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Man with Bear Spray Killed by Grizzly Near Yellowstone Park
AmmoLand ^ | 20 April, 2021 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 04/23/2021 5:35:51 AM PDT by marktwain

U.S.A.-(AmmoLand.com)- On the afternoon of 15 April 2021, Carl Mock was attacked by a grizzly bear near Baker’s Hole Campground in Gallatin County, Montana.  The campground is a few miles from the town of West Yellowstone, near an entrance to Yellowstone Park. Mock was able to dial 911. Several agencies responded to the call at about 3:42 p.m.  The first responders were able to find Mock after about 50 minutes of searching.

Mock had “sustained significant scalp and facial injuries” according to the Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue Facebook page.  Localnews8.com gave more details of the injuries:

Authorities say the bear attack left him with severe injuries to the left side of his face, head and neck. Judging from his injuries, they said Mock seems to have used the proper fetal position to keep the bear from killing him, but a the bear still managed to bite out a chunk of his skull.

“I want people to know that Carl wasn’t out there… he wasn’t out there making stupid choices and like chasing after animals. He’s very aware of rules and guidelines,” Cook said.

Image from Gallatin County SAR on facebook, bear attack scene 15 April, 2021, cropped and scaled by Dean Weingarten www.facebook.com/GallatinCountySAR/photos/pcb.1418767205135492/1418767041802175

More information was included on an update. Mock had bear spray, the safety tab had been removed, but it was not known if it any had been sprayed.  From ktla.com:

Mock when attacked had bear spray — a Mace-like deterrent meant to protect against attacks — but officials said they did not know if he managed to use it. Bear spray canisters have safety tabs to prevent them from going off accidentally and the safety tab on


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: animalrights; ar; banglist; bear; bearattack; bears; bearspray; grizzly; grizzlybear; mt; yellowstone
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To: marktwain
He needed his Anti-Bear Circle....


41 posted on 04/23/2021 7:40:00 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: marktwain

Reminds me of the time I bought my ex an electronic mosquito repeller and they swarmed her.

How sure are we that bear spray repells all bears?


42 posted on 04/23/2021 7:46:28 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
Reminds me of the time I bought my ex an electronic mosquito repeller and they swarmed her.

"Hey Guys! Mosquito Repeller Party!!!"

43 posted on 04/23/2021 7:47:06 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: marktwain

He was Mocked.


44 posted on 04/23/2021 7:51:26 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: rlmorel
The city commission was moderately Conservative when I moved here in the early 2000s. We actually had a Republican Congressman, too.

The attack was in 2010. By then, he was the only pro-business, small government, elected Republican left on the entire Eastside.

45 posted on 04/23/2021 7:52:19 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: marktwain

He should have brought a gun to a bear fight.


46 posted on 04/23/2021 7:54:08 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
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To: 1Old Pro

47 posted on 04/23/2021 8:00:34 AM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: granite

classic, never gets old.


48 posted on 04/23/2021 8:03:23 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: zeestephen

I live in the bluest-of-blue states, and there hasn’t been a non-leftist voice anywhere in any part of government at any level for decades now.

I sympathize completely. Behind Enemy Lines and all.

Sigh. For my whole adult life, I have had the “Taxation Without Representation” feeling, but it is what it is.


49 posted on 04/23/2021 8:05:50 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: zeestephen

“Tragically, he was the only Conservative business owner on the Commission, and he started marching to the Left almost instantly after the attack.”


Brain damage?

Seriously, why would being attacked by a bear change your politics in that direction? I would think that it would be just the opposite - for example, if you didn’t have a gun because of one or several laws/regulations and got mauled, then you might become pro-gun. But the other way? Doesn’t make any sense.


50 posted on 04/23/2021 8:11:51 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, “The Weapon Shops of Isher”)
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To: rlmorel

“And they always seem to have massive scalp injuries if not actual teeth holes in the skull, which makes me think that is an attacking technique by bears.”

Motorcycle helmets now required to be worn at all times in national parks, even if you don’t have a motorcycle, (along with your mask). (bicycle helmets are not good enough. /s


51 posted on 04/23/2021 8:23:04 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: marktwain

I think they spelled that wrong. It’s “fatal” position.


52 posted on 04/23/2021 8:25:07 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: marktwain

EVERY adult should be armed (firearm) AT ALL TIMES.

You never know where or when you could be attacked by an “ANIMAL”.

Including your own home, on the street, or George Floyd Park.


53 posted on 04/23/2021 8:30:14 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: faucetman

I did see the /s tag, but it reminded me that I have been thinking of some now of starting a thread about the obsession in this country (and particularly on the part of the Left) of risk aversion that is so extreme they want to legislate EVERYTHING so nobody can get hurt at anytime anywhere doing anything.

It is infantile and destructive, and it impinges on personal liberty and creates complicated and unnecessary legislation.


54 posted on 04/23/2021 8:30:40 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: rlmorel
My landlord is an ardent politically left gay male.

The key scanner for the lobby front door sits in front of a window that is covered with various rainbow decals and a message that says "LGBT Safe Place."

Anyone who looks at that must immediately think that my whole building is rented to homosexuals.

I am probably the only resident here who watches the Fox News evening line up and is completely hetero.

55 posted on 04/23/2021 8:43:18 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Shadylake

just bought some bear spray at Costco...I don’t trust it, but its better then nothing....


56 posted on 04/23/2021 8:45:27 AM PDT by cherry (we are the Remnant)
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To: Tench_Coxe

You actually made me chuckle with that description.


57 posted on 04/23/2021 8:57:46 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: I want the USA back

Reminds me of the bear attack scene in The Revenant.

They aren’t cuddly.

I do think teddy bears are cute though.


58 posted on 04/23/2021 9:08:15 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: zeestephen

*** Tragically, he was the only Conservative business owner on the Commission, and he started marching to the Left almost instantly after the attack.***

Perhaps his brain was injured, too.


59 posted on 04/23/2021 9:09:49 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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To: zeestephen

LOL...”LGBT Safe Place”. For some reason, Clint Eastwood popped in to my mind: “...you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel “Safe”? Well, do you, punk?”

Argh. In my neck of the woods, there are “Black Lives Matter”, “Defund the Police”, “In This Home We Believe...” rainbow peace flags, peace sign flags and everything else Leftist under the sun.

I want to spit every time I pass one.


60 posted on 04/23/2021 9:10:34 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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