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Grizzly Bear takes Shotgun Blast at point-blank range
Am Shooting Journal ^ | 11/8/2018 | NN

Posted on 11/08/2018 5:40:41 AM PST by w1n1

When a Canadian family noticed a group of bears on their property, the father attempted to scare them off by firing a warning shot into the air. Unfortunately, this provoked the mother bear, who charged. Amazingly, the man was able to fire off his last shot, momentarily knocking the beast off her feet and giving him enough time to make it back to safety. He later tracked the bear family, and believes while the mama bear is sore, she’s okay. See the footage of bear attacks.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
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1 posted on 11/08/2018 5:40:41 AM PST by w1n1
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To: w1n1

Take off, eh


2 posted on 11/08/2018 5:43:21 AM PST by z3n
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Somehow, at that point, I don’t think he was aiming at the bear’s feet with the intention of flesh-wounding it, as he says he was.
Also, what saved him was the bear going after a piece of the shooter’s clothing. That distraction gave him enough time to flee with his life.
Fool.


3 posted on 11/08/2018 5:45:34 AM PST by ArtDodger
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To: w1n1

The warning shot maybe wasn’t a good idea.

He did ok backing away and getting the second shot off. Could have been better with his footwork. Feet too close together for good stability.

I see he lost a shoe and almost stumbled. But the shoe distracted the bear for a moment, maybe the difference for the shooter to get to safety.


4 posted on 11/08/2018 5:48:28 AM PST by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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5 posted on 11/08/2018 5:49:26 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: w1n1

Not the weapon of choice for defense against BIG bears. Big sow with cubs — very dangerous.


6 posted on 11/08/2018 5:50:42 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: ArtDodger

He was busy filling his Fruit of the Looms.

SHe has a lame leg but still would of tore his ass to shreds after he REALLY pissed her off.

Aint cabin life in the mountains beautiful this time of the year?


7 posted on 11/08/2018 5:54:27 AM PST by Delta 21
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To: w1n1

Word of advice, mama bears will attack you if they feel their cubs are threatened.


8 posted on 11/08/2018 5:58:36 AM PST by Durbin
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To: w1n1
Note to self! Next time 00 Buck NOT No. 9!
9 posted on 11/08/2018 6:00:10 AM PST by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: w1n1

Next time 12ga .00 buck, not bird shot. Or better .50cal pistol


10 posted on 11/08/2018 6:02:51 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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You don't approach dangerous game unless you are loaded for ...bear. And if you are going to initiate contact better be fully prepared to kill the animal. You don't shoot anything intending to injure it.

What the heck did he let the dog loose for? Loose dogs have caused more people to get maimed or killed than anything when the bear chases the dog and the dog leads the bear right back to you know who.

Having lived much of my life in bear country....the guy is lucky he escaped with his life.

11 posted on 11/08/2018 6:08:13 AM PST by Sa-teef
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Damn fool...

Damned luck to be alive...

Fires a shot to scare, then moves TOWARD the animal rapidly... only to have the animal charge... he clearly was using birdshot, and was lucky he got enough of a distraction from his second shot to get away..


12 posted on 11/08/2018 6:18:10 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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“Loose dogs have caused more people to get maimed or killed than anything when the bear chases the dog and the dog leads the bear right back to you know who.”

Yep. If you’re living up in Bear Country where there’s some serious Griz action going on you need at least three dogs, and they need to be fighters, and you do not launch them until it is absolutely the 2nd to the last option.


13 posted on 11/08/2018 6:22:35 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

If people would chill out, have a coffee or something, and just let the bears ramble through while enjoying the show, nobody bear or human would get hurt.

If you don’t leave food out the bears won’t find much of interest and will move on.


14 posted on 11/08/2018 6:24:42 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: w1n1

Nice of his wife to take the time to get a picture!!


15 posted on 11/08/2018 6:33:13 AM PST by albie
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“have a coffee or something, and just let the bears ramble through “

Seriously? Just sit there with your coffee or something while baby griz jumps up on the table to see what you are having? Maybe mommy will come over and want some hot java too. Only maybe she’ll drink it directly from your stomach while you are still alive.

Do you have any idea why the Forest Service requires hard shell campers in griz country?


16 posted on 11/08/2018 6:39:54 AM PST by redfreedom
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To: PIF

“Next time 12ga .00 buck, not bird shot. Or better .50cal pistol”

My personal choice would have been breneke slugs to get more penetration.


17 posted on 11/08/2018 7:26:12 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
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My personal choice would have been breneke slugs to get more penetration.

18 posted on 11/08/2018 7:32:06 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: w1n1

Shot gun? With birdshot, aim for the eyes. Buckshot, fewer pellets and less probability of a disabling hit.


19 posted on 11/08/2018 8:37:55 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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The idiot is lucky to be alive. You close on the bear and shoot it with bird shot, WTH! If you are going to use #8 shot on a bear you do it from a distance to sting it in the butt and the thought goes, the bear will remember the pain from that area and not return. I have had game wardens tell me to do the same thing to black bears in my area.

That being said, unless the bear is threatening family or family pets and is just passing through, then pass through. Otherwise I do keep a 28 inch barrel Mossberg 500 .12 gauge in my front closet with the first two rounds being #8 shot for said stinging purposes, but on the back end are slugs in case the bear charges. And I don’t intend to do the #8 shot sting it in the backside thing unless at a distance and I sure as hell am not going to run towards one and fire.

I had a 400 lbs black bear in my yard a few years back. I had told my 8 yr old son to open the front door and kennel our dog up for the night, it was dusk and he walked out on the porch and the Irish setter about knocked him down as soon as he walked out charging off the porch to confront this huge black bear. My son came back inside screaming bear, bear! I went outside with my wife and sure enough the dog and bear had squared off about 10 feet apart both growling and going crazy.

I yelled at my wife get the shotgun out of the closet, now! Why she said? JUST DO IT! I then told her, when I shoot the dog almost always runs for the front door, when she does drag her inside. I fired into the ground and sure enough she broke and ran for the door and my wife pulled her inside. The bear looked at me like, the next move is yours. I wracked the slide and fired again into the ground and wracked another round of 00 buck into the chamber preparing for a charge onto my front porch. The bear looked for a few seconds and slowly turned and ambled off into the woods.

This fool is lucky this be alive.


20 posted on 11/08/2018 12:05:32 PM PST by sarge83
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