"would imagine that this situation happened too fast and somewhat frenzied. It may have been a tough call for even a well armed, skilled marksman."
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This is not a long range moment..you get as close as you can and shoot hitting a bear with sticks means they were very close to it ..but more likely they would have been able to chase the bear off with just a warning shot prior to the attack.
Yup, but none the less, a situation I would prefer to avoid.