I figured a few people get a little wound over what the article claimed. I’m pretty sure that is why the author wrote it. As for me, I prefer bigger calibers than 9mm for bears. I was just surprised by the results in the article. Actually I’ve killed a pretty fair number of black bears and at close range the 9mm will work. In Utah all I carry is a 9mm. In Montana I don’t have nearly as much confidence in the the 9mm as bear protection regardless of what the article said.
Lastly I didn’t put that junk out there. I cleaned up the bottles I took out, but I agree that it’s sad people trash public land like that. The only thing good about that place is that it’s a target rich place to burn a little ammo. This winter I plan to go out there and pile up anything that will burn and torch the pile. If I ever catch who is dumping all that junk they will get turned in immediately!
Last edited by Big Sky; 09/09/21.
