Most bears aren’t even going to slow down after being shot once? They sure aren’t gonna slow down. Some say a bear’s faster than a horse for the first 50 yards or so; a shot bear will almost always be real gone, real fast. Eastern black bears are basically solitary pigs, with claws and teeth. We’ve had ‘em stealing chicken mash and bird seed from the back yard, and our little black mop cocker spaniel has had to run ‘em off, sometimes.
‘Most bears aren’t even going to slow down after being shot once?”
Not with the pea shooters ( prob. 9mm. ) those “Dudly Do Rights “are issued . Better have a .44 mag. or better to stop a bear in its tracks.
Okay, I take it back and bow to your expertise. ^_^