I see the little ditty about turkey hunting. Wait until you call in a bear with a turkey call! Anyway, for a last ditch, why not? You did not say where you wanted to carry the .45. If you are just hiking, I would not bother. Many years ago I and a buddy camped outside of Yellowstone. There had been a few people attacked by grizzlies around that time, most in sleeping bags. I kept the trusty .45 auto in my hand at night. Worse case you empty it in their ear and it will stop them. I never carried it when fishing during the day. I will have to concede that around here the black bears are less afraid than they used to be. I blame it on out of staters feeding them at their summer houses. I would be more worried about the weirdos you meet out on the trails than the bears. I have a carry permit, but almost never carry. I have been around a while. Carrying a gun will get you into more trouble than it will get you out of. Just be more careful with food and garbage.

*How is having a black bear in your backyard a problem? We have lived with them for years. In hot years they cross town to get to the river. Not unusual to have one chased out of a swimming pool in real hot years. As more and more "City people" move in here, I see a problem, but it is not the bears.