I'm up on the edge of the BWCA. The Trout Lake area north of Vermillion. I go on a 2 week canoe trip with a friend of mine every year. He is looking to get a Moose tag up there. This year we had a bear tag.
I shot the bear at about 50 yds.... the muzzle flash almost cauterized the wound...

Actually I think that the loud roar of the M44 scared the bear to death... gave him a heart attack....