Brown bear shot and killed in Kodiak after it charged man

Gun Watch ^ | 23 June, 2015 | Tegan Hanlon

[marktwain]

A man stopped a charging, 9 foot, Kodiak Bear, with a .44 Magnum revolver. He fired five shots to stop it (unknown how many hits) and one to finish it.

[SevenofNine]

Was my uncle at the scene of the crime LOL!

[Starstruck]

Witnesses say the bear had it’s paws up. Paws up. Don’t shoot. Brown lives matter.

[Charles Henrickson]

It was a Kodiak moment.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Someone got this on video right before the bear was shot.

[Michael.SF.]

How do you stop a Kodiak bear from charging?

Take away his credit card

OK, it wasn't funny when I was 12 either.

[umgud]

Here's a better bear gun.

[alstewartfan]

I thought all Kodiak bear serviced guys for free!

[MarineBrat]

My favorite bear defender. Single action and accurate... not much to fowl up.

[China Clipper]

Actually, while I share your feelings about large caliber defensive pistols for bear, Yellowstone Park Rangers say that a good bear spray is more useful. More hits against bears, ie more likely to score, and proven effective. Yeah, I know, I would STILL feel better with a large caliber handgun somewhere on my body in bear country, but I would include spray too.

Stay safe

[rey]

That’s racist. they profiled. They only shot him because he is brown.

[MarineBrat]

National Park Rangers would rarely say that a gun is the right tool, unless it was their tool. :) Though up in Alaska might be the exception.

I do carry spray while riding my bicycle. I use Velcro to keep it attached to the top of the handle bar post. My friends have teased me that one of these days if I go over the handlebars I’m going to add insult to injury and get a snoot full of capsaicin. :)

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I love the ports. As if they’d do any good at all.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Now that right there is funny!!

[ForYourChildren]

That’s hilarious.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Just curious, why would you take a SAO over a DA? Just for the stiffer frame?

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I wouldn’t want to be caught with just spray. I was hiking/camping in the Cascades some years back and a very, very large black bear (very blond actually, I had to check to ensure it wasn’t a griz) crossed our path. I had the spray but sure as heck wished I had a sidearm as backup.

Take both. Try the spray, if it doesn’t work, resort to backup.

[nickcarraway]

Charged him? Can you pay a bear with Amex?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

How much did the bear charge him? Usurious rates or just the Prime-Plus 1?

[Delta 21]

Do not mock the snubbie!