Old Boar Grizzly attacks bowhunters. They have pistols. The bear attack is stopped before significant damage is done, just barely.
1 posted on
05/26/2021 5:24:50 AM PDT by
marktwain
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To: marktwain
Couldn't they have shot the claws out of his paw? Or shot the bear in the leg? Or had a social worker talk the bear down?
Hmmm. That actually might be a good idea. One less social worker pension to pay.
To: marktwain
This occurred in 2014 and was only discovered after a FOIA request.
3 posted on
05/26/2021 5:30:19 AM PDT by
struggle
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4 posted on
05/26/2021 5:31:06 AM PDT by
11th_VA
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To: marktwain
5 posted on
05/26/2021 5:31:06 AM PDT by
ConservativeMind
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To: marktwain
Watch Grizzly Man. This whole thing could have been prevented with a little more understanding of how bears behave.
6 posted on
05/26/2021 5:32:02 AM PDT by
Sawdring
To: marktwain
“…As the bear saw the two other hunters behind the lead, it momentarily paused, giving him time to rack the slide and chamber a round. The Taurus had eight rounds in its magazine….”
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Hmmm… in grizzly country and you don’t keep your sole defensive weapon configured to be ready to fire without extra steps? No bueno.
To: marktwain
9mm just isn’t gonna save the day in bear country.
Even with heavier guns, several going at once is preferred.
8 posted on
05/26/2021 5:34:17 AM PDT by
ArtDodger
To: marktwain
Bear makes decision for suicide by hunter? Now the mantra should be that the 21 foot distance of possible attack is lengthened out to 24 feet. The story emphasizes that a person should never bring a bow to a gunfight.
Mark Twain, thanks for posting this.
Gwjack
9 posted on
05/26/2021 5:34:27 AM PDT by
gwjack
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To: marktwain
Readers are encouraged to report any incidents of defensive uses of pistols against bears that are not recorded in the latest update of the database of known and documented incidents. Send the information to Dean Weingarten, via AmmoLand. No! Three S's. Shoot Shovel and Shutup.
10 posted on
05/26/2021 5:36:12 AM PDT by
Vaquero
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To: marktwain
Grizzly Bear Attacks Three Bowhunters Armed with Pistols
Wow, the bears had pistols?
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12 posted on
05/26/2021 5:41:11 AM PDT by
COBOL2Java
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To: marktwain
...it momentarily paused, giving him time to rack the slide and chamber a round Stopped reading right there....1911 not chambered? Really?
13 posted on
05/26/2021 5:44:44 AM PDT by
Envisioning
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To: marktwain
Yeah, I read about this some time ago. The calibers were, 2 out of 3, anemic for hunting in griz country. 9 mil and 45 ACP might work in the hands of Jeff Cooper and Skeeter Skelton, but compared to them, those guys were nimrods.
Now, the guy with the 44. That's adequate. But barely so IMO. Depends upon the load.
Larry Kelly (of magnaport fame) went into griz country and a bear broke into his cabin. Kelly shot the bear six times with a 44 mag loaded with hollow points. Didn't stop the attack. Kelly bailed out a window but managed to reload with solid points. That allowed the bullets to penetrate to the bear's vitals.
Too many variables in the OP. If I'm going into griz country, I'm going sufficiently armed or I'm not going. These guys just got lucky.
16 posted on
05/26/2021 5:51:15 AM PDT by
LouAvul
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To: marktwain
How does a grizzly use a pistol? I guess the trigger guard was removed.
24 posted on
05/26/2021 6:25:08 AM PDT by
ConservativeInPA
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26 posted on
05/26/2021 6:34:17 AM PDT by
fruser1
To: marktwain
Beau is an avid black bear hunter. He uses what I call his, ‘Hand Cannon.’ Not sure what it is, but it is a revolver, has an extra long barrel, holds 6 bullets and I can hardly LIFT the thing, let alone aim and fire it properly.
He’s had some close calls in the nearly 40 years he’s hunted bear, but that gun has saved himself, dogs and others.
27 posted on
05/26/2021 6:41:37 AM PDT by
Diana in Wisconsin
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To: marktwain
I read years ago that bowman Fred Bear always carried a .44 mag under his jacket when hunting record animals.
One bowman, it may have been Fred, while hunting record size animals in Africa actually had a rifleman standing ready, off camera “just in case.”
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05/26/2021 7:35:02 AM PDT by
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34 posted on
05/26/2021 7:39:17 AM PDT by
SJackson
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To: marktwain
Why didn’t he have a round already in the chamber?
36 posted on
05/26/2021 7:50:44 AM PDT by
Socon-Econ
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To: marktwain
“the middle and last hunters had seen the bear, dropped their bows, and drew their pistols, a .44 magnum and a 9mm.”
The guy with the 44 mag better hurry!
40 posted on
05/26/2021 9:43:53 AM PDT by
Beagle8U
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To: marktwain
I used to back country hike that area in the 70s
Beautiful....we knew there were bear...we carried a 45 Colt commander
Man....tough bear...
44 posted on
05/26/2021 10:01:36 AM PDT by
wardaddy
(How many will we have to kill....)
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