Okay...which one?
Posted on 06/01/2021 7:00:36 AM PDT by SJackson
MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana man seriously injured from a grizzly bear attack Thursday afternoon has passed away Saturday morning.
Carl Mock, 40, suffered a massive stroke and was unable to make a recovery in an Idaho Falls hospital, according to a GoFundMe page set up for Mock.
The grizzly bear attack occurred near Bakers Hole Campground, about 3 miles north of West Yellowstone.
A group of seven investigators, including FWP game wardens and bear specialists, as well as Forest Service personnel, revisited the site Friday to assess ongoing public safety risks and continue the investigation.
They yelled and made continuous noise as they walked toward the site to haze away any bears in the area. Before they reached the site, a bear began charging the group. Despite multiple attempts by all seven people to haze away the bear, it continued its charge. Due to this immediate safety risk, the bear was shot and died about 20 yards from the group. The bear was an older-age male grizzly.
Investigators later found a moose carcass cached within 50 yards of Thursday’s attack. This indicates the bear was defending a food source during the attack.
Recreationists, residents and people who work outdoors can be prepared for a surprise bear encounter. Activities that are deliberately quiet or fast moving, such as hunting, mountain biking or trail running, put people at greater risk for surprising a bear. When you’re outside, keep these precautions in mind:
Be aware of your surroundings and look for bear sign.
Read signs at trailheads and stay on trails. Be especially careful around creeks and in areas with dense brush.
Carry bear spray. Know how to use it and be prepared to deploy it immediately.
Travel in groups whenever possible and make casual noise, which can help alert bears to your presence.
Stay away from animal carcasses, which often attract bears.
Follow food storage orders from the applicable land management agency.
If you encounter a bear, never approach it. Back away slowly and leave the area.
“Carry bear spray. Know how to use it and be prepared to deploy it immediately.”
...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! And as a back up, bring a “pop” gun!! When he sees the word “pop”, he’ll flee!
One question:
Did the investigators from the game department try bear spray before they shot?
We know the answer.
They are criminal in giving the public bad advice which they do not follow themselves.
“If I am out where there is potential bear, you bet I will have a gun”
Back in the ‘90s I lived in Alaska. A guy was fishing on the Kenai alone. Apparently did not want to let the bear have the salmon he just hooked. The bear took offense. They guy pumped 6 .44’s into the bears chest with his pistol. Hikers heard the shots, saw the bear mauling the guy and called MediVac in Anchorage. The guy woke up 8 months later in hospital. Rangers found the bear dead ... 15 miles away.
Okay...which one?
Headed their in a few days. Yippeeee!
Two! The bear had it too!
“Bear spray? How about do as the park folks did, carry a gun?! If I am out where there is potential bear, you bet I will have a gun.”
Best spray for camping in bear country is spray cans of yellow paint.
You rub the cans with bacon grease and place them around 100 yds in a circle from your camp.
Once the bear bites into the can (they do) they will instantly be covered in yellow paint(especially the head and mouth), and any interest in your camp will be gone.
Any full spray can will work, but yellow paint makes them easy to spot if you see them again.
With Biden offering 35K for funeral expenses of covid death, here comes another chance for fraud.
And from that one example, would you recommend somebody not carry a gun, instead go unarmed where there might be bears? Heck, even the beer and the news report had to be shot. I grew up in Idaho and Alaska is well and I guarantee you not a single member of my family would ever go out without one.
"Let's split!"
Interesting tactic. I hadn’t heard of that one. Do you know of any instances where it worked?
In the same vein, one could rub a small cannister of propane with bacon grease. Wonder how that would react.
Sorry, I'm not interested in playing with bears. I'll carry something a bit more substantial.
Grizly's are BIG bears. Low-velocity rounds like .44 and .45 aren't nearly as effective as .357 magnum, .44 magnum, and 10mm. You have to penetrate a lot of bear to get to vital organs and do serious damage.
Pretty much have to allow a bear to get about 10 feet from you in order to effectively use bear spray, and you had better be sure it’s not a windy day. Good luck.
Bear spray?
Well, okay...
My son “sprayed” a bear with 10mm yesterday. He had wounded it with his .300 Win Mag and followed it into the thick stuff to finish it off at 8 yards. He didn’t mention whether or not he had to change his underwear afterwards.
Sounds like the stroke from this article. Other articles simply say he died in the hospital a day, maybe two, after the attack.
Why did you post a story from 2 months ago, which was posted here and discussed extensively at that time?
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