[9dreizig]

Ok couple of points on this thread....
First of all,, that bear was not wasted nearly 100% chance it was eaten by another bear. If not a bear then something else.. I can post a picture of over 30 bald eagles eating on a bear carcass.. For those of you who hold animals in such high regard what's the difference if a person eats the meat or some other animal?? BTW,, brown bears ( grizzlies) are virtually ineadible,, you are what you eat and since they survive mostly on rancid meat, they don't taste so good
If your'e hunting bear responsibly you only kill the large old males, and since bear cubs have a 50% mortality rate of which 90% of those deaths are caused by male bears.. YOu're actually doing the species a favor.
More bears have been killed by 30 06 than any other caliber and yes it can be and still is done regularily. 375 H&H is the caliber of choice however.
Where bear hunting is legal and controlled ( AK and BC) the bear population is on the increase.