"I disagree on the shotgun in the tent."
We had the really stubby Mossberg Riot guns or alley clearer as we called it. Came real close to using it while still in the bag with a bear 30 feet from me at night. We were camping cold no tent and the only bare ground was a bear trail. Fortunately one of the dogs ran the bear off before I had to shoot. One with a light mounted on it would have been the ticket in that situation. A friend had his 44 drawn and pointed at the bear but he was shaking like Barney Fife I told him don't shoot we may need every bullet we have. If he had gut shot the bear there probably would have been two or three dead fishing guides.
You said tent or night. I didn't argue the night part, just the tent... Gut shot bears kill multiple fishing guides?
Heads are more important than guns generally speaking. Thats what gets you out without shooting most times.
