Posted on 11/17/2012 10:15:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
An elk hunter in central Sweden got the shock of his life on Sunday when a wild bear sprung out of the ground just metres away, prompting the Swede to instinctively shoot it dead.
Leif Backlars, a 45-year-old hunter from Enviken, central Sweden, was in for a surprise when hunting for elk in Dalarna on the weekend.
The dog started barking and I thought hed seen an elk, Backlars told The Local.
However, there were no elks in sight.
Rather, the hunter's dog was reacting to movement in what appeared to be two small holes just a few metres from Backlars.
Suddenly a bear jumped out of the ground and came at me, so I shot at it without thinking. I wasnt scared, there was no time. Everything happened so fast, he said.
The hunter shot three rounds into the 120 kilogramme female bear, knocking it backwards and fatally wounding it.
Backlars later realized that the bear was going into hibernation and had covered itself, leaving only two small holes in the ground.
With the bear hunting season over, local police are now looking into whether hunting crime charges should be filed, but Backlars is not worried.
Well see what happens, but I dont think anything will come of it, he said.
It was me or the bear.
The state has now taken care of the body of the dead bear.
Swedens annual bear hunt runs from August 21st to October 15th, where over 300 bears are professionally hunted to cull animal numbers.
Swede huh? Wonder if he had a 6.5 X 55. it’s comparable to a .270 Win.
He used a *gun*.
Piker.
Pffft.
I kilt a 125 pound doe today........does that count ?
it was either me or the doe
Bearer of bad news.. Oh deer, I can’t bear any more.
Bearer of bad news.. Oh deer, I can’t bear any more.
Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas!
How it got in to my pajamas I’ll never know...
;~)
Depends.
What didja kilt it with?
;D
Ha!
30.06
Brought the heavy artillery.
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