Son Saves Father’s Life During Bear Attack in Wisconsin

AmmoLand ^ | September 24, 2024 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

On the evening of September 6, 2024, Owen Beierman, 12, and his father, Ryan, 43, were hunting bears near Siren, Wisconsin. Siren is about 50 miles north and 50 miles east of Minneapolis, in northwest Wisconsin.

Owen shot a 200 lb black bear with his .350 Legend rifle. The bear ran off, leaving a strong blood trail. Even mortally wounded bears often run for some distance. The Beiermans borrowed a Labrador retriever from their neighbors and started tracking the bear about 20 minutes after it was shot. It was already getting dark. Game is often shot just after sunrise or shortly before sunset.

The Beiermans could not know if they would find a dead bear or a wounded bear. They were in thick brush when the first indicator happened. The dog came running past them in full retreat. They managed to take a few steps forward into a slight clearing.

Owen, 12, and his father, Ryan, 43

Ryan saw the bear, very close, under an oak tree, only 6-10 feet away. His eyes met the bear’s, and the bear leaped at him. He fired eight shots, a mag dump, very fast. He says he managed to miss all eight shots. The bear bit his leg, and then Ryan pistol-whipped the bear with his empty handgun. The bear let go of his leg and attacked his arm and face. Owen, seeing the bear on top of his father, shot the bear again, stopping the attack. It all happened very fast. From the nypost.com:

 It was dark when they again came across the wounded bear staring at them from under an oak tree, the dad said.

[Big Red Badger]

P.S. Dan
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Handgun Fail.
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[marktwain]

He did not do great with the handgun.

It falls into the same category as the other cases where both a handgun and long gun were used. It is a combination situation.

In those cases, we include them in the data base, but they are not included in the statistics.

As I recall, there are three or four combinations were the handgun was very helpful, but they are not included in the statistics.

It will be included in the next update, and people can make up their own mind about conclusions.

[Big Red Badger]

Good Stuff Dean!
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Chukes’ really gives You Many
Shout Outs!
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Love Bear stories.