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/baconwrappedsack May 07 '26

I had a cougar incident in Ontario near Cheddar ON

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u/thecoolernameistaken May 07 '26

MY MAN

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u/baconwrappedsack May 07 '26

Shot it in the head 7 times with a cooey bolt action 600. MNR called, I have a tooth from it. They tried making me sign papers saying it didn't happen

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u/thecoolernameistaken May 07 '26

Oh wow I thought it was a joke about picking up older ladies