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https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2018/sep/19/warden-who-survived-griz-attack-recognized-10/ now this should answer some of the questions on this thread , i remember when this happened and i believe there was a video of this or another release gone wrong, still looking for that will post i t if i find it
I remember Lou, I think he was kinda show boating for the outdoor writers, as it was the first year that gathering was held. He took a lot of crap over that stupid stunt. I think he retired the year I quit working for F&G.
 
I live about 80 miles from Yellowstone. Just this year at least 3 bears have been killed by hunters packing 10 mm modern pistols. Certainly less powerful than my 44 mag. Phil Shoemaker, Alaskan guide and writer, killed a brown bear with hard cast 9mm bullets in a small unmentionable. They do die from lead poisoning.
 
your best choice is take a friend with you. not a good friend though.
Griz comes for you just knee cap your "friend" so he can't run and say adios!

Why didnt you post that back in 2014 when I was facing a property settlement contest with my Ex ?
I would have talked her into flying over to USA and holidaying in the Rockies "harmonising with cute cuddly Grizzly Bears"; would have saved me a fortune.
 
I know it was just a movie but it looked pretty darn real!



I know it was just a movie but it looked pretty darn real!



Sure did, try to lay still and ignore the agony as the Bear rips you to shredded meat ?
No thanks, can anyone recommend a 40mm rifle with a 100 round magazine ?
 
Last year here in Banff National Park. Two cans of empty bear spray were found at the scene...

https://globalnews.ca/news/10005074...essage-from-alberta-couple-killed-by-grizzly/

Way back in 1977 a Company of we Aussie troops were on exchange with 2PPCLI doing a 2 month Mountaineering course in Banff National park, gawd its a stunningly beautiful region.

Anyway we saw a few Bears from a distance, (thankfully our Canadian hosts carried loaded 7.62mm/308 SLR's with them, but they didnt let us have ammo "you Aussies are too f.......n aggressive") one day we were striding out on an alpine trail and the hugest Bear came hurtling down a slope a few hundred metres away; we Aussies were shocked to say the least (deadly venomous Snakes, wild scrub Bulls and ginormous "Crocodiliacs" we can deal with; but a Dinosaur size Winnie the Poo intent on converting us into Rat meat; no thank you.
Anyway one of the Canadian Sergeants runs towards the oncoming Bear (with SLR in hand) and starts Star jumping and bellowing like a wounded Bull, the ol Grizzly stops his downhill run at us and watches for a moment then turns tail and runs uphill the way he came. We'd never seen anything like it before, the Canuck SGT said to us later "dont try to dance with f........n Bears"; for the rest of our time we kept mimicking his advice in mock Canadian accents.
Great guys the Canuck soldiers, we Aussies loved working with them.
 
If I remember right, sometimes back in the 70's or 80's somewhere in Oregon or Washington a greenie had himself chained to a tree to protest logging. Along came a black bear and ate him for breakfast. I'll bet he wished he'd had a pistol, a big one.

If I remember right, sometimes back in the 70's or 80's somewhere in Oregon or Washington a greenie had himself chained to a tree to protest logging. Along came a black bear and ate him for breakfast. I'll bet he wished he'd had a pistol, a big one.

Shame it wasnt videod.
 
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