It is apparently possible to kill a black bear with a hatchet

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"Man Attacked by Black Bear Kills It With an Axe
The harrowing story of a too-close encounter with a Canadian black bear"
https://www.outsideonline.com/2399171/alex-woods-black-bear-attack

So in light of that, what are the odds we can do a 'hatchet job' on Mr. Bear when he tries to maul us? Some kind of struggle/fight mechanic with bears might be interesting. Any thoughts on that? Apparently fighting a bear and winning isn't as impossible as many of us would assume.

[LittleBlueDuneBuggy]

Holy crap. He kicked that bear's ass.

[ernestww]

That is quite the story.

I think about bears when I go hunting in RL. The trouble when hunting is that you are usually trying to be quiet. This increases the risk of surprising a bear (bad). True to the news story, be careful around running water as it muffles your sound. The upside is you have a rifle, hopefully, capable of stopping a bear. My hunting rifle is similar to the one modeled in the game - ex-military .303, they make a good deer rifle, not too much hit. Although I'm usually hunting deer, I load that 10 round magazine right up - not for deer but for that possible bear encounter -LOL. F*** bear spray.

Smithers BC is located in a beautiful part of the province. Alpine meadows, great hunting, and fishing. An outdoor paradise. I recommend that local as a sporting destination.

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Originally posted by ernestww:

That is quite the story.
Although I'm usually hunting deer, I load that 10 round magazine right up - not for deer but for that possible bear encounter -LOL. F*** bear spray.

The advantage of bear spray is that it covers a wide area so it's hard to miss!

[Mavrah]

Bear struggles would be nice for folks who don't typically carry flare guns. Harder than wolf struggles, of course, but it'd be nice if we had some way to fight back. Bear spear doesn't count right now.

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Even a 1 in 100 chance of killing a bear in a struggle would be cool.

[PocketYoda]

Seems they need to make bear spray caps easier to get off.