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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Dec 8^th, 2019 at 4:07pm	Print Post
	I have more than enough points for bear hunting in northern Wisconsin and sent my application in this morning, confident I'll get it for next fall. Going with my brother. Now to choose which rifle. Any deer rifle should do, but it will also likely be close range over bait. Looking at a DIY hunt, or possibly guided. Have been looking at options. Now to choose what gun. Options are: Scoped 30-30 Marlin Scoped sporterized 1917 Enfield in 30-06 Scoped 35 Whelen bolt action (26" barrel) Flintlock 54 Cal rifle (42" barrel) or Open sight sporterized US Magazine Rifle,Model of 1896, .30 Cal.


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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #1 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 4:12pm	Print Post
	Open sights .30-40 Krag rifle with Ruger Redhawk .44 mag as sidearm backup.


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #2 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 4:17pm	Print Post
	Wow, I never thought of a sidearm. I figured if I missed and the bear got real close that I would do like Davy Crocket and just start grinning at the bear.


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Whig KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 1324 Location: Balt MD Joined: Sep 24^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #3 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:26pm	Print Post
	If you need it, you'll be glad you have it! In some hand gun training I did years ago, we had scenarios of having a charging black bear coming at us and shooting it (trying to shoot it!) quickly for center of mass or head shots before we got mauled. I took a super snubby model 629 .44 magnum as my side arm which was sufficiently powered and small enough for getting a quick shot at a short distance but you never know how it will work when you have a bear rushing at you and you only have 2-3 seconds to make a shot count. Those black bears are supposed to move awfully fast for big creatures! Good luck! (S&W Super Snubby .44 mag against .38 special Colt Detective Special)


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Local Boy KCA Forum Member KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 462 Location: Mat-Su Valley, Alaska Joined: Sep 24^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #4 - Dec 8^th, 2019 at 7:34pm	Print Post
	It's always nice to have a bayonet attached to your Krag when hunting... Just in case you run out of bullets! Good luck Knute... Hope you get one with a super nice pelt! BTW: Them black bears are tasty critters! And now a few Far Side moments for comedic relief:


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #5 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 12:52am	Print Post
	The dopey 'Anderson Brothers' is my favorite cartoon.


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Littlejohn KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 44 Joined: Jun 26^th, 2013	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #6 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 5:03pm	Print Post
	These bears up here are pretty tough. I'd go with something like this, just to be sure.


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FredC KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 759 Location: Dewees, Texas Joined: May 31^st, 2013 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #7 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	One of my reloading books called 358 Win. adequate for "great bears", which I guess are grizzly, brown bears and polar bears. I assume black bears are smaller so your magazine rifle should be adequate. If they are near grizzly size in your neighborhood then your Whelen would be a good choice. I second the idea of a heavy revolver for back up. Used my single action Ruger on pigs at least 3 times, twice to catch sows that got up and tried to run away, once on a boar that got to a net fence and turned around and charged me. These pigs have been described as a poor man's grizzly bear, but of the hundreds we killed here only that one charged.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #8 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 10:32pm	Print Post
	Boy, those Finns know how to hunt!


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pickax KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 31 Location: Daytona Beach Fla. Joined: Jun 4^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #9 - Dec 10^th, 2019 at 12:08am	Print Post
	We do quite a bit of baited bear hunting in my area in northern Maine. Any .30 caliber will work fine. Shots are short but almost always in low light conditions, so that should be your first consideration. Make a good shot to eliminate a long tracking job. They know you're there, but come anyway to a good bait, the big smart ones are mostly nocturnal. Good luck, and enjoy!


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #10 - Dec 10^th, 2019 at 12:59am	Print Post
	That Lahti 20mm Anti-Tank Gun would sure light up the forest!


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #11 - Dec 10^th, 2019 at 4:06am	Print Post
	I am torn between my Dad's sporterized M1917 American Enfield (mine now) and the Krag sporter. The M1917 for sentimental reasons and the Krag due to the coolness factor. I'll post pictures of the guns when I get a chance. I imagine that 20mm gun would raise the dust off the forest floor, too.


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Knute1 KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 738 Location: Illinois Joined: Sep 10^th, 2016 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #12 - Feb 5^th, 2020 at 3:57am	Print Post
	Just got an email from Wisconsin DNR today to confirm that I have been awarded the chance to bear hunt. So now I need to finalize some details. My choice of weapon will depend on the type of hunt. If it is close range my choice will be my sporter Krag, which I will need to fine tune with some load choices. The barrel is a replacement, a 1903 made January, 1909 at the Rock Island Arsenal.


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butlersrangers KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 6330 Location: Michigan Bi-Peninsular&Proud Joined: Oct 7^th, 2009	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #13 - Feb 5^th, 2020 at 4:58am	Print Post
	Your Krag 'Sporter' should do the job. You could modify it into a 'School Rifle' configuration to get a little "Extra Edge".
	« Last Edit: Feb 5^th, 2020 at 4:41pm by butlersrangers »

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FredC KCA Official Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 759 Location: Dewees, Texas Joined: May 31^st, 2013 Gender:	Re: Bear Huntin Im'a Goin' Reply #14 - Feb 5^th, 2020 at 2:05pm	Print Post
	That is one pretty sporter, any bear ought to just roll over and die out of respect. Well that probably will not happen so place your shot well, we do not want to hear about a hunter being eaten by a bear!


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