elk - grizzly bear - wolf hunting story

[6mm Remington]

I saw this recently and it was just too good not to share. Wow is all I can say!

http://mtstandard.com/news/local/believ ... 963f4.html

 

[IdahoCTD]

I think there might have been a dead bear up there had that of been me. Pretty amazing story though.

 

[DrMike]

Oh, yeah, that was some adventure! It would definitely make an impression. I can testify to this, a bear charge is intimidating; it will definitely get the blood pumping. Now, throw wolves into the mix and it is just way over the top!

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Wow that is quite a story. However like you fellas, I believe I would've added a bear rug to the safari.

One charge would've had me shooting Old Ephraim.

Dale

 

[Guy Miner]

Bear Spray.

Shoot the bear in self-defense, be prepared to explain yourself, in detail. In this scenario, in that area, where others have been chewed on by grizzlies, I THINK it would be justified.

Take the hide for a rug? Go to jail.

Guy

 

[DrMike]

Twice been charged by grizzlies and didn't shoot. To be certain, the thought of explaining myself in a court of law played big in my decision. Fortunately for my hide, it worked out well and I only faced a bluff charge. Still and all, the thought of justifying myself factored large in my actions.

 

[sask boy]

That is definitely an adventure. I am glad that they made it out safe, I believe it might have been the 3S if it had been me there!!!

Blessings,
Dan

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Bear Spray.

Shoot the bear in self-defense, be prepared to explain yourself, in detail. In this scenario, in that area, where others have been chewed on by grizzlies, I THINK it would be justified.

Take the hide for a rug? Go to jail.

Guy

Guy you're 100% right. Wasn't trying to endorse "poaching-esque" measures per se. I more meant "bear rug" as a metaphor. Unfortunately this kind of thing probably happens more than we know and the thought of having to let the bear chew on you before the Liberally inclined Court decides you were in your right as a human being to use deadly force keeps most folks from shooting when they could've or should've.

Dale

 

[Guy Miner]

Yup - I know some great folks in Wyoming, not far from those Beartooth Mountains. For 10+ years now, the grizzly population has apparently been coming out of Yellowstone in increasing numbers, and with little or no fear of humans.

It's influenced life on the ranches. I saw a small, one-room school house, surrounded by a strong "bear fence."

It's made for interesting elk hunting trips for a number of folks.

In 2009, a buddy and I were mule deer hunting up a rugged canyon not far from Yellowstone, and came across fresh grizzly sow & cub tracks. We were cautious, real cautious.

Guy

 

[maverick2]

Interesting story. Playing keep-away from a mad grizzly for 5 hrs isn't my idea of fun. (Nor does it sound like the wife's idea of fun, either.) A 5-hr stand-off leaves an awful lot of time for things to go bad with a mad bear in the brush -- it also leaves ample opportunity to walk away with no harm done when it's obvious the bear's not going away. There's no way to know how much of the story has been embellished or left out, but I don't see a lot of good judgment going on here. If it were me, I'd like to think that common sense would prevail over stubbornness at some point, and I'd simply leave the elk carcass to the grizzly that claimed it.

 

[Guy Miner]

Leave that elk meat? :shock:

 

[maverick2]

Leave that elk meat? :shock:

In that situation... in a heartbeat. :grin:

 

[Elkman]

That was outstanding, I would have had the willies for months. I have only killed one bear (a black) and passed on many others I like them, but that one probably would not have seen the winter.

 

[SJB358]

Great story. Couldn't imagine all that in one day.

 

[Vince]

I'd need some lorazepam if that happened to me.

Talk about nerve wracking. Yikes!

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