Travis Newman was lucky. He would have been better off with full metal jacket bullets instead of hollow point ones.
My thoughts too when I read the article. Travis is a very lucky stupid man. Walking into a mud waller where a wounded Bear was blowing bubbles which means he was still alive, is monumentally stupid especially with a gun loaded with hollow point loads.
God obviously has plans for Travis.
“He would have been better off with full metal jacket bullets instead of hollow point ones.”
And likely even better off with hard-cast Keith semi-wadcutters.
Although the adrenaline dump of a bear within 10 feet may have had a LOT to do with the situation.
He would have also been better off with a Super Redhawk than with a five shooter, although one understands the idea of weight savings for bowhunters. Redhawk probably weighs a couple of pounds more than a Tracker, which does count on an ordinary, non-bear-shooting day.