Put them on a planeā¦.call Samuel L Jackson.Well!! Good that this topic came up. Surely clears the air and clarifies all the do's and don'ts of how to deal with an angry griz. But, what about snakes? How do we deal with them ?
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in still frog gig.Most of times I wade the ponds and creeks.(no waders can't swim lol)Had a few run ins with snakes.Most of places didn't have cotton mouths just regular water snakes.But they still bite.Killed a few cotton mouths but not many.Know one lesson if you frog gig with someone make very sure they ain't scared of snakes.A few times friends have about drowned and about drowned me.I let them sit on bank lol.But if I get in a spider web and see a spider.ughhh its on. Had a friend try to help me one night he found a spider and slide it down the neck of my shirt. It wasn't a pretty sight lol.Well!! Good that this topic came up. Surely clears the air and clarifies all the do's and don'ts of how to deal with an angry griz. But, what about snakes
Mike in FL
50 Cal.
A grizzly is not going to attack you. Not because they absolutely won't, but such incidents are extremely rare - rare to the point it seems silly to discuss. If you worry you might be a victim of such a rare event, just carry spray. It seems outdoorsmen love to talk about that event and how to prepare. I've trespassed well within their domain and have watched them. It is a rare enough event that how to stop or kill them is a non-issue. A little common sense is all you need.
There will be those who disagree.
There will be those who disagree.
It does happen, the locals do the shoot shovel and shut up thing with them, and no one knows about it if you keep your mouth shut. Mostly to stop livestock depredation.
From what I've read it's more likely when\if you encounter an old one who cannot find enough food to carry over for the winter and thus, goes after anything easy.....like people.
The bear spray thing is fine, but as the directions\suggestions state, practice before you go so you have some idea how to actually use it in an emergency. The other "thing" is the spray is a mist. If you're in the wrong wind direction (or if you're not holding the can properly) the mist will get in your eyes. Then where are you at?
A revolver, even a 357 stoked with the proper hard cast load will always be pointed in the right direction, and wind will have no effect on the travel of the bullet.
And like concealed carry, better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
The bear spray thing is fine, but as the directions\suggestions state, practice before you go so you have some idea how to actually use it in an emergency. The other "thing" is the spray is a mist. If you're in the wrong wind direction (or if you're not holding the can properly) the mist will get in your eyes. Then where are you at?
A revolver, even a 357 stoked with the proper hard cast load will always be pointed in the right direction, and wind will have no effect on the travel of the bullet.
And like concealed carry, better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
I will disagree . I would not want to rely just on bear spray . Black bear maybe. A guide over in Jackson Hole a couple of yrs. back lost his life using bear spray. could not use is sidearm in time. I believe here in Montana his yr. hunters had to kill 3 bears already .one hunter got tore up pretty bad before he was able to kill the bear. I have talked to a game warden about bear spray only. He said he wants both spray and a gun. Sorry for the mixup Mike I hit the like when i meant to hit quote
Mike in FL
50 Cal.
It's all good.
If you don't think grizzly attacks are common, just do a search for grizzly bear attacks. It happens several times every year.
A guy that lives a few miles up the mountain from me has a rebuilt face and a few other repairs courtesy of a grizzly. He would likely disagree that they don't attack.
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hope I never come face to face with thatthat.
Flamethrowers anyone ?
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I think a flame thrower would work really well if you could get it deployed. lol.
Iāve been around grizzlies a bit but not a lot. Iāve had them feet from me outside my tent. Never really had a major problem with them. Black bears are a different story.
If I had the opportunity to hunt a grizzly with a .62 or other large bore smoothie and that was my only option. I would without hesitation
Hair spray and a Bic lighter = flamethrower. Not sure if I'd choose that over a 357
2yrs ago a lady cyclist stopped an camped in Lincoln Mt. on the edge of town. Grizzly went into her tent killed her. I think Timothy Treadwell {not sure how to spell his last name} found out bears are not so predictable . I will say black bears don't bluff charge and if they come into your tent yes they will most likely try to kill you.
Sylvester "Bear" scott killed HUNDREDS of gris, lions and black bears with his Hawken .54 In northern California. 200 grains of powder behind a half oz of lead seemed adequate. He shot some point blank in the face.
He died in 1903, in bed, boots off.
Numerous news articles easily found around the 1870 time frame in Sonoma County California.
The rifle has teeth marks on the toe of the stock. Big ones.
I've read stories about California Grizzlies one of the most ill tempered critters in the lower 48.
longcruise
70 Cal.
I think that's generally true. I had one bluff me when I encountered him in MY berry patch. What pi$$ed him off is i made continuous aggressive eye contact. He only came at me about five feet but that seemed like a lot at the time. Then he just turned away. Thought I heard him chuckling.
