Bear Hunter Killed

Geez, that's sad. Like sask boy said, accidents do happen. I can imagine the adrenaline would be free flowing through the veins pretty hard.
 
Terrible Accident ! But totallly preventable if more thought and care were used ! JMO RJ
 
Very sad , condolences to the family . There is risk hidden or otherwise in most outdoor pursuits .
 
Never point a gun at anything you're not willing to kill or destroy.

It's not just a range rule. So sad. Doggone it.
 
That is terrible to have happened and my prayers are with his family.
I can closely relate to this story and was lucky a hunting incident didn't end in the same way. I had my brother step in front of my rifle while deer hunting as I was about to take a shot at a deer, just by pure luck I hesitated and saw him in time.
 
I've fished the area around Burns Lake quite a bit in my younger days. There are assuredly bears in that area and it is remote. I do have questions, but I'll wait until the investigation is complete. It is a tragedy, regardless. I grieve for his wife and family, and I know the guides must be ripped apart.
 
truck driver":1je7ozcf said:
That is terrible to have happened and my prayers are with his family.
I can closely relate to this story and was lucky a hunting incident didn't end in the same way. I had my brother step in front of my rifle while deer hunting as I was about to take a shot at a deer, just by pure luck I hesitated and saw him in time.
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I had something similar happen to me the first time I went hunting, as a kid.

I'm thankful I had safety drilled in to me from the start. In my case I was clearing a rifle and an errant round that I neglected to find in the chamber went off about two feet from my Buddy's head. I'll never forget the look on his face when that round went off.

Knowing that pointing the barrel in a safe direction was/is more than just words for a test I had the barrel pointing away from him and had purposely shifted my position so that he wasn't covered by the muzzle at any point in time. I got lucky, in that nobody was hurt, because certain safety rules were drilled in to me from the start. Those lessons follow me to this day and if I ever stop following them it will be time to hang up my guns.

We all make mistakes and adrenaline makes us respond in a certain, and very similar and predictable way, unless we have experienced the encounter before or trained for it in a manner that replicates the actual endeavor. I feel for all involved but can say in some small way, there but for the grace of God go I.

Vince
 
Very sad incident and Prayers for everyone involved as you know it was a bad accident that will affect everyone forever ! Sad news!
 
Guy Miner":3ny4l8wu said:
Never point a gun at anything you're not willing to kill or destroy.

It's not just a range rule. So sad. Doggone it.
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No argument from me Guy. However Ican almost guess how it happened because asomething that came very close to being just as tragic happened to me. I'll bet he, in his excitement, ran in front of the guide who shot him.
This was back in the 1970's, I'm thinking 1975, possibly 1976 as I was still living in Nevada. my wife and older kids had all filled out their deer tags and my feet were so sore I was't going to do another hunt. I'd helped two neighbors get their deeer but as their kids refused to eat Bambi I ended up with their deer as wsell. No need for another.The night before the last day of the season on e of my co-workers stopped by the house and asked if I'd help him and his friend find a deer. Reluctantly I said I would even though my feet were killing me. I said I'd show them the jumping off place and they could hunt and I'd nap in the truck. We're going up the service road to the radar station on Mt Lewis and I'm half dozing when I spot a small herd headed down to the road. I tell them to stop, there's deer coming right to us and they bail out. My rifle wasn't even loaded so I slap a round into the chamber and shoot a doe. My co-worker shot one as well. His friend gut shot the only buck in the bunch a little spike and we're all trying to bring it down. I slap another round into the chamber as my gun was still empty and am swinging on that little buck when all of a sudden all I see in my scope is the blond hair of my co-worker's friend. There could not have been more than a few ounces of pull left on the trigger of my .270 and to this day I have no idea how I stopped the squeeze in time. All I can add to this is when I stopped shaking, I gave that idiot a chewing out that would put R. Lee Ermy to shame. I think I came out with cuss words that never existed before.
I'd be almost willing to bet money that is what happened on that bear huntor something quite similar.
Paul B.
 
Guy Miner":pb79mugm said:
Never point a gun at anything you're not willing to kill or destroy.

It's not just a range rule. So sad. Doggone it.
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And always know what is beyond your target.

Very sad indeed.

JD338
 
gerry, I don't think Houston is too far from where you live?
I lift the family and all involved up in prayer.

Blessings,
Dan
 
sask boy":1psavv3l said:
gerry, I don't think Houston is too far from where you live?
I lift the family and all involved up in prayer.

Blessings,
Dan
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Not too far as the crow flies but it would be a long drive from here. Lots of grizzlies in that area. That would be a tough one for all involved.
 
So did they ever report what happened? How he was shot?
Saw were there was a hunter mauled by a Bear in Montana.
 
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