I have never hunted polar bears but had an Inuit friend who did. His weapon of choice was a Lee Enfield #4mk2 in the powerful 303 British round. He considered them nuisance animals because they were problematic when food was hard to find. There is a high cost for the hunt but very little of that goes into local economies. I hear Thompson Manitoba is a target rich area in the winter and spring.
No polar bears in Thompson, only black ones. You must be thinking of Churchill, but they're protected there, for everyone, including Inuit.
