Shotgun vs Rifle. Which one Belongs in Grizzly Country?

12 gauge vs rifle for grizzly bear defense: the Park Service tells hikers to carry spray, then hands its own crews a pump shotgun. So which bear gun holds up when real bear attacks happen at ten feet? First the paper. Glacier, Kenai Fjords, the Forest Service, the 1990 USGS syllabus and Alaska Fish and Game give four different answers. Then the case files, from Sheridan Creek to a Kodiak bear shot through a door, and the 2012 Alaska firearms study. The pattern isn't the one the gun counter sells you, and at the end you get a straight pick. Tap subscribe and ride with us, then tell us in the comments: pump with slugs or the rifle? Chapters: 00:00 - Spray for Hikers, Shotguns for Crews 00:26 - Sheridan Creek: Two Rifles From the Hip 02:05 - Glacier's Pump Gun Rule 05:08 - Kenai Fjords Has to Borrow a Rifle 07:41 - Forest Service Picks the .375 H&H 09:44 - USGS: The Bear Gun Nobody Makes 15:17 - Alaska Says Either One 16:23 - What Hunters and Guides Carry 21:34 - Baranof: The Rifle on His Back 24:37 - Wyoming 2010: Three Charges 27:58 - Crandall Creek: The Empty Chamber 30:11 - Chamber Loaded or Empty? 31:41 - Duck Loads, Bird Guns and a Jam 36:06 - Kodiak: A Slug Through a Door 37:35 - What Actually Decided Every Fight 39:54 - The Study That Can't Split Them 45:24 - Penetration, Recoil and Price 50:30 - The Rifle's Case vs the Shotgun's 52:19 - My Pick: Which Gun to Carry 54:39 - Bear Spray and Uncle Sam's Kit #BearDefense #grizzlybear #shotgun #alaska #hunting #rifle