Grizzly Bear Defense

[Clusterfrack]

50 deaths a year? A far cry from bears in the entire world.

Sure, but the fatalism is interesting. Maybe it’s Islam? I heard a talk about the region and folks there were like “if it’s my time... the tiger will take me.”

[AKDoug]

Probably tracks the percentage of people living in Chicago or Mexico and worrying about being the victim of crime.

My experience is the day after a grizzly is around, everyone is taking precautions. Those precautions lessen each day that there is no new bear sighting, until only those that carry every day regardless of a bear sighting, are armed.

Even though I have a Glock 20, I rarely carry it. I carry a Glock 19 daily because I am far more worried about humans than I am bears. In fact, in the 40 years I have lived here there have been three unprovoked random murders and zero bear deaths. I have never figured out why bears just don't eat all the meth-heads.

[JHC]

Even though I have a Glock 20, I rarely carry it. I carry a Glock 19 daily because I am far more worried about humans than I am bears. In fact, in the 40 years I have lived here there have been three unprovoked random murders and zero bear deaths. I have never figured out why bears just don't eat all the meth-heads.

Makes sense. A 9 will pop the brain pan anyway.

[HCM]

[GJM]

https://www.outsideonline.com/240559...a-colin-dowler


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[Clusterfrack]

https://www.outsideonline.com/240559...a-colin-dowler

That is an amazing account of a tremendous will to survive.

[JHC]

https://www.outsideonline.com/240559...a-colin-dowler


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"Now you're bleeding too bear." Ranks right up there with the great quotes of mortal combat.

[Doc_Glock]

https://www.outsideonline.com/240559...a-colin-dowler

"The sergeant told me that, from the description of my attack and the way that bear behaved when they were looking for him, he believes it was a predatory attack, which is rare for grizzly bears."

I was thinking the same from his description of the bear's behavior.

[GJM]

"The sergeant told me that, from the description of my attack and the way that bear behaved when they were looking for him, he believes it was a predatory attack, which is rare for grizzly bears."

I was thinking the same from his description of the bear's behavior.

Assuming the bear wasn’t just trying to steal the mountain bike, sure seemed predatory. Back to the 9mm discussion, I would take a semi auto 9 over a small pocket knife any day against a bear.

[Clusterfrack]

Assuming the bear wasn’t just trying to steal the mountain bike, sure seemed predatory. Back to the 9mm discussion, I would take a semi auto 9 over a small pocket knife any day against a bear.

Yes. I’d much rather take a gun to a bearfight than a knife. But, this story underscores the importance of edged weapons in our toolkit. Reachable by either hand, while under duress.