And another thing ....... Was talking to a gun store guy today & he had a valid point that I hadn't thought of before. If you have to tell the CO's that you had to shoot a bear in self-defence, it would be better to be able to tell them that you took a shotgun rather than a rifle. Then they would be more inclined to believe 'self-defence', knowing that there would likely not be any 100+ yard shots involved.
Just my take ...
