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Barry.B

Barry.B

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When you are out by yourself, be prepared and pay attention to your surroundings. This was only a big bear!

 

Fwd: I Heard a Twig Snap . . . . . DON'T MISS THESE PICS!!!

Just Outside
Soldotna
,
Alaska
.

 

 

Read the captions...especially the last one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

King season is over, and since I had a day off before silvers start, I thought

I would go for a walk! This occurred at
11:16 am
this morning (Sunday), just

2/10 of a mile from my house.

 

ON OUR ROAD while walking my dogs (ironically trying to get in shape for

hunting season!) for the record. This is in a residential area-not back in the

woods. No bow hunting. No stealth occurring.

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I heard a twig snap. And looked back. Full on charge-a huge brownie, ears back,

head low and motorin' full speed! Came with zero warning; no Woof, no popping

of the teeth, no standing up, nothing like what you think or see on TV! It charged

 

 

from less than 20 yards and was on me in about one-second! Totally surreal.

I just started shooting in the general direction. And praise God that my second

shot (or was it my third?) rolled him at 5 feet and he skidded to a stop 10 feet

 

 

BEYOND where I was shooting from. I actually sidestepped him and fell over

backwards on the last shot. And his momentum carried him to a stop past where

I fired my first shot!

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It was a prehistoric old boar. No teeth. No fat. Weighed between 900-1000 Lbs

and took five men to DRAG it onto a tilt-bed trailer! Big bear. Its paw measured

out at about a 9-1/2 inches!

 

Never-ever-thought 'it' would happen to me! It's always some other Smuck.....

Right?
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Well, no bull. I am still high on adrenaline. With my gut in a Knot (felt like I did

10000 crunches without stopping)! Almost puked for an hour after. Had the

burps and couldn't even stand up as the troopers conducted their investigation!

 

 

Totally wiped me out. Can't even put that feeling into words.

 

By far the most emotion I have ever felt at once!
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No doubt that God was with me, as I brought my Ruger .454 Casull (and some

"hot" 350 grain solids) just for the heck of it. And managed to draw and snap

shoot (pointed, never even aimed!) from the hip! Total luck shot!

 

All I can say is Praise God for my safety and for choosing to leave the wife and

kids at home on this walk!

 

 

 

 

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Now if anyone starts making noises about taking away your right to protect

yourself with a gun, we need to let them know where we stand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You just never know when a gun can save

 

 

 

your life - - don't leave home without it....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Flyinfool

Flyinfool

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I have run into bears while walking in the woods. We don't have bears that big around here though. The dog keeps the bear busy while I beat feet. Then I call the dog over to me. I do carry a firearm with me at all times but fortunately never had to try to stop a bear.

The only critter that I ever had to defend myself from was a coyote that got very aggressive.

Yammer Dan

Yammer Dan

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We have black bears. I once met one while out for a walk in the woods. I now know I can outrun a bear! He must have been a 2nd Gen bear. Didn't have a chance...:whistling:

Flyinfool

Flyinfool

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We have black bears. I once met one while out for a walk in the woods. I now know I can outrun a bear! He must have been a 2nd Gen bear. Didn't have a chance...:whistling:

I know I can not out run a bear. But I don't have to, I only have to outrun you........

Yammer Dan

Yammer Dan

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When I met my bear he took one look at me gave a woof and started in my direction. On a old logging road about 1/2 mile downhill to the river. When I got knee deep in water I turned and looked. Bear was sitting about 2/3s way down the hill just looking. Not sure what he was thinking but he sat for minute or two and started back up the hill. I went home. Outrunning me that day may have been hard to do....:whistling:

wes0778

wes0778

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When I met my bear he took one look at me gave a woof and started in my direction. On a old logging road about 1/2 mile downhill to the river. When I got knee deep in water I turned and looked. Bear was sitting about 2/3s way down the hill just looking. Not sure what he was thinking but he sat for minute or two and started back up the hill. I went home. Outrunning me that day may have been hard to do....:whistling:

 

But Dan, he was just trying to return your gloves!!! :shock3: :rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:

Jayceesfolly

Jayceesfolly

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When I was about 8 -9 years old my parents owned a summer place in the Adirondack Mts in Northern New York and we used to feed the bears that came to the village dump to scavenge. The dump area was open and the trash was never covered like the landfills are now. This was in the '50's. I remember feeding the bears sliced bread out of my hand. The bear cubs were quite "tame" after a summer of being hand fed. My father always had a rifle with him when we went there. It was not uncommon to see four or five bear there every day.

 

Now, I am a lot older and wiser. The dumb things we do as kids, sometimes I wonder how we made it to adulthood!

 

Jim

Yammer Dan

Yammer Dan

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If you outran a bear, it's only because he was not interested in catching you!!:backinmyday:

 

 

He was interested til I hit 2nd gear. This was a pretty good downhill slope and I knew every inch of it. A bear can only do about 40 at top speed. He didn't have a chance...

Trader

Trader

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He was interested til I hit 2nd gear. This was a pretty good downhill slope and I knew every inch of it. A bear can only do about 40 at top speed. He didn't have a chance...

 

 

 

ohhhhhhhh:doh:

 

That explains it!

 

YOU WERE ON YOUR BIKE!

Yammer Dan

Yammer Dan

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You would have to see this road. I think feet were fastest option....if you fell on this road you would roll a lot before stopping. That 40 ft a jump song comes to mind. I know I was moving...Maybe bear was just watching the show??

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