Best stopping power

[rumaco]

I see you are from IF. I was born in American Falls, grew up in Aberdeen and POKY and then after the Military moved to IF where I flew the Helicopter at EIRMC for 18 years. Fished the South Fork every week and then many times in Island Park and then mountain streams all over. Where are you going that you think you need firepower? In all my years (1949 and up) I never had a problem with bears or any other animal for all that goes. I hunted the "Frank Church" area before it was the "Frank Church," as well as the rift near Aberdeen many times as a kid and never a problem.

[bojo1330]

Hi thanks, We are going up to island park i have never had any problem either but my wife and grandkids are going and wife is afraid of bears in the area and asked me to please pack. The glock in a chest holster was my first choice. I remember as a young lad hunting with my dad up in the cellway we saw deer and moose and heard elk but could never see any. Funny story from that trip we had one other guy with us and his wife had made a big pot of chili that we had the first night, and i swear that i heard something moving outside our tent sniffing around then running away trying to get away from the smell..lol Probably a figment of my imagination but brings a chuckle to me every time i think of it.