I just got off the phone with friend with gold fever traveling through Western states doing some panning and dredging, right now in South Dakota with next planned stop in Wyoming. He was saying he's very concerned about brown bears and is bent on getting a Judge that shoots 45 colt and 410 for protection.
Is that good enough protection with factory loads?
I was thinking 44 mag to be sure but I'm no expert and the only place Ive ever seen a brown bear was on TV.