Posted on 07/21/2021 6:50:38 AM PDT by marktwain
A 55-year-old man was mauled to death by a wild bear in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening in the forest near Bagoha village, said the reserve's field director Uttam Kumar Sharma.
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That’ll do it, too.
$40!!!!!!! I paid a lot more for mine. Would love to have a copy signed by Felix Salten, but the price is exorbitant. It is a mesmerizing book, and not sanitized re life in the woods as Disney did it. A beautiful, grisly, sometimes gory story. Gorgeously written.
I'd still recommend other than Hollow Point ammo for critter defense.
I do also have and carry/use 425gr FMJs for the AR-50, and 175gr FMJs for the .357mag. A charging grizzly’s head is like a small boulder and just as hard. If he’s standing, he’s easy to drop.
I was in Cody, WY in 2009, 3 days after a guy was attacked by a Griz sow, which he finally dropped with a 41 cal revolver.
The gun shops up there recommended 200gr. hardcast for my S&W 686 (7 shot .357)
It breaks bones and I can carry while fishing.
“...S&W 686 (7 shot .357)”
Wow, I’ve never seen one of those. Nice piece.
Here’s my 1975 Colt Trooper MKIII .357 Mag 6”...
http://www.johnshelleysjournal.com/ColtTrooperMKIII.jpg
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