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Interesting vid of a goof being human bear bait near a riverside during a salmon run. The bugger was lucky to have no worse than filled pants on that "dumb tourist" move.
Big Game hunting in Grizzly country
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Interesting vid of a goof being human bear bait near a riverside during a salmon run. The bugger was lucky to have no worse than filled pants on that "dumb tourist" move.
Interesting vid of a goof being human bear bait near a riverside during a salmon run. The bugger was lucky to have no worse than filled pants on that "dumb tourist" move.
Not sure if you saw .... at the end of the video .... there are at least 15 bears fishing in the river ....
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Yup, that's why the "dumb tourist" reference.
I have 14-15 unused Grizzly tags in my tickle trunk.
Bought a tag every year in the off chance a bear was having a bad day.
I never had a urge to shoot one, always thought they're the most majestic NA animal.
Moose hunting always packed a 300 H&H, 338 WM, or some flavor of 416, so never felt under gunned.
Bought a tag every year in the off chance a bear was having a bad day.
I never had a urge to shoot one, always thought they're the most majestic NA animal.
Moose hunting always packed a 300 H&H, 338 WM, or some flavor of 416, so never felt under gunned.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Guys like Bill, it stems from insecurities and life circumstances we likely aren’t aware of. Just ignore it, we got the training for that bull#### in elementary school. Most of us graduated from that, some didn’t, and I feel for them honestly.
There are stories every hunting season of guy shooting an elk of a l;lifetime in the Kootneys where a Grizzly Bear comes running to the kill site after a gun shot,aka Dinner Bell .
Urban Myth or True Story??
There are GB in Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and there was even one transplanted from *Pemberton to Manning Park who decided to head back to *Pemberton
Crossed the Fraser River and back and lkp was somewhere near the Upper Pit River back in the mid 80's.
Dont be an idiot in Hunt Camp or while traveling in their domain .
I have seen their tracks in their home turf, but never had the pleasure to see one in the wild.
Rob
*correction, this bear was transplanted from Pemberton to Manning Park, my bad.
Scroll down to WINSTON’S JOURNEY HOME TO PEMBERTON or read the whole page
https://pembertonwildlifeassociation.com/winston-the-legendary-bear/
Rob
Urban Myth or True Story??
There are GB in Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and there was even one transplanted from *Pemberton to Manning Park who decided to head back to *Pemberton
Crossed the Fraser River and back and lkp was somewhere near the Upper Pit River back in the mid 80's.
Dont be an idiot in Hunt Camp or while traveling in their domain .
I have seen their tracks in their home turf, but never had the pleasure to see one in the wild.
Rob
*correction, this bear was transplanted from Pemberton to Manning Park, my bad.
Scroll down to WINSTON’S JOURNEY HOME TO PEMBERTON or read the whole page
https://pembertonwildlifeassociation.com/winston-the-legendary-bear/
Rob
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And nobody can say they will be able to kill a grizzly with 100% certainty in a close encounter and when that bear is charging!
There are just too many variables playing out in a close encounter!
I guess we will just have to roam the forests and mountains knowing that there will always be that risk .... armed or not armed ....
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And nobody can say they will be able to kill a grizzly with 100% certainty in a close encounter and when that bear is charging!
There are just too many variables playing out in a close encounter!
I guess we will just have to roam the forests and mountains knowing that there will always be that risk .... armed or not armed ....
well we all have choices and if that's yours ,,,, I hope you don't drag your family into this
I have a gun and or spray
I'll take my chance with a gun
And nobody can say they will be able to kill a grizzly with 100% certainty in a close encounter and when that bear is charging!
There are just too many variables playing out in a close encounter!
I guess we will just have to roam the forests and mountains knowing that there will always be that risk .... armed or not armed ....
True enough, but a gun beats your fingernails. - dan
Whoops. DP. - dan
Have you ever met a grizzly up close? And when I say up close …. lets say 10 meters.
When the adrenaline kicks in instantaneously … when your heart and mind is racing … and you have choices to make. But there is no time for thinking things through … you only have a split second to make the right choice!!!!! And your hands and fingers don’t exactly do what you want them to do ….
Have you ever experienced that?
Where I was hiking firearms are not allowed ….
Would I have had time to grab the bear spray on my hip? No!!!
Lets assume I had a rifle at the time … would I have had time to chamber a round … shoulder my rifle … take of the safety … and fire one accurate shot …. No!!
Your choices are yours …
I will continue to learn about animal behavior … and I will still carry bear spray or a gun (where allowed) … but I don’t count on those.
I learned better ….
Vast majority of backcountry users who aren’t hunters are making so much noise that a bear would need to be deaf to want to encounter them.
Guns do make the quietest (best) friends. But if you’re not hunting a chatty partner is probably better bear deterrent. But then you won’t see bears. And then you lose adventure.
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