Posted on 08/30/2023 4:40:22 AM PDT by marktwain
On August 25, 2023, near Kingston, Massachusetts, a bear attack was stopped with a pistol. The bear started by attacking a goat. Bear attacks against animals that depend on people for their protection are much more common than direct attacks against people. From Kingston Police on Facebook:
Shortly before 3pm this afternoon KPD responded to Hawthorne Road for a report of a black bear attacking a resident’s livestock (goat). Initial investigation appears to reveal the following:
Upon the bear attacking the resident’s goat, the resident attempted to scare the bear away, the bear postured up towards the resident and the resident reported he was in fear of being attacked. The resident then shot the bear with his lawfully owned firearm.
At that time, the bear fled into the wood line. Upon police arriving, we were unable to locate the bear. KPD contacted the Massachusetts Environmental Police who are conducting an investigation and have been unable to locate the bear as of this time.
This correspondent made contact with the Kingston Police PIO, who communicated the firearm used was a .38 caliber handgun. In an update, NBC Boston reported the man had fired warning shots in an attempt to scare the bear away from the goat. The bear became threatening instead of fleeing, and he shot the bear. From nbcboston.com:
The man said he was afraid of being attacked so he shot the bear in the leg and it fled into the woods.
Wildlife officials say the injury is minor and local police say the resident does own the gun lawfully.
Kingston police and Massachusetts Environmental police have been looking for the bear since this incident yesterday afternoon but they haven’t been able to find it.
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The bear was killing the man's goat. It would not flee from warning shots. When wounded, it ran off, which is the typical response.
He did the right thing.
I’ve got a few options but my SW 38 is my preferred go to when I am out and about.
“lawfully owned firearm”
…otherwise he’d be in jail I imagine.
Wow....I'll bet you those are some real hairy dudes... :)
38 Special is a very versatile firearm.
Snake shot for the obvious.
Wadcutter +P for predators. Two legged or four.
> .38 caliber handgun
That’s good bear spray.
Sig P320 .45 ACP
The bears are migrating to southern MA sorta like the Illegal Aliens. It must be the free food and free rent
Me too, but in this case he should have had his S&W 357 Magnum {at least}. I carry my 38 when I'm walking around, but my 357 is in my vehicle, and one in my bed stand.
I used to use 9 or 10 MM semi-autos but the springs get soft and that can lead to jams.
It has happened to me too many times on the range, so I replaced them with wheel guns, and won't go back.
Where did a Massachusetts resident get a handgun?
C’mon people…. Let’s get this thread really rollin’. Here’s a few convo starters.
1911’s are for old fudds
AK-47 is far superior to AR-15/M-16
9mm is underpowered and won’t kill
Glocks are plastic crap
There were a couple things in that article that caught my attention: “Environmental Police” and “lawfully owned firearm”.
I’m so happy we live in a deep red state in the absolute middle of nowhere.
If I want to buy a gun for cash and poke it out a window to shoot a coyote, I can do that. If I want to burn a pile of tires on Earth Day, I can do that. (but I don’t)
This Summer I was golfing in CT and there was a large Black Bear running down a fairway.
1911 .45ACP When ever thing else is under powered.
A .38 shot just leaves a wounded pissed off Bear.
10mm for Montana backcountry. (Where I live)
Shoot, Shovel and Shutup.
If a bear is too big, drag its carcass into the woods. The Mafia has done similar for decades.
Sadly, law enforcement is not your friend, and you risk having your weapons taken and even a jail sentence.
Still, I applaud the local police for being reasonable, but that is not always going to be the case. The trend is the opposite direction.
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