So what weapon will you be using during the bear season? Will it be your bow or wait to use your ML?
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You and I got blessed with the same kinda luckBow. Because it'd be my luck that a 150" buck walks 10 yards from my stand and I have a stupid muzzleloader.
This is a great question. I'm interested in peoples opinonsFor you guys using the muzzleloaders, are you going to use the same loads you use for deer or will you be going with something heavier?
ive killed my fair share of bears. I know a 5/8 rifled slug kills bears and my 28" carbon express arrows with 100gr montec works too(Maine bear). However muzzeloader hunters may want to use something with a bit more punch. I use a 250gr bullet with 100grns of powder out of my muzzeloader and sometimes I don't get pass throughs if I hit the shoulders.. Wouldn't you want a heavier bullet for more damage?? Hence the reason I'm interested in what others have done and experienced.^^^^ If an arrow through the lungs/heart is good enough for deer and bear; why wouldn't the same loads
for deer be just as good for bear? It's not like they are charging grizzlies!
You don't want pass throughs with a bullet.ive killed my fair share of bears. I know a 5/8 rifled slug kills bears and my 28" carbon express arrows with 100gr montec works too(Maine bear). However muzzeloader hunters may want to use something with a bit more punch. I use a 250gr bullet with 100grns of powder out of my muzzeloader and sometimes I don't get pass throughs if I hit the shoulders.. Wouldn't you want a heavier bullet for more damage?? Hence the reason I'm interested in what others have done and experienced.