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'It Was Me or the Bear': Swedish Hunter
The Local ^ | 8 Nov 12 | Oliver Gee

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 he’d 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 wasn’t 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.

“We’ll see what happens, but I don’t 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.

Sweden’s annual bear hunt runs from August 21st to October 15th, where over 300 bears are professionally hunted to cull animal numbers.


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1 posted on 11/17/2012 10:15:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Swede huh? Wonder if he had a 6.5 X 55. it’s comparable to a .270 Win.


2 posted on 11/17/2012 11:15:18 PM PST by BlueDragon (i'll fly away, oh glory, i'll fly away ...when i die hallelujah by-and-by, i'll fly away...)
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To: kanawa

He used a *gun*.

Piker.

Pffft.


3 posted on 11/17/2012 11:38:36 PM PST by Salamander (If animals could speak, mankind would weep. Anthony Douglas Williams)
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To: Salamander

I kilt a 125 pound doe today........does that count ?


4 posted on 11/18/2012 12:58:29 AM PST by onona (Don't mean nothin)
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To: onona

it was either me or the doe


5 posted on 11/18/2012 12:59:26 AM PST by onona (Don't mean nothin)
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To: nickcarraway

Bearer of bad news.. Oh deer, I can’t bear any more.


6 posted on 11/18/2012 1:14:36 AM PST by 2010Freeper
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To: nickcarraway

Bearer of bad news.. Oh deer, I can’t bear any more.


7 posted on 11/18/2012 1:14:36 AM PST by 2010Freeper
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To: nickcarraway

Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas!

How it got in to my pajamas I’ll never know...


8 posted on 11/18/2012 1:33:23 AM PST by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: Salamander

;~)


9 posted on 11/18/2012 5:34:33 AM PST by kanawa
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To: onona

Depends.

What didja kilt it with?

;D


10 posted on 11/18/2012 5:51:01 AM PST by Salamander (If animals could speak, mankind would weep. Anthony Douglas Williams)
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To: BigCinBigD
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."


11 posted on 11/18/2012 6:26:32 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Ha!


12 posted on 11/18/2012 6:42:54 AM PST by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: Salamander

30.06

Brought the heavy artillery.


13 posted on 11/18/2012 6:28:31 PM PST by onona (Don't mean nothin)
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