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Full Can of Bear Spray Used in Fatal Bear Attack
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| December 30, 2021
| Dean Weingarten
Posted on 01/04/2022 4:17:02 AM PST by marktwain
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To: Mr. Mojo
Nuke it from orbit. The only way to be sure.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:14:53 AM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: marktwain
The bear enjoyed it that much. Bear Spray; The condiment of choice in the wilds.
RIP…
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:15:00 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: marktwain
Hell,I probably would have killed him too if he had sprayed bear spray at *me*!
To: marktwain
If “ Mock was an accomplished woodsman and guide” he would have had a gun.
A .44 magnum with short barrel is easy to pack. Medium to large caliber rifles are good. A 12 gauge with sabot slugs are devastating at close range. A light short barreled pump is easy to sling and carry
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:17:13 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: Candor7
>>Bear spray will NOT stop an angry , hungry bear whether its a grizzly or a black bear. Think about it. A thousand bee stings do not stop them from getting honey out of a hive.
Bear spray just makes a hungry bear even more ugly.<<
As you point out, bear spray can discourage a bear who is not strongly motivated. It will NOT discourage a bear who is starving and desperate for food(with you being the desired dinner).
Similarly, a .22 pistol will cause the average mugger to look for easier prey, because nobody enjoys being shot. But it won’t stop an enraged drunk from messing you up.
It all depends on how motivated your opponent is, how willing to ignore pain to get to you.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:18:51 AM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
To: Beagle8U
Speaking of ammo, potent loads with heavy, hard-cast bullets would be helpful in punching through a bear’s skull. Buffalo Bore makes ammo of this sort.
I’ve read that Alaskan guides have been turning to Glock 20s in 10mm for protection. The reasoning is, having more rounds increases the chances of some effective hits.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:20:24 AM PST
by
Max in Utah
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: marktwain
Karelian Bear Dog will alert you far before you can see a bear - and then harass the bear while you prepare to shoot and seek cover.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:20:31 AM PST
by
aMorePerfectUnion
(Fraud vitiates everything ᡕᠵ᠊ᡃ࡚ࠢ࠘ ⸝່ࠡࠣ᠊߯᠆ࠣ࠘ᡁࠣ࠘᠊᠊ࠢ࠘𐡏⁻ )
To: Candor7; kanawa
That story amazes me every time I read it.
L
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:24:12 AM PST
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
To: Vaquero
"He did not have a firearm with him."
"Tsk, tsk"
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:24:26 AM PST
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: SauronOfMordor
It all depends on how motivated your opponent is, how willing to ignore pain to get to you.>>>>>>>>>>
With a bear, its genetic.Injured or starving they will kill and eat you.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:24:52 AM PST
by
Candor7
((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: Bonemaker
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:29:27 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Flycatcher
I thought that was odd as well. My first thought was that Mock was not eaten because the bear spray made his body taste bad. So, since the body was still there, the attack was curtailed due to poor taste.
To: marktwain
I never go into bear country alone.
I always carry a .22 pistol in bear country.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:30:25 AM PST
by
Roccus
(First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets........Now, we are them.)
To: LastDayz
Heh, beat me to it. Having lived in bear country myself for some years, thinking that ‘bear spray’ would be sufficient against something like a Grizzly is sheer fantasy.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:30:47 AM PST
by
Joe Brower
("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
To: marktwain
Not likely. Bear spray is much loved of the ruling class. I'm thinking of a great use for bear spray.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:33:24 AM PST
by
Theophilus
(Thes so-called "vaccines" are the top three comorbidities)
To: richardtavor
My first thought was that Mock was not eaten because the bear spray made his body taste bad. So, since the body was still there, the attack was curtailed due to poor taste. I guess that's the trick; douse yourself in bear spray so bears don't want to eat you. You can use your trail of tears and snot to find your way back out of the woods.
To: richardtavor
The bear that killed Mock was guarding a moose carcass. It was not hungry. Grizzly bears are like land mines with variable sensors and random number switches.
Mock was 47 yards from the nearly undetectable moose carcass, and likely 90 yards from the bear when the bear detected him and started the attack.
He probably did not notice the bear until it was 20-30 yards away.
Grizzly bears often stop an attack when the person attacked stops moving. They frequently come back and attack again, if the person starts moving.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:39:26 AM PST
by
marktwain
(Amazing people can read a persons entire personality and character from one photograph.)
To: Bonemaker
He made a boo boo.
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:42:04 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: marktwain
. Mock was an accomplished woodsman and guide. He did not have a firearm with him.
His call but I gotta ask WHY?
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:43:59 AM PST
by
TalBlack
(We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
To: Roccus
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posted on
01/04/2022 5:44:27 AM PST
by
Chickensoup
( Leftists totalitarian fascists are erhiadicating conservatives)
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