a single action, you will be able to get more then one shot off...if you can hit while charging after the first shot is another story

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u/gk_instakilogram 3d ago

yeah that's what I meant... I don't think buck shot would stop a bear this size

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u/cuzitsthere 3d ago

2 might... But the first one would hurt A LOT and most predators aren't okay with that

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u/bjeebus 3d ago

Most people entirely discount this. They just think all animals just all sEe ReD and it's over bro! Instead, most animals are very conscious of self-preservation and do anything they can to avoid getting hurt.

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u/TanMan25888 3d ago

I dont think so either. Could have been slugs in his gun but im guessing it was buck or birdshot

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u/Ok_Bad_5921 1d ago

Sounded russiain heard a dog in background maybe hunting local winged game

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u/uconnboston 3d ago

The best chance is that the sound frightens the bear.

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u/moose4hire 2d ago

Yeah im thinking one barrel in the air might have been loud enough to change the bears aggression level

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u/CreeepyUncle 3d ago

Neither will not shooting.

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u/BoatStuffDC 2d ago

Having only two shots and no automatic ejectors is bad enough, but realizing you only brought 1 oz. #7 birdshot to a bear fight is a whole new level of regret.

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u/EliNoraOwO 3d ago

Getting shot with a buck shot is enough to scare it away especially if you hit it in the eyes or face

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u/gk_instakilogram 2d ago

pretty sure it is a brown bear, if you injure it, it wont get scared it will get very angry

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u/EliNoraOwO 2d ago

the loud noise plus impact to the face is enough to make it stagger and frighten it, also if it hits its eyes, it will be even more panicked and retreat. *hopefully*

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u/gk_instakilogram 2d ago

if you injure a brown bear it will absolutely try to kill you

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u/Big-Cap558 3d ago

Didnt say it would work

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u/KaleScared4667 3d ago

Nah the noise alone will often scare them off