| Rule303 |
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| 14/09/23 07:51 AM |
Re: Grizzly bear mauls Montana hunter in Custer Gallatin NatFore
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Probably same here. In some areas a rifle shot is a grizzly's dinner bell.
I know bow hunters who have been "shadowed " by a sow griz. with a cub. They packed up and went home.
2 friends of mine, on an elk hunt were sitting on their tree stands at ground level (feet on the ground) while Len bulged in 5 adult G. bears. It was pretty tense while the bears tried to sort out where the bugles had come from. Both "boys" were wearing pretty good camo.
Several of the bears stood up, looking around, then one "huffed" and they all ran past Len. He said he could have touched each with the tip of his longbow. These boys quit bow hunting elk.
Same sort of accounts coming out of parts of Montana.
It's going to be interesting in the next few years for sure.
My son is a forester for a timber company and all the guys carry pistols of some sort. He carries a 9mm as do others, some .40's, one a Kel-Tec .22 Mag. All are mulling over the hassle of having to carry a heavy sixgun. And for everyday hiking as they do, a heavy sixgun is simply a pain to carry.
I think you are correct with the comment about things being interesting in the next few year. Animal populations that are not kept in check get to a point where the population increase starts to climb rapidly. Without plenty of food about the bears will start on stock, pets and people.
I hope your son and his mates never have to defend themselves against a grizzle but fear they will have to. I have read of a 9mm used in Alaska to take a Grizzle so they will work.