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'It was grating my bones up': B.C. man narrowly survives grizzly attack ( Canada )
CBC/Radio-Canada ^
| August 2, 2019
| Jon Hernandez
Posted on 08/09/2019 6:46:58 AM PDT by george76
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:46:58 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
“I largely stood there, and let the grizzly keep walking up towards me.”
Stupid should HURT.
This is really stupid and should have been fatal.
One lucky guy.
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:51:37 AM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(Winning isn't everything, it's the ONLY thing. TRUMP 2020!!)
To: george76
he caught sight of a large male grizzly bear, walking in his direction. "I wasn't really sure what to do about the situation," Ummm, back away slowly at first and then take off on your bike?
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:55:26 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: george76
Is it just Americans that can't carry handguns in Canada or are Canadians handcuffed too?
(I wouldn't much care about their rules. Its MY life!)
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:55:58 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: oldvirginian
If this was Alaska or even Washington State he would have a weapon strapped on. In B.C. he would have had to sling a long gun on his bicycle.
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:56:22 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: PGR88
Have you seen the video of the bear rushing downhill to intercept the biker racing down the trail?
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:57:22 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: george76
He looks like a snowflake liberal. I’m surprised he carried such a weapon of mass destruction as a knife...gasp! A 357 would be a bit more appropriate.
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:57:42 AM PDT
by
albie
To: G Larry
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:58:56 AM PDT
by
Oldexpat
(Jobs Not Mobs)
To: george76
“Insp. Murray Smith said the bear was put down after it snuck behind one of the officers.”
Nobody likes a sneaky bear
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posted on
08/09/2019 6:59:29 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: george76
We moved up to the Colorado mountains recently and saw my first black bear out on our deck, just ten days ago, drinking from our hummingbird feeder. Standing at only 5’6”, I still couldn’t believe how absolutely massive his claws were! I’ll have to figure out how to load a pic to the profile page...
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:00:23 AM PDT
by
LittleBillyInfidel
(This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
To: marktwain
Ping!
I know you like reading these stories.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:00:50 AM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
To: george76
The bear kept its eyes on Dowler as he cut off one of his shirt sleeves and wrapped it around his leg. To be fair, that was a nice gesture on the part of the bear.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:02:06 AM PDT
by
keat
To: PGR88
Ummm, back away slowly at first and then take off on your bike?
- -
Bears can run faster than a human on a bike. I know this from a close encounter with a Black Bear. Luckily we both scared each other, but the bear passed me like I was standing still.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:02:11 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(MSM, the Enemy of the People since 1898)
To: PGR88
The first video and then one at the 3:30 mark.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-GbLAEd1PY
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:03:31 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: george76
Sometimes the bear gets you and sometimes you get the bear. In this case the bear got shot for doing what comes naturally. Man 1. Bear 0.
To: george76
he bear was put down after it snuck behind one of the officers. dumb guy
bear being a bear
I hate animal activists, I'm not one
I don't believe the cops' story in 100 years, it was a silly excuse to bear hunt w/badge
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:07:23 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: george76
I came around a curve on a dirt road in my pickup, and there was a bear on the road.
The bear turned around and went up the hill like he had rockets attached to him.
They are fast.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:07:45 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Vaquero
I’ve seen shows where Alaska Wild Life and State Troopers are talking to people and everyone seems to be packing. If it just weren’t so danged cold....
I’ve met a few Canadians and they just think differently than we do. Must have come from being part of the UK for so long. Just a different way of thinking.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:10:47 AM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(Winning isn't everything, it's the ONLY thing. TRUMP 2020!!)
To: Oldexpat
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:13:13 AM PDT
by
Rappini
(Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
To: Vaquero
Bear country like this, 44 magnum strapped to chest holster.
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posted on
08/09/2019 7:17:24 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
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