Subject: Bear Photos from attack
Ron ******, was attacked by a grizzly bear last weekend in Wyoming, while bow hunting elk with his dad.
Ron amazing came through with non life threatening injuries.
Ron, who is an experienced hunter and used to be a guide, was
calling an elk for his dad, who was down hill 40 yards. The elk suddenly
spooked and then Ron heard a noise behind him. He turned around and
a grizzly was 15 feet behind him. He tried to shoo it away but it
proceeded toward him. He went behind a tree and the bear kept
coming, so he took off on his 'death run' down hill towards his dad. With
the grizzly just feet behind his son, and running full speed, Ron's dad
shot one arrow.
Ron saw the arrow fly by his leg, unsure of whether it hit the
bear, and within a few more steps, Ron was on his back with the grizzly
on top of him. With is arms shielding his head, Ron kicked and punched
the bear with all he had. Ron said it all went to fast and he was
so full of adrenaline, he could not feel any pain at the time of the
attack. When the bear continued to attack, Ron's dad, could see
that the bear was bleeding badly from the arrow, and he went over and
started beating on the bear with his bow (You can not carry guns
during bow hunting, so he had nothing to shoot it). The bear
continued to attack Ron, biting clear through his left hand and glove, and
down to the bone of his right arm just below the elbow. Then the bear,
stopped, looking at Ron's dad, walked away several yards, and
rolled over dead.
The bear was autopsied and showed that it was well over 500 lbs(the
grizzlies in that area average 350lbs) and 11 years old(which is in
it's prime). Following the path of the arrow, the autopsy showed
that the arrow went in, hit a main artery, then bent, and hit the heart!
A one in a thousand shot they said.
Another important fact to mention and that gave me chills is that
Ron's dad had had surgery on his arm, because he had injured his
arm and was not even able to pull the bow last season. This was to be
his big hunt, and before the day of the attack, he had already missed
two elk that were standing still.
Ron ******, was attacked by a grizzly bear last weekend in Wyoming, while bow hunting elk with his dad.
Ron amazing came through with non life threatening injuries.
Ron, who is an experienced hunter and used to be a guide, was
calling an elk for his dad, who was down hill 40 yards. The elk suddenly
spooked and then Ron heard a noise behind him. He turned around and
a grizzly was 15 feet behind him. He tried to shoo it away but it
proceeded toward him. He went behind a tree and the bear kept
coming, so he took off on his 'death run' down hill towards his dad. With
the grizzly just feet behind his son, and running full speed, Ron's dad
shot one arrow.
Ron saw the arrow fly by his leg, unsure of whether it hit the
bear, and within a few more steps, Ron was on his back with the grizzly
on top of him. With is arms shielding his head, Ron kicked and punched
the bear with all he had. Ron said it all went to fast and he was
so full of adrenaline, he could not feel any pain at the time of the
attack. When the bear continued to attack, Ron's dad, could see
that the bear was bleeding badly from the arrow, and he went over and
started beating on the bear with his bow (You can not carry guns
during bow hunting, so he had nothing to shoot it). The bear
continued to attack Ron, biting clear through his left hand and glove, and
down to the bone of his right arm just below the elbow. Then the bear,
stopped, looking at Ron's dad, walked away several yards, and
rolled over dead.
The bear was autopsied and showed that it was well over 500 lbs(the
grizzlies in that area average 350lbs) and 11 years old(which is in
it's prime). Following the path of the arrow, the autopsy showed
that the arrow went in, hit a main artery, then bent, and hit the heart!
A one in a thousand shot they said.
Another important fact to mention and that gave me chills is that
Ron's dad had had surgery on his arm, because he had injured his
arm and was not even able to pull the bow last season. This was to be
his big hunt, and before the day of the attack, he had already missed
two elk that were standing still.
