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I've long believed that a shotgun was a very good tool for training bears in the biblical sense..... "Raise up a youngster in the way that he will go," (and all that). Since younger bears tend to be the ones that get into more trouble - for a variety of reasons- and most people can't be around 100% of the time to prevent this kind of thing. Yeah, they might be harder to hunt later, but it keeps them from repeating these messes, or worse, keeps them alive, and avoids having to do guide chores for free for ADF&G, along with the paperwork. But give me a rifle if I have to make holes which will be lethal quickly.