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youp · February 7, 2012, 05:00 AM

I can never understand how people can say its ok for deer and black bear. Deer are a prey animal with thin skin and flat rib bones. Stateside a huge whitetail deer will go 200 or so dressed.

Bears are big and tough. Heavier bones thick skin with lots of fat to seal any leaking wound. In many states one can expect a chance at a bear dressing 400 pounds or more.

No a deer caliber is not a bear caliber.

Yes, your 45 LC with heavy hard cast bullets will take a bear over hounds. If you shoot three bears with it over bait, you will lose 1. Won't be able to find it, lost, and wasted resource.

February 7, 2012, 05:00 AM	#13
youp Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Location: south of Canada, eh? Posts: 438	I can never understand how people can say its ok for deer and black bear. Deer are a prey animal with thin skin and flat rib bones. Stateside a huge whitetail deer will go 200 or so dressed. Bears are big and tough. Heavier bones thick skin with lots of fat to seal any leaking wound. In many states one can expect a chance at a bear dressing 400 pounds or more. No a deer caliber is not a bear caliber. Yes, your 45 LC with heavy hard cast bullets will take a bear over hounds. If you shoot three bears with it over bait, you will lose 1. Won't be able to find it, lost, and wasted resource. __________________ Use enough gun.