The victim had bear spray residue on his clothes.
If I’m anywhere with bears, especially Grizzly, 454 Casull is the min.
A 45 ACP is the best bear sprayer.........................
A 45 ACP is the best bear sprayer.........................
You gotta be frickin nuts and stoopid if your going into grizzly bear country with a only can of bear spray. Another victim of left wing anti gun,environmental wacko BS.
This seems to be a thing, which is to be expected when a 180 lb human goes into a fetal position when being attacked by 800 lbs of angry bear.
The ferocity of these attacks as recounted by survivors is chilling.
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.
Several reports indicated a moose carcass was discovered within 50 yards of the attack site. This does not make the deadly attack on a human acceptable.
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I’m glad they cleared that up.
Due to the frequency of human-bear encounters, Baker's Hole Campground is advising hikers, hunters, fishermen and any persons that use the out of doors in a recreational or work related function to take extra precautions while in the field.
We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing so as to give advanced warning to any bears that might be close by so you don’t take them by surprise.
We also advise anyone using the out-f-doors to carry “Pepper Spray” with him is case of an encounter with a bear.
Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch for fresh bear activity, and be able to tell the difference between black bear feces and grizzly bear feces. Black bear feces is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear shit has bells in it and smells like pepper.
A 45-70 is a much better repellent. Or maybe just not going there in the first place. To a grizzly you’re a walking lunch bag.
To a grizzly bear, pepper spray falls somewhere between a condiment and after shave.
That is true for many humans as well.
Is the bear white or a bear of color? Determining motive.
This is what bears do. Forget the warm fuzzy pictures of cuddly bears and the kids’ toys that give the wrong message about bears.
re: “Mock had bear spray, the safety tab had been removed, but it was not known if it any had been sprayed. “
Hint: WEIGH the thing, see how that weight value compares to a NEW one ...
Bear to Man: “Stop that!”
.500 S&W > Bear Spray.
I’ve camped right near there, at Rainbow Point.
What did he expect would happen as he wandered around in the bear’s backyard?
Back 2007, we were traveling the western states with another couple on Gold Wing motorcycles and pulling small m/c trailers. We were on US191 heading west out of the park to spend the night in West Yellowstone. I had the lead that day, and my buddy was maybe 50’ or so behind me. I saw two big bears cross the road way up ahead of us, from left to right, and go into the brush. Thought nothing of it at first, but radioed back to him what I saw. When we passed them, one of em turned and charged at my buddy’s bike, he swerved to the left and easily missed it with no problem, however, the bear did manage to take a swipe and barely hit the side of his trailer. Needless to say, we picked the speed up and got outta the area.
We got to our motel, checked his trailer out. That’s when we noticed some pretty nasty scratches. He had to have it repainted. There was no “buffing that right out”.
It could have been a whole lot worse. We were fortunate.
Kinda like taking a knife to a gun fight...
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?