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Wouldn't know it from your post...
IIRC, OP is going to an area with black bears.
It's been explained repeatedly that few altercations are recorded between them and let's say hikers, but a bigger threat is walking on 2 legs.
Also, bear spray is plenty effective on black bears.
TJ has pointed out that shooting a bear may result in one pissed off bear that will eat you and your lunch.
Not to mention the grilling you'll get from the DNR folks, if you aren't eaten.
OP seems oblivious and acquired guns with fancy ammo. I may have mis-interpreted his position.
Now, if I were the OP, no way no how am I going into bear habitat without a gun. In fact our BOL is in the MIDDLE of bear country.
Here's a topic re it, and I just bumped it for the OP.
My SO has been fortunate to experience bumping into them a couple times and is still kicking. See thread for details.
We live near them a good part of the year.
Bears creating havoc at BOL
Here's three of my favorite critters... They're hanging out behind the shipping container we live in.
So, my question still stands.
ETA...
Momma bear eating insulation on the solar water box...
These bears will run like you set their tail on fire if you yell BOO at them.
They RARELY come close but many months of the year they aren't far away because we can hear them calling each other a couple hundred or so yards away, and tracks are all over.
They steal and break stuff.
Sometimes it seems they wait til we leave and then come over to party.
What bothers me is our mountain lions.
My SO has sent me pix to post of our recent lion and it looks like it's a bad assed dude, compared to others we've had the opportunity to observe up close and personal -and in pix.
They don't tear up anything, except clawing a tree here and there, and pooping where we walk.
Nasty.