[marktwain]

A rifle in the hand works better than bear spray. So says a foremost bear spray proponent.

[Hot Tabasco]

Looks like the bear’s credit card has been revoked......

[riverrunner]

Modern day bear apologists tend to forget history that bears are dangerous to man.

[Enchante]

Are there really people who think he should have dropped the rifle and tried to deploy pepper spray???? Such crazy humans....

[Dr. Sivana]

So. what happens to the orphaned. Cubs?

[Travis McGee]

At least he didn't become a new Timothy Treadwell.

[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Tom Smith, Professor at BYU, one of the most quoted proponents of bear spray, said as much in a Sports Afield article in 2012. He said that it would be foolish to drop a rifle to attempt to obtain pepper spray, while being charged

No criticism of Professor Smith, but one would think this is so obvious as to not need saying.

[kickstart]

I don’t think bear spray would have worked against the bear in the following link.

http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/regional/thread.cfm?threadid=235768&messages=13&state=ct

[Fresh Wind]

Bears are cuddly and look like big doggies. People just want to hug them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDu1qHLv4E

[Savage Beast]

He should have called the police instead!

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Archer Fred Bear, in going after dangerous game with a bow, carried a .44 mag pistol hidden under his jacket. For his films, he had a rifleman standing off screen, just in case.

[null and void]

Because Chris is an Game and Fish employee, the Game and Fish department asked the sheriff's office and the Division of Criminal Investigation to step in, to prevent even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Would that no agency of the government, at any level, investigate itself or its employees.

[PLMerite]

"Queen said he fired his rifle at the charging grizzly, killing it just a few feet from where he stood."

When in doubt, empty the...belt.

[Georgia Girl 2]

A 30-30 in the hand is worth two bear sprays in the pocket. :-)

[MileHi]

Do you know what the rifle was?

[SuperLuminal]

Brutality-To-Bears Alert!

[blueunicorn6]

“Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.”

When a Grizzly charges me, I belt out “Daydream Believer” by the Monkees.

They stop and I usually get applause when I’m done.

[minnesota_bound]

He said that it would be foolish to drop a rifle to attempt to obtain pepper spray, while being charged.

The pepper is only seasoning you add to yourself for the bear.