Ha! You were my neighbor! We are right behind and up the hill of the red canary about 300 yds. We know Hewie too. He spends his winters in Hawaii now.. When I first bought the property in 05 we saw quite a few bears in the neighborhood, but the last several years there seemed to be fewer around the house. One night several years ago I remember laying in bed upstairs and I could hear a couple young cubs right under the bedroom window making all sorts of racket. I was ready with the 45-70 if mommy decided to come in and raid the kitchen! Well have to see what this summer brings.
Yeah I am going to have to see how well I can get shots on target with this gun. I'm keeping the SBH (4-5/8") and will see which one I can get the best results from.