EP 514: Hunting in Bear Country, What you Need to Know with Razco Holsters

Hunting in bear country this year? Justin Rasmussen has spent his fair share of time around bears and teaches a good amount of bear safety. He also happens to own a holster company that designs a holster for better bear protection. That might make him a bit biased toward guns over spray but we have a great conversation around the two and why both have their place. We also cover a lot of great tips about bear posture and be aware while in bear country.

I have personally struggled with what to do once an animal is down and we cover some tips for processing your game quickly in bear country. I am not entirely sure if this podcast is going to make you more confident or more concerned about heading in to the hills filled with giant furry tractors just an FYI. We do tell some fairly scary stories and Grizzly attacks are no joke. Either way this is important info to arm yourself with.

Todays episode is made possible by Maven Optics an amazing Wyoming based optics company that I absolutely love. Whether you are in the market for rifle scopes or Bino’s Maven is the Company I would recommend hands down. I run the B series bino’s and in my opinion these are hands down the best bang for your buck. This year I got a pair of b.5 15×56’s and let me just say I am in love. I plan on using the b.5’s a lot this year. I have seen a been open country hunters who run only 15’s so I thought what the heck I’ll give it a try. I also just picked up an RS.3 rifle scope and will be using that on top of my 300 HCA some rifle hunts. Maven makes really high quality stuff and for the price you can’t touch it. The one thing you will hear great hunters say over and over is invest in quality glass. If you want to upgrade your hunting skills, head over to MavenBuilt .com and upgrade our glass. Use Code “TRO” for a special gift with purchase

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Show Notes:

Start – About Justin & Razco – 02:56

Bear Spray vs. Firearms – 11:02

Summit Course & Bear Advice – 14:49

Aggressive Bears & Tactics – 24:11

Processing Game in Grizzly Country – 35:52

When to Shoot & Authorities – 42:48

Firearms & Ammo – 51:59

Closing Thoughts – 1:08:49

Razco Products & Timelines – 1:17:39