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Originally Posted by JJolg
This isn’t close to the truth, all Alaskan guides will carry a sidearm pistol or a 45-70 style rifle or shotgun setup with buckshot then slugs to dispatch them effectively. In many cases they are very close incidents because it’s forest or dense bush. In this case had it been daylight they would have likely shot the bear from the helicopter had it shown signs of defending the human bodies. Bear spray can by you time but bears will often circle back, if you are proficient with a weapon it’s the highest chance of survival. That being said If you haven’t practiced with a gun close up then it’ll do as much good as someone who has never used bear spray
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They carry sidearms because it’s Alaska. You will not kill a charging grizzly with a pistol or a shotgun.
People who are commenting like to think they know about this stuff without ever having dealt with bears.