Originally Posted by mrbb

a 100 yards is for sure do able, but honestly, maybe less would be better, 50-75? this makes being more accurate easier on you, and allows for better judgement on size of bear, placing items near bait that help judge size is also a great idea

as for a bear attacking you after being shot, in my honest opinion, that is a super low deal, most all animals that get SHOT< then to do there best to get as far away from what just happened, over looking for what did ?? to them,
the more dangerous part of bear hunting IMO< is actually walking in on a bear AT a bait site that doesn't want to share or run off, or, like MOST all attacks from bear, they happen hen YOU scare THEM, meaning you got too close before they KNEW you were there (all the more so when its a sow with cubs) and, they have one of two options,
being flee or FIGHT
99.9% of the time they will flee
as again, bear attacks are honestly extremely RARE in the big picture of things!
bears just happen to be big strong powerful animals, but they do NOT look at humans as food 993.9% of the time and there NOT very aggressive animals by nature, there rather passive animals just wanting to eat sleep and survive, like every other animals in the forest, , there size , is what tends to scare HUMANS, and its just FEAR mostly for NO real reason
RESPECT, yes, you should respect ANY large animal, and like most things in life, Knowledge is power, more you know about any animal, better you can stay safe from them,!

SO< back to question, baiting, is MOST times done closer than a 100 yards, heck I would gather MOST is done under 50 yards

But what ever range you pick, just make sure the rifle is sighted in for that range, and pick a bullet that can handle impacts at THAT range the best!

NOT all bullets are made the a same way or designed to work at same ranges, for what you wish to do, I would be looking at heavier heads with more solid designs
but think about this, TONS of folks kill bears with bow's and arrows that have a fraction of the energy of a .243
the real name of the game is killing anything FAST< is hitting a major vital
lots of guys LIKE BIG calibers, it makes them feel SAFER or?? but most times there NOT needed, a BAD ghit from a small caliber or a BIG caliber, is still a BAD hit and can lead to a lost animal

I have shot Deer with BIG calibers and small, and sen many RUN after being hit with HUGE caliber rifles(including 50 BMG (750 grain heads, and with close to 14,000 FT LBS of energy and RUN off)
and seen small calibers drop same sized deer in there tracks, its always IMO, a combination of things, bullet placement, and well some times condition of the animal it self,. I swear some, animals just can run dead on there feet, but a good hit always ends ina dead animal
NOT so with poor hits, seen many make it days, weeks, months and even YRS after being hit poorly!
and have butchered and been working at butcher shops enough to see MANY animals with several hits in them where bullets and broadheads were grown over and animal was seemingly healthy before being finally killed with a well placed bullet/broadhead!(or a few that were road kills by vehicles and butchered up)

ain;t NO magic bullet or broadhead, no matter what hype or someone else tells you!