I didn't. You're really suggesting that one person carry a weapon intended to maim the charging bear so that the other person can kill it? I would not want to be holding a 10-gauge with birdshot when I could've had a rifle instead. You're obviously willing to gamble on more than I am.

Not only will the poor schmuck stumble on a half-blinded, very unhappy bear, but they'll have to be the one to report the two bodies up the trail.

This kind of stuff might be why it DOES make sense for states to require nonresidents to have a guide.