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I think the sow should have been allowed to destroy the threat to her cub. The bear was in her own territory when attacked. She has self defense on her side just as a homeowner has the law on his side if broken into.
I’m not sure how well I would’ve done with a .40 caliber subcompact...especially a new unfired one. I considered a Kahr PM40 subcompact...but went with the PM9 instead. I wouldn’t want to go up against a grizzly with either but any gun is better than none in that situation. The young man did well.
Even though he never fired the gun it appears he’s familiar enough with them where it didn’t cost him his life. Especially not having a round chambered.
10 shots on a charging bear? Amazingly fast shooting or a very slow bear...
These titles. I feel like I’m reading assignments from a 7th grade journalism class.
This guy was lucky in that he was in the open and had plenty of time to react. Carrying a pistol without one in the chamber is downright foolish, whether you’re protecting yourself against four-legged or two-legged predators. In Alaska, a lot of times you don’t even see the bear until he/she is just yards from you. The most popular bear protection firearm in Alaska right now is the Glock 20, with either Buffalo Bore 220 gr or Xtreme Penetrator 140 gr rounds.
Thanks for the post. Love these tales. I used to carry bear spray all the time in Montana forests (and these days, river bottoms on the prairie), but because so many of these Ammoland reports mention spray failure, I always carry at least a pistol, my 30-06, no bear spray. If I am wingman for another hunter, I leave the rifle behind and carry a 12-gauge, extended tube, alternating 00 buckshot and slugs, 9 rounds. The shotgun is heavy as heck, but I do not fit it with a sling because I want to have it in my hands at all times, finger on the safety, one 00 in the chamber. I have long ago determined the grizzlies do not deserve warning shots, either.
Where we hunt, lions are more scary to me because they are so danged sneaky. More than once while backtracking to camp, I have found lion tracks in the snow trailing me in the morning.
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Thanks,
Felt like I was there!
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“Get Some!” is right.
Did I miss the age
of the Son?
“shed antler collector”... had to look that one up, not being a hunter:
https://www.bonecollector.com/why-you-shouldnt-use-shed-antler-traps/
What’s really surprising is how well the kid stood up under the pressure of a charging grizzly, and managed to get off a few fatal rounds… And another thing that’s amazing is that it’s a 40 caliber pistol and not something heavier. Kid definitely had a guardian angel sitting on his shoulder that day.
Stories like this usually do not have a happy ending.