Posted on 10/19/2008 10:52:22 PM PDT by ASOC
Not often does a man open the back door of his home, poke out the barrel of his rifle and shoot a monster-size grizzly in Alaska.
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Twenty-two feet from his home, he shot a grizzly that measured about 8 feet from nose to tail, Sorensen said. Standing on its hind legs, it would have towered around 10 feet.
Full story w/photo at link.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
Alaska is different.
Addtional note - the fellow used a 45-70, hit the bear in the neck and took it down with a single shot.
And you thought the neighbors dog digging through the trash was exciting?
Why would he kill it? The bear was just being a bear. It irks me when people kill bears.
I agree. I have bears on my property almost nightly but, when I see them, I leave them alone and enjoy watching.
Bears are cool despite the fact they leave ‘calling cards’ everywhere. i have a snow shovel that i use to clean up the mess.
There are bears in my yard, too, and I enjoy watching them, safely, from a distance. I don’t try to have conversations with them like Timothy Treadwell, lol.
“It irks me when people kill bears.” [excerpt]Awww give me a break!
Thats what I call good shooting!
Yes, Alaska is different.
Eat or be eaten.
Your choice.
If you don't mind, I'd rather not answer that question.
I agree. I have bears on my property almost nightly but, when I see them, I leave them alone and enjoy watching.
Ummm, I suspect you folks are talking about black bears, about 1/3 the size of a grizzly...and who don't generally try to kill people unless they are cornered or provoked.
10 foot tall grizzlies on the other hand, have an aggressive reputation, and could easily tear your head off (or break your door down) with one swipe of his paw....NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ENJOY WATCHING IN YOUR BACK YARD!!!
I guess that means you don’t live in Alaska ;)
From Rick Sinnott (head fish and fur guy)
"I think he did the responsible thing,'' Sinnott added.
and for a bit of history
"The city has already endured a summer of scary bear encounters. Two people were badly mauled by healthy grizzlies, something that had never before happened here."
In addition the man had a hunting license, it is bear season and his house is in a game management area - legal to hunt in.
Perhaps thinking of the event of saving the CO2 from am airplane flight out to the bush....
As a side note - The bear was 15 to 18 years old.
Otherwise, your guess is as good as mine as to why the fellow shot the bear. It was an interesting story....
I do live among grizzly bears; the bears in my yard sometimes are ten feet tall. My yard and surrounding area is a bear corridor; they’re just traveling through...and yes, I have a gun, yes, I know how to use it, and no, I’m not afraid to use it.
I can shoot all the deer I can take legally take here in NW Arkansas, from the rear window of my den.
I still wish I was in New Mexico though!
Good for you!
Stay safe!
Thanks! (It’s the two-legged predators that concern me.)
To counter your watching them, I know a guy that kills 5 or 6 a year to feed his bear hunting dogs!
Did you even read the story? The guy said that the bear came around a number of times but was shy and stayed away. The biologist commented on the fact that a bear that old stayed away from people.
The man took a cheap shot, killed a great creature for a trophy only and did it from his porch. Whether he had the right to do it is secondary.
This is pathetic hunting.
What’s the best place to shoot large game?
As close to the truck as possible!
I got a call from my buddy who just bagged an elk today and spent the whole day dressing it and getting it packed away. I think hunting is great. However, there are times to shoot with a camera and times to use a rifle/bow/whatever.
1000 lbs of rancid meat and a head to stick on a wall isn’t my idea of justified. Hunting to me means eating what you kill, not trophies. A trohpy is icing but not the purpose.
As for bear hunting, if you really want to try and eat one, (and at the same time get that nice bear rug for your wall or den floor) then there certainly are enough of them to support game hunting of bears. The thrill of hunting bear is certainly one of the most exciting hunts you can ever go on.
Senselessly shooting a bear just because it was there isn't "hunting" however. If it's not a serious threat to life, leave it alone. Hunt it another day when the bear can hunt you as well.
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