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Ripp I remember reading the same of similar. I must confess when I spoke of DG I was thinking Africa where the shooting often starts at 30 yards or closer and for got about Bears. I have not hunted them but a mate tells me his guide said if the bear was coming at them, once it hit the 100 yard mark they would all be firing at it. Something like 3 seconds to close that gap, that is quick.

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100 yards or 91m in 3 seconds is a top speed of 109.2km/hr. Unless the bear was tied to the front of a Tesla S model bonnet I'm calling that claim BS.

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You are right - they only run about 35-40mph - what's that? 65kph - so - 4 1/2 seconds for 100meters? Lot so time to get in one shot from my 14 bore single shot ML. lol I'd be waiting a few seconds before shooting.

We (junior forest officers) in a bus driven by a man who absolutely hated bears, chased a big sow black bear down a highway in Northern Ontario at a speed of 35 MPH - for about 1 mile maybe 1 1/2 miles before she veered off the pavement without slowing down while running through some young aspen trees. We could hear her breaking them off as she ran - not kidding, not slowing down at all. That was an eye-opener.

I've read a grizzly or brown can run a little bit faster than that.

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Daryl


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