HK,

I read the 10 yd. thing regarding leopards only and in a few cases lions. It is in death on the dark continent, leopard chapter I think.
beej
I should have stated most of this above in this thread. but to clarify, he said he used the shotgun only on leopards and occasionaly on lions. on the lions, it was usually to scatter shot over the area he thought they were in, and would then get the rifle. with the leopards, he said that if the leopard was wounded, the animal would pounce usually before he could determine where the wounded animal was coming from. therefore, he would hold the shotgun at his side, with the barrel almost flush with his body to at least deflect the attack. This would allow him to get in a couple more shots without dying or getting mauled.
I just read this book last week, which is th eonly reason I can remember all of this!

But, back to grizzly, Thaninator, as I have no experience with the grizz/brown, I will pose a question: Have you any experiencw between teh coastals and inlands? if so, do you notice a temprament difference? Is one more aggressive than another?
beej