Location of Cattle Call Crossbow Bear Attack, from the FOIA response Posted on 07/30/2021 5:21:07 AM PDT by marktwain
On the evening of 22 September 2005, a hunting guide and his hunter, who was from Ohio, were attacked without provocation, by a grizzly bear in the Shoshone National Forest in the northwest corner of Wyoming. The details of the attack were found in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response to AmmoLand. This correspondent has not found any other published account of this attack.
The hunter had been drawn for an archery tag for elk, with his friends. The hunter had been assigned a guide by the licensed outfitter. On the morning of 22 September, the guide had decided to take the hunter to the Elizabeth Creek area to pursue elk. They took two pack mules and their riding horses and left a little later than normal because the guide thought they might encounter elk along the way.
They saw elk but noticed horses from another party were tied in the area. They kept traveling rather than interfere with the other hunters.
When they arrived at Elizabeth Creek, they heard a bull elk bugling below them. They started to hunt the bull, waiting in expectation the bull would bed down, hoping they would be able to spot him. If they were unable to spot the bull, they expected to leave the area about 6-6:30 p.m.Location of Cattle Call Crossbow Bear Attack, from the FOIA response
At about 15 or 20 minutes before six, the guide saw a sow grizzly bear with a cub. He told the hunter they needed leave the area. When they had traveled about 200 yards, the guide remembered he had left his cow call. He told the hunter to wait while he retrieved the call.
As the guide was returning to the hunter, he noticed the hunter was watching something.
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Why in the hell was ANY prosecution, criminal or civil, even considered? Didnt the claw and bite marks serve as evidence?
Why do you have to show ID to get a fishing license but not to vote?
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
I feel confident that in 40 seconds I could have freed my sidearm and emptied it into the bear.
—”Didnt the claw and bite marks serve as evidence?”
Just a peaceful demonstration by a bear.
All of this so some idiot could go out in the woods and kill an Elk with his bow and arrow...
All of this because idiots insist on treating dangerous animals as if they are human.
“Why in the hell was ANY prosecution, criminal or civil, even considered? Didnt the claw and bite marks serve as evidence?”
Because there are little wiene puffed douchbag bureaucrats who just have to justify their jobs.
It’s amazing how many things can get in the way when you’re drawing a pistol. Now do it with a pissed of momma grizzly charging you.
“”All of this so some idiot could go out in the woods and kill an Elk with his bow and arrow...””
And you’re reason for calling him an idiot is?
clown
White male gun owners are guilty until proven innocent.
Hunting isn’t for puzzies.
The guide seems to
Have been a bit
On the Slow side,
No Tip!
Better to be quiet and let others think you are a subservient idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Yea, poor choice of words. Change it to “some guy”.
Try it.
And cow calls are a pretty good way to meet black bears, too, so you might wanna take your lucky ham.
“Where do you live? Any elk nearby? You wouldn’t have to become proficient with archery equipment. Or even a camera. You could get a couple of elk calls pretty cheaply, and learn to use them. During the rut, you may call in a bull that is hell-bent on taking another bull’s cows, or go down fighting in the effort. You could see him reduce a 10 foot tree to splinters, in an effort to draw attention to himself and intimidate his opponent. He may come in bellowing and urinating on himself. He may get within spitting distance. But, no...you just go on belittling people that might find that sort of thing kind of adventurous.
And cow calls are a pretty good way to meet black bears, too, so you might wanna take your lucky ham.”
Frankly, I think that people that delight in killing animals are in some way mentally ill. But that’s just my opinion. But if that’s what blows your skirt up though, why not just travel to some Country at war and be a mercenary, oh wait, then people would be shooting back at you.
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