A revolver, fired at close range, stopped the hungry polar bear from getting at the two humans in the cabin.
1 posted on
01/02/2024 4:04:32 AM PST by
marktwain
To: marktwain
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Sysselmannen pa Svalbard is translates as "Governor of Svalbard".
2 posted on
01/02/2024 4:06:36 AM PST by
marktwain
To: marktwain
Fish in a barrel? More like shootin’ bears in a window.
5 posted on
01/02/2024 4:23:58 AM PST by
Flag_This
(They're lying.)
To: marktwain
The most common revolver caliber used for bear protection in Svalbard is the .44 Magnum. .44 Magnum revolvers normally have five or six chambers in their cylinders. Firing five full-power .44 Magnum cartridges inside a small cabin will likely cause measurable hearing damage. One dead polar bear and two people with permanent tinnitus.
6 posted on
01/02/2024 4:34:46 AM PST by
Yo-Yo
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To: marktwain
“The couple, a man and a woman”
…finally. Some sanity
7 posted on
01/02/2024 4:51:51 AM PST by
albie
To: marktwain
There are two kinds of bears that stalk their prey. Black bears and polar bears.
The rest of the bear community are opportunistic feeders and do not stalk their prey but... they will defend their territory.
I was up way up North Alaska working on antenna systems with a team of contractor’s back in the late 90s and we were out in the field, with protection services provided and one of the protection services personnel glassed a polar bear about a thousand yards out or so (don’t ask me how) and immediately advised us to get packed up and “let’s get back into the transportation.” I asked why and was told that a polar bear had “sniffed us” and we were now the subject of his dinner. They were concerned. We were too. We went back to that site a week later (a precautionary amount of time) to finish up the job before the weather changed. It was weird being part of the food chain and we were certainly not sourdoughs. Although we were most certainly Hyderized by the time we left the state.
8 posted on
01/02/2024 4:58:46 AM PST by
Clutch Martin
("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
To: marktwain
My head is still moving up and down after reading that 1st paragraph.🤪 (trying to visualize the locations.)
9 posted on
01/02/2024 5:04:06 AM PST by
mabarker1
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To: marktwain
To: marktwain
Warning shots? Wasting ammo.
15 posted on
01/02/2024 6:03:11 AM PST by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: marktwain
From your story and provided link, it appears that there is no firearms ownership in Norway. That one must rent a firearm from a approved dealer.
16 posted on
01/02/2024 6:23:36 AM PST by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: marktwain
You mean Polar Bears don’t come up and give you a hug, like in that Nissan Leaf commercial?
19 posted on
01/02/2024 6:58:52 AM PST by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: marktwain
Glad they made it, but I would not have used 4 of my 5 or 6 shots as a warning.
28 posted on
01/02/2024 11:05:37 AM PST by
TangoLimaSierra
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39 posted on
01/03/2024 4:27:47 AM PST by
SJackson
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