Hiker gets pictures of bear in woods, gets killed..
-
Had he a ccw, he could have fired it into a tree, and the bear would have run.
Bears have done this before. And they were a group, until they split, and ran.
Bad, bad move.
-
Bear big, fast, strong. Don't mess with bear.
-
I talked to a guy, who used to be a big time hunting guide in Canada, a few years ago.
Struck up a conservation with him at the outdoors show over a lodge near where we
camped back in 1970, in the wilderness.
One day, he had a group out hunting, and from up on a hill, as a spotter, he saw a big
bear stalking his hunters down in the flat, closer and closer, he was running
to get a better angle for a safe shot away from the hunters, yelling for them to back away slowly
to the west, do not run, etc....had walkie talkies...
and they didn't know which way was west...but one of the hunters fired, and the bear left.
The hunters had no idea they were being stalked. He quit being a hunting guide that evening,
and became a fishing guide instead.
-
I talked to a guy, who used to be a big time hunting guide in Canada, a few years ago.
Struck up a conservation with him at the outdoors show over a lodge near where we
camped back in 1970, in the wilderness.
One day, he had a group out hunting, and from up on a hill, as a spotter, he saw a big
bear stalking his hunters down in the flat, closer and closer, he was running
to get a better angle for a safe shot away from the hunters, yelling for them to back away slowly
to the west, do not run, etc....had walkie talkies...
and they didn't know which way was west...but one of the hunters fired, and the bear left.
The hunters had no idea they were being stalked. He quit being a hunting guide that evening,
and became a fishing guide instead.
I talked to a guy, who used to be a big time hunting guide in Canada, a few years ago.
Struck up a conservation with him at the outdoors show over a lodge near where we
camped back in 1970, in the wilderness.
One day, he had a group out hunting, and from up on a hill, as a spotter, he saw a big
bear stalking his hunters down in the flat, closer and closer, he was running
to get a better angle for a safe shot away from the hunters, yelling for them to back away slowly
to the west, do not run, etc....had walkie talkies...
and they didn't know which way was west...but one of the hunters fired, and the bear left.
The hunters had no idea they were being stalked. He quit being a hunting guide that evening,
and became a fishing guide instead.
If you are out huntung with a group and there is a guide, shouldn't they ALL have compasses?
When I used to hunt, be it alone, or with my Dad, I always had a compass and so did my Dad. I wouldn't hunt without one.
-
Apparently not. I wasn't there. I just relayed the story as I heard it.
-
If I go on a hike in the woods in bear country, a handgun that can spit .454 Casulls out the end of it gets strapped to the hip before the camera does.
I also put on the hiking boots I can run in.
-
I carry a Glock 20 with me when I am hiking. 220gr of hardcast bullet will do a number on WV sized bears. Anything bigger and I would get into the large bore revolvers or a long gun.
-
I actually try to avoid hiking whenever possible.
WSS
-
I enjoy hiking and as I live in northeastern ohio the chances of running into a bear are slim.
-
Interestingly I recently read a story of a guy who killed a brown bear with a single shot in the lung from a .45
-
I enjoy hiking and as I live in northeastern ohio the chances of running into a bear are slim.
I enjoy hiking and as I live in northeastern ohio the chances of running into a bear are slim.
Still a lot higher than the chances of running into one at the bar at the winking lizard....
WSS
-
I enjoy hiking and as I live in northeastern ohio the chances of running into a bear are slim.
Still a lot higher than the chances of running into one at the bar at the winking lizard....
WSS
Oh no. They're much lower. But I guess that's a different type of bear.Still a lot higher than the chances of running into one at the bar at the winking lizard....
WSS
-
I carry a Glock 20 with me when I am hiking. 220gr of hardcast bullet will do a number on WV sized bears. Anything bigger and I would get into the large bore revolvers or a long gun.
I carry a Glock 20 with me when I am hiking. 220gr of hardcast bullet will do a number on WV sized bears. Anything bigger and I would get into the large bore revolvers or a long gun.
I've never shot a 10mm. Everyone who has raves about it. Excellent "bear gun" from what I've read/ heard.
-
Oh no. They're much lower. But I guess that's a different type of bear.Still a lot higher than the chances of running into one at the bar at the winking lizard....
WSS
Oh no. They're much lower. But I guess that's a different type of bear.
And apparently a significantly different kind of "gun."
WSS
-
I enjoy hiking and as I live in northeastern ohio the chances of running into a bear are slim. Cysko
******************************************************
All I have is my 9mm hollow points. I would hope the big noise would scare the bear away.
But, there have been bear sightings in every country in Ohio, you know. When we first bought our
farm, we went hiking all around the perimeter, takes about an hour... and in late spring, we found bear
tracks in a patch of snow. Bear tracks - the claws don't retract like a mtn lion. Which, although rare, it
happened to me back in the early sixties in S. Ohio... mountain lion. I've seen a young bear myself, just
up the road - it crossed the street in front of me at night. The game warden said there are more and more.
Nobody hunts them in our area, or maybe anywhere in Ohio, like they do in PA.
-
I said slim not none
-
It was just an FYI to a DIP.
-
-
See, this is why I want a CCW and an M1 Garand.
That will likely be uncomfortable.See, this is why I want a CCW and an M1 Garand.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login