I have no idea if this is a real or artificial fixed picture but it is kind of funny. I used pepper spray by the way on a rabid dog, so no big war story for me, it wasn't a bear. I tend to think this photo above is photoshopped or staged.
Posted on 10/16/2014 1:51:37 PM PDT by marktwain
Thumbs Up. That’s funny.
UDAP website use to be a good website about bear spray, they had wildlife stories but now it seems they have taken the stories down, maybe it’s something legal or I just don’t see them.
Maybe pepper spray isn’t that reliable.
http://udap.com/ They reinovated the website but the guy who invented the spray claims he was attacked somewhere around Montana/Wyoming, Yellowstone or something. If one has some extra time, there might be some things of interest to read but I think they took down the “testimonials”.
The old backpackers say bearpoop always has bells in it.
Supposedly, when you hike, you should have bells or something and that keeps wildlife away. I think that does work. Does it work always? I don’t know.
The old backpackers say bearpoop always has bells in it.
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AND smells like pepper spray!
Since the bear recovered rapidly, I’d assume a head shot, deflected by the angle of the skull. If so, a good shot at what was probably a horizontally and vertically moving target. Pure speculation, but a .357 is a bit lite for a grizzly and particularly if he wasn’t using hard cast bullets, the lack of penetration isn’t surprising.
I would have dumped all 14 rounds from my .460 Rowland into the beast.
That was an incredibly lucky shot.
“The average female grizzly bear weighs about 400 pounds and the average male about 700 pounds. The famous salmon fed male brown bears of Alaska’s Kodiak Island might run 1000 pounds and in extreme cases can weigh as much as 1600 pounds.
“By comparison, the average adult male African lion weighs about 330 pounds and an adult Bengal tiger might weigh 450 pounds.
“The minimum recommended calibers for all of the great bears are the .30-06 Springfield with 180 grain (SD .271) to 220 grain (SD .331) bullets and any of the standard length 7mm Magnum cartridges with 175 grain (SD .310) bullets. In addition to the .30-06, other suitable standard cartridges include the .338-06 A-Square and .35 Whelen, both with 225 to 250 grain bullets.
“The most recommended calibers are the standard length and long .300 Magnums with 180 to 220 grain bullets, 8mm Magnums with 200 grain (SD .274) to 220 grain (SD .301) bullets, .338 Magnums with 225 grain (SD .281) to 250 grain (SD .313) bullets, .35 caliber Magnums with 250 grain (SD .279) bullets and .375 Magnums with 270 grain (SD .274) to 300 grain (SD .305) bullets.”
Thanks for the very effective photo lesson.
Can imagine bullet skidding off top of skull and exiting into wild blue yonder.
An even better question would be:
I wonder if charges would have been brought if the hiker had shot the grizzly while it was attacking a park ranger???
I missed this part. Guess I still need that .44
and smells faintly of bear spray? LOL!
Huh, I knew that beibers could be stuned, but not bears...
And smells of pepper.
Grizzly s**t.
I have no idea if this is a real or artificial fixed picture but it is kind of funny. I used pepper spray by the way on a rabid dog, so no big war story for me, it wasn't a bear. I tend to think this photo above is photoshopped or staged.
There was a time when unelected idiots in charge did not make stupid laws that repressed common sense.
They want to take away the right to self defense.
Put me on your ping list!
.45-70 is real popular around here.
An even more better question would be:
Would charges have been brought if the bear had eaten the hiker?
Answer: Only if the hiker was a Democrat!
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