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Fourteen-foot grizzly killed in Alaska
The Sun (Alaska) ^ | 7/26/06 | D.A. Ray

Posted on 07/26/2006 8:03:17 PM PDT by kiriath_jearim

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To: Chena
Please don't make light of it. It was a very series event.
My sister had a hugh bite mark. If you saw it you would be stuned.
That Møøse wouldn't let go until my sister hit it with the McDonalds beeber.
41 posted on 07/26/2006 8:55:49 PM PDT by ASA Vet (3.03)
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To: Calvin Locke

Lol, I remember it was a shoulder launched missile. Let me ask you this...did you realize at the time that it was just a furry version of "Jaws" - complete with a Matt Hooper, a Quint, a Mayor and a "Chief Brody"?


42 posted on 07/26/2006 8:56:08 PM PDT by CaliGirlGodHelpMe
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To: kiriath_jearim
Alaska.....

Where the bears hunt you...

43 posted on 07/26/2006 8:57:03 PM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (All of the answers remain available; Wisdom is gained by asking the right questions!)
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To: rottndog

Even at 10'6", the bear is big enough to scare any sane person (and a few insane ones, too). Thanks for the link.


44 posted on 07/26/2006 8:59:51 PM PDT by skr (We cannot play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.-- Ronald Reagan)
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To: CaliGirlGodHelpMe

Yes, plus we (high school buddies) were mad that we wasted money on the movie.


45 posted on 07/26/2006 9:03:39 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: denydenydeny

In bear country I think I could justify having that Desert Eagle .50 cal I want. ;o


46 posted on 07/26/2006 9:05:18 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Joe 6-pack

bttt


47 posted on 07/26/2006 9:05:45 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: denydenydeny

the .38 is for your self when you can smell the bear's breath on your neck.


48 posted on 07/26/2006 9:24:59 PM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: ASA Vet

Those drive-by bitings are the things nightmares are made of. I hope that moose fried.


49 posted on 07/26/2006 9:32:31 PM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: 43north

The Alaska Fish & Game service has a survey on guns used by Alaskan hunters. 6.3% use the .375 H&H and it is considered a brown bear gun. They mention at the end of it that hunters who use the bigger guns seldom get enough practice to be effective hunters. The kick wears them out during practice and good aim is more important than foot pounds of killing force, that a 30 ought 6 will pass through most large game. 46% of hunters tested on a moose silhouette at 100 yards had a "kill" with 3 shots.


50 posted on 07/26/2006 9:33:19 PM PDT by motife
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To: kiriath_jearim

This bear liked Human meat. A Chinese friend of mine told me bear meat was ok, but the absolute best meat was dog meat. I still haven't tried it even though I used to live on a dog restaurant street - it smelled awfully good.


51 posted on 07/26/2006 9:55:08 PM PDT by Rembrandt (We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
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To: 185JHP
Might have been a Browning semiauto.

Yeah, if he stopped to reload. Twice.

52 posted on 07/26/2006 10:08:53 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: kiriath_jearim

When you think you're alone in the Alaskan forest, you probably aren't.

53 posted on 07/26/2006 10:11:36 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: kiriath_jearim
Bear Fight Video

*Funny*

54 posted on 07/26/2006 10:16:33 PM PDT by DocRock
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To: denydenydeny
Note to self: You might as well be unarmed as carry a .38 in grizzly country.

As the old joke goes, make sure to file off the front sight if you do, so it don't hurt so much when the bear shoves it up your @$$.

-ccm

55 posted on 07/26/2006 10:20:24 PM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order)
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To: denydenydeny

....no kidding....I wouldn't feel all that comfy with even a .454 Casull....God, if I can't have a at least a .350 Magnum.....or if I'm packing it....a 45-70 Gov't... then forget it....I ain't going.....


56 posted on 07/26/2006 10:45:23 PM PDT by NorCalRepub
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To: buccaneer81
We need your expert commentary

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. ;~)

57 posted on 07/27/2006 4:22:02 AM PDT by kanawa
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To: Politicalmom

Snopes isn't your favorite? Why not, and who is?


58 posted on 07/27/2006 4:26:37 AM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: Chena
Grizzly bears call it bell peppers. ;)

Hee hee - thanks for starting my day out with a chuckle!

59 posted on 07/27/2006 6:56:19 AM PDT by maine-iac7 ("...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Lincoln)
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To: motife; 43north
A 7mm Mag is OK for non-dangerous game like Sitka Blacktail deer and poodles and such but it is not a proper bear gun.

The Alaska Fish & Game service has a survey on guns used by Alaskan hunters. 6.3% use the .375 H&H and it is considered a brown bear gun. They mention at the end of it that hunters who use the bigger guns seldom get enough practice to be effective hunters. The kick wears them out during practice and good aim is more important than foot pounds of killing force, that a 30 ought 6 will pass through most large game. 46% of hunters tested on a moose silhouette at 100 yards had a "kill" with 3 shots.

In a way you are both right. I read an article once about a guide who kept meticulous notes on over 100 guided hunts, including what type of rifle his clients used, how many shots were fired, how many hit, and whether he had to fire a shot to finish the bear. The most often used and statistically effective gun was the 300 Win Mag. There were many kills with 30-06 and several with 7mm Rem Mag, and a good number with the 338 Win Mag. Larger calibers tended to require a surprising number of second shots due to bad placement (probably from flinch). The smallest gun used was a 270 Win, which was a one shot kill.

The thing to note is that most hunters do not shoot charging bears close up. The average distance was about 100 yards. Guides OTOH generally shoot either because the bear is dangerously close, or because the bear is wounded and running for cover. In either case they need to put it down NOW! For that they need a bigger gun than the hunter they are guiding, who will likely be taking a broadside shot at a slow moving animal from a distance.

60 posted on 07/29/2006 7:47:46 PM PDT by Hugin
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