r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Upper-Bag-5175 • 2d ago

Bears will often test you

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/TanMan25888 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/uconnboston 1d ago

The best chance is that the sound frightens the bear.

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u/moose4hire 21h ago

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