I bet the use shotguns because they are cheap ($250 instead of $1500),
as well as out of ignorance.
There were tales of Eskimos using .22 Hornet for polar bear. They used it because it was what they had, not because it was ideal.
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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet
The Largest Land Carnivores in the World: The Polar Bear and Kodiak Bear.
http://twistedsifter.com/2012/04/15-...-in-the-world/
O.K. so I am watching the Netflix series "Polar Bear Town" a show about them in Alaska. Police, game wardens, locals, scientists, tour guides almost all to a man was carrying a .12 gauge shotgun for protection?
So I guess if one is attacking you you shoot them in the face? What would you carry if in their A.O.?
ADD: Everyone in the small town leaves their cars and trucks unlocked. This so people can jump in if getting chased by a polar bear. Holy sheet. 
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