Posted on 11/26/2017 5:34:41 AM PST by marktwain
A hunter who was tracking a wounded elk was attacked by a grizzly. The bear chomped on his hand, then retreated. The hunter had a rifle, but chose to use bear spray instead. He got ready for the bear with the bear spray.
The bear came back.
The hunter sprayed the bear and himself. The bear retreated.
The bear came back. The bear spray was empty. They hunter threw the empty can at the bear. The bear retreated.
Having expended the potential for bear spray defense, the hunter readied his rifle.
They bear did not come back.
He put up his arms to fend off the attack, but the charging grizzly bit his right wrist. He threw himself on his back and rolled to his stomach so the bear would maul his backpack instead of his ribs.
The bear backed off and circled back into the brush, out of Kiedrowski's sight, which he said gave him time to ready his bear spray.
“I got really quiet because I knew it wasn't over yet… You could hear him huffing over behind where he originated from… and then all of a sudden it came around the exact same way but this time I was actually ready for him,” he said.
Kiedrowski sprayed the bear as it charged a second time, covering the bear's face and getting some on his own as well. The grizzly shied away and circled back again. As it came back a third time, Kiedrowski realized his bear spray was empty. With his face “on fire,” Kiedrowski threw the empty can at the bear, causing it to back off into the brush, he said,
Kiedrowski said the entire attack lasted about two minutes.
He readied his rifle and made his way up
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Just think how much BETTER those cans would work if they were solid, and lead, and aerodynamic, and ballistically stabilized, and launched by a small charge of chemical propellant!
He obviously had the wrong rifle if he was tracking a wounded elk.
Just for you:
Montana Grizzly Bear Notice:
In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear
conflicts, the Montana Department of Fish and Game
is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra
precautions and keep alert for bears while in the field.
We advise that outdoorsmen wear noisy little bells on
their clothing so as not to startle the bears that aren’t
expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry
pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a
bear.
It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear
activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference
between black bear and grizzly bear poop. Black bear poop
is smaller and contains a lot of berry seeds and squirrel fur.
Grizzly bear poop has little bells in it and smells like pepper
spray.
Yep, my “bear spray” comes out of a S&W Model 29.
You beat me. I am shamed.
And racism. Don’t forget racism.
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That would be bad enough, but I strongly suspect you are guilty of LIVING...ism....
The bear probably watched a few episodes, and was ready.
Keep rifle at the ready and a 45 man 1 bear 0
That would be littering and he sounds like an earth muffin. I read a book about bear attacks and one deadly account was in Glacier NP where a Japanese tourist decided to spray himself all over with bear spray repellent and that night the bear tore into his tent and killed him. Seasoned himself for the bear. True story .
Mine too. Love that gun!
I’ll try to do something to assuage my guilty conscience.
One more buttermilk pancake ought to do it
With extra butter.
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Mine is a dash 2 variant with 4-inch barrel.
Well if the hunter had been a vegan lesbian the bear would not have attacked...
Now all we need is a Hitler video where Hitler finds out that the pepper spray and bells sign is a joke.
“Now all we need is a Hitler video...”
Please, please, no.
My thought exactly. It was a poor choice, he should have readied himself with the rifle instead of the bear spray.
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