Bear Killed While Charging Hunter

Talk about a rush. Well there is proof that yelling doesn't alway's work.

Unfortunate it had to go that way, and good shot. All the more reason for me to pack a gun when out in the bush at any one point in the spring, summer or fall for protection.
 
Republic of Alberta said:
Last year I had to shout down a black bear sow, it took a lot more yelling than one would think. Glad that it worked that time.
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I have never had that happen to me "knock on wood" but I am sure it is bound to happen to me at some point in my life. I bet the bears here are going to be aggressive this year. Our blueberries got killed by a late spring frost last year, I am sure they will wake up hungry.

Probably be many shot again this year by LEO's as they will be coming into town looking for food. Just hope we have berries this year! I wanna make some blue berry wine :D
 
I remember seeing this in the outdoor channel, nice to see it again though, I cant help thinking what would of happend if they all just had bows like that one guy there.
This is a nice video to show those morons that keep saying that black bear wont attack unless they are cornered, and you got nothing to worry about.:cool:
 
IMHO they failed to take a good look at the area around them...good thing there wasn't another hunter out there down range targeting the same Bear.

A film crew, several hunters and no binos... :rolleyes:
 
Not sure what to think! OK I understand the taking of the second bear as lives were in danger, but to hit the first one and only injure it at such a short distance does not say much for the shooter, a well placed shot should have dropped it in its tracks at that range.
 
rtaylor1956 said:
Not sure what to think! OK I understand the taking of the second bear as lives were in danger, but to hit the first one and only injure it at such a short distance does not say much for the shooter, a well placed shot should have dropped it in its tracks at that range.
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I agree with you on all of that.

But wonder what would have happened if they dropped the first bear with one shot and never spooked mom and the cub and then when the two guys went to walk to the down bear... They could have been taken by surpise and killed...

I think luck was on both of their sides.

PS, Anyone know where that was?
 
Quote "to hit the first one and only injure it at such a short distance does not say much for the shooter, a well placed shot should have dropped it in its tracks at that range."
The first shooter made a near perfect shot on his bear. They do not normally drop in their tracks! Grizzlies are not little whitetail deer! Unless you hit the spine or break BOTH shoulders, any bear will run a ways after a good shot, including small blacks. A lot of inexperience showing in some posts here.
 
rtaylor1956 said:
Not sure what to think! OK I understand the taking of the second bear as lives were in danger, but to hit the first one and only injure it at such a short distance does not say much for the shooter, a well placed shot should have dropped it in its tracks at that range.
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From what I saw that was a very well placed shot. Deer shot through the heart or lungs will travel quite an amazing distance.
 
I was hunting with several friends up in the Yukon 3 years ago. We shot a pretty big moose on the second morning and had to hang it up in a tree. I set up a rope with cans attached as a sort of primitive warning bell as there were bear tracks all over and I was being cautious.
I had a side by side coach gun with solid copper slugs (just for camp protection) and pulled it out at 5:30 am when the cans went all crazy clattering. The other 2 guys heard it also and loaded their rifles up. It was still pretty dark, just enough light to see about 40-50 feet. I hopped up on top of the Camper and my buddies stood back to back.
Then without warning , a grizz came out from the brush but was too close to the camper for me to get a shot. My friends were about 30 feet away and one let off a .375 H & H 270 grain bullet that entered the vitals just behind the shoulder. The grizz got knocked over, didn't move for about 2 seconds , then got up and bolted towards him. He had another round chambered by then and hit him in the left shoulder. The bear took off into the bushes.
I got off the camper, and the guys said we should let him be for a few minutes before going in after him. I said "lets let him be until its brighter out you idiots - or you're goin in after him yourselves!!!!" They woke up to their senses and we waited. About 45 minutes after, it was bright enough out and I took my .300 win mag with me, my friend took the .375 open sights, and my 2nd friend took his .338 win mag. We got a blood trail after 5 minutes and carefully and slowly followed it until we saw the bear laying upright against a tree , kind of "hugging" it. It was still alive so my friend who originally shot it, immediately hit it in the back of the head to end its misery.
I have to say I was never more "scared" in my life, as I went into the brush under protest, but also they made me feel guilty in case something happened to them. My friend also said that he had the truck keys in his pocket, and I would have to get it from the bears stomach if they got eaten and I didn't come. So the moral is that as stated before, he got rocked with 2 solid shots and still took off running. He made it about 250 yards.
My Dad always said that bears are made different, and they are sometimes too stubborn to believe they are dead. They can be fatally shot, and still have enough adrenaline to make a run on you or AT YOU before the heart and brain physically shut them down.
 
rtaylor1956 said:
Not sure what to think! OK I understand the taking of the second bear as lives were in danger, but to hit the first one and only injure it at such a short distance does not say much for the shooter, a well placed shot should have dropped it in its tracks at that range.
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so you have alot of experience in kodiak hunting in alaska? your not hunting rabbits with your beagle here;)

Calum, please, a guided unt on a boat trip Im sure there is a hunter behind every stump on that sandbar in that guide territory and unless you have xray binos I think it would be a lil tuff to see the sow and cub THROUGH a sand dune ;)
 
I've watched the video a few times now, and I wanted to pay close attention to the hunter. He seems to be the sort who takes his rifle off his shoulder to work the action, and to me anyway, his bolt manipulation didn't seem to be particularly smooth. In short, I doubt if he could of stopped the charge. The reason I paid attention to this is because I wonder what the outcome might of been if that sow hadn't attacked until the guide was busy skinning the trophy bear. There were at least 3 guns present that we see on the video, and we know there must of been at least 4 people, so there would of been lots of eyes had they been looking in the right direction. Trouble is I bet everyone would of been watching the skinning. I think those folks are very lucky it worked out the way it did.

There are lessons to be learned here for anyone paying attention. The guide is responsible for dealing with emergencies, and he did a fine job in this video. Had he been busy with post shooting chores, someone else might of had to stop the charge. If you plan to hunt these things, or any dangerous game, become proficient at shooting close range moving targets. Don't over scope your rifle, a 10X scope in a close range conflict is pretty much useless.
 
One thing on the video I noticed was how the guide stepped out front to shoot at the charging sow. The original shooter was pointing the gun to shoot but had the good sense to lower the weapon as the guide stepped forward. That could of easily been a situation where the guide would of been shot by his client.

The guide kept his cool and good on him.
 
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