r/canadaguns • u/dke783 • May 07 '26

Shooting Have you ever had a bear incident?

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Honest question: have you ever had to fend off an aggressive bear in Canada? (hunting or otherwise) What happened,​ and what worked for your response? ​​

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u/NefariousNatee May 07 '26

Before firearms come into equation..

Pertaining to bears.

If it's brown lay down > If it's black fight back > if it's white say goodnight

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u/NeruLight May 07 '26

Looooool in before someone mentions the little old native lady taking down a grizzly with a .22

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u/Whispersfine May 07 '26

That fucking internet crystal meth convinced so many gun noobs around me that .22s are powerful and destructive.

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u/NeruLight May 07 '26

Did you know that .22 is fatal out to two miles though? 😆

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u/Whispersfine May 07 '26

Yea man. My poop is probably also very lethal if I take a dump from 3000 miles high. 😂

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u/Eyeronick May 07 '26

🎵 chocolate rain 🎶