Man fends off grizzly by shoving arm down its throat

Big Chief

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2015/10/05/chase-dellwo-recounts-saturdays-grizzly-attack/73348328/

twa

OUCH....bear spray? Screw that, thus another reason to have a back up gun, especially when bow hunting in bear country. Not sure if that would be legal where he was hunting or not??

Dr. db

Owww

orchidman

I think I would do the same thing...............as long as I was holding a 44magnum or bigger in the hand at the time............

snake284

orchidman wrote: »

I think I would do the same thing...............as long as I was holding a 44magnum or bigger in the hand at the time............

Yeah, I probably would have stuck a 44 Mag down his throat and fired. But my luck it probably wouldn't have killed the bear straight out and the bear would have left with my gun and my arm, :jester:

Farm Boy Deuce

Damn, that feller is TOUGH. Always carry a pistol, always. Screw what the possum police think.

Diver43

I remember, back a couple years when I was young, on Sundays there was a show on TV called the American Sportsman.
It was hosted by Curt Gowdy. It was as close to hunting as I ever got as a kid, but I watched the show faithfully. Whenever the show was about a bow hunt, no matter what the prey was, there was always a back up hunter with a rifle. It was either the guide or just a guy in the background. Not being a bow hunter, I do not pay attention to the rules, but is it illegal to have a back up person with a rifle nearby when hunting bear or other dangerous game? A situation such as this proves that the major blaster .500sw that Jerm used to have makes sense.

snake284

Diver43 wrote: »

I remember, back a couple years when I was young, on Sundays there was a show on TV called the American Sportsman.
It was hosted by Curt Gowdy. It was as close to hunting as I ever got as a kid, but I watched the show faithfully. Whenever the show was about a bow hunt, no matter what the prey was, there was always a back up hunter with a rifle. It was either the guide or just a guy in the background. Not being a bow hunter, I do not pay attention to the rules, but is it illegal to have a back up person with a rifle nearby when hunting bear or other dangerous game? A situation such as this proves that the major blaster .500sw that Jerm used to have makes sense.

Yeah that would be my vote, especially in Grizzly country. I don't think here in gun friendly and hunting friendly Texas that there are any laws against having a firearm backup when bow hunting. Any game warden that can't look at a wound and tell if it was inflicted by an arrow or a gun has no business being a warden. So I don't see the problem of having a backup. However, here in Texas you are highly unlikely to run into a Grizzly, unless one escaped from a Zoo. Of course there are things like snakes and coyotes, even mountain lions. So I usually have a backup even though I don't bow hunt, if for no other reason I have more shots to deal with an unexpected threat without having to reload.

twa

snake284 wrote: »

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Yeah that would be my vote, especially in Grizzly country. I don't think here in gun friendly and hunting friendly Texas that there are any laws against having a firearm backup when bow hunting. Any game warden that can't look at a wound and tell if it was inflicted by an arrow or a gun has no business being a warden. So I don't see the problem of having a backup. However, here in Texas you are highly unlikely to run into a Grizzly, unless one escaped from a Zoo. Of course there are things like snakes and coyotes, even mountain lions. So I usually have a backup even though I don't bow hunt, if for no other reason I have more shots to deal with an unexpected threat without having to reload.

KS passed a law before the beginning of last years hunting season where you are allowed to conceal carry while bow hunting / gun hunting. You have to love living in a gun friendly state!

JerryBobCo

Was he kicking off attacking wolves and shooting them with his .380 at the same time?

zorba

Oh my.

That's one way!

Wouldn't be my first choice...