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Ripp
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Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack....
      #292848 - 31/12/16 02:54 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/30/hunter-survives-terrifying-bear-attack-on-nc-hill.html

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Re: Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack.... [Re: Ripp]
      #292852 - 31/12/16 04:16 AM

390 is not a small 3 year old. He's lucky to survive. If not for the dogs, wouldn't have. Guess he needs to do some shooting practice - as in fast action shooting at close range.

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Re: Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack.... [Re: DarylS]
      #292866 - 31/12/16 07:17 AM

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390 is not a small 3 year old. He's lucky to survive. If not for the dogs, wouldn't have. Guess he needs to do some shooting practice - as in fast action shooting at close range.




I had very similar thoughts....but then its hard to get a steady bead while sliding around in the overflow of your underwear...

Ripp

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Re: Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack.... [Re: Ripp]
      #292931 - 01/01/17 06:21 AM

Quote:

Quote:

390 is not a small 3 year old. He's lucky to survive. If not for the dogs, wouldn't have. Guess he needs to do some shooting practice - as in fast action shooting at close range.




I had very similar thoughts....but then its hard to get a steady bead while sliding around in the overflow of your underwear...

Ripp




No mention of the firearm he was using. "Shell" perhaps even a shotgun?

As for the sliding around in his underwear, when the shit hits the fan, pun intended, things go wrong, rifles get jammed, etc, one reason, professionals train long and hard, so muscle memory kicks in instead.

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Re: Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack.... [Re: DarylS]
      #292986 - 02/01/17 12:21 AM

You have to understand the nature of the terrain in the area he was hunting. He was going downhill, and met the bear which was proceeding uphill. I don't know exactly which mountain he was on, but the undergrowth likely consisted of rhododendron and kalmia (mountain laurel and ivy). These thickets are referred to as "rhododendron hells" and "swimming laurel". The sight distance in an area such as this is measured in feet, not yards.

So, he might have encountered the bear at a range of 10 to 15 feet. He was fortunate the bear only swiped at him one time.


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Re: Hunter in North Carolina survives bear attack.... [Re: Carpetsahib]
      #293672 - 12/01/17 11:39 AM

390 is a very good sized black bear. He is lucky it didn't decide to finish the job. I have only ever seen one that big in my life.
Many of our sow grizzlies around here are about that size.

Any bear is bad news when it wants to hurt you.

I once had a "greenie acquaintance" tell me he was not worried when a very young grizzle bluff charged him, becauseit was only about 175 pounds.
He was lucky it was a bluff.

He thought his walking stick would have been enough to protect him.

When I asked him how he thought he's do against a 175 pound rottweiler it seemed to sink in a bit, especially after I reminded him that the dog doesn't have 3" claws like the "small grizzly" does, and they both have big teeth.

Weird how some people seem to think.
(or not think)

Edited by szihn (12/01/17 11:41 AM)


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