Grizz encounter near Wolf Creek, MT

[TheTone]

Some people need to take the tinfoil hat off before they go into bear country

Glad the hiker is okay. Grizzlies are a heck of a critter. I was really comfortable around them a decade or so ago but after being away from them a while I don’t have near the desire to hunt around them

 

[BigNate]

Some people need to take the tinfoil hat off before they go into bear country

What do you mean?

 

[Rich M]

My bad on how that sounded. But it was more like if you start shooting, kill it. Because if it gets away wounded they will prosecute you.

Gotcha. I guess golden issue is if you survive to tell the jury how scary it was.

Them things fresk me out. I think they should be wiped out like the old timers did.

 

[TheTone]

What do you mean?

The thoughts on what is and isn’t prosecutable, laws that don’t exist, things they “heard” from someone related to an investigation, etc

 

[Turkeytider]

There was bear hair on my front sight. In the interest of full disclosure, I jammed the gun into her side and just started pulling the trigger, so there was no aiming involved. I think it was a "no body, no crime" situation.

IDFG took a DNA sample from my chewed up glove and reportedly tracked it back to a collared sow. She was still alive as of 2 summers ago. I received a picture from them of the supposed bear and her cubs feeding on a road killed moose the spring after my incident. I was using 240 grain hardcast bullets, I believe Hornady XTP.

So the sow and cubs survived after all that? Wow! Obviously didn`t hit anything vital. Those slugs are probably walled off.

 

[mt terry d]

Collared female.

I don't know what drugs they use anymore but I have alway thought
that "researchers" have created some aggressive and angry bears.

In all my encounters I never ran into one collared or tagged.
If I had I'd have been much more concerned about that individual's temperment.

I hope Mr Adams has had a complete recovery of that left arm.

 

[Beendare]

FWIW, My take;

Of course every situation is different, Thankfully every close encounter I've had to a Grizz/Brownie- they skedaddled and quick.

When stumbling on a bear at close range- I can understand popping off a shot or two to get them to leave.

Having one barreling down on you with their ears pinned back is an entirely different scenario- they have made up their mind and a warning shot is worthless

 

[hoot504]

Lots of paranoid thinking in this thread.

Can ANYONE point to an instance of prosecution where the prosecuted justifiably claimed defense of life against a grizzly?

 

[BigNate]

Lots of paranoid thinking in this thread.

Can ANYONE point to an instance of prosecution where the prosecuted justifiably claimed defense of life against a grizzly?

This happened close to me. They eventually dropped the charges but it started out with him being charged with a felony, then reduced, eventually dropped.

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7877I9/

 

[Dfjm702]

Sounds like a close call and good shoot. Be careful out there.

Man kills grizzly bear while out shed hunting near Wolf Creek

The following is a press release by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks:

www.kulr8.com

worst fear unlocked

 

[Still Hunter]

You know Grizzly Bear Scat smells like Bear Spray and has little bells in it, right?

 

[eddielasvegas]

You know Grizzly Bear Scat smells like Bear Spray and has little bells in it, right?

The first time I heard that, I kicked the slats out of my cradle, but it still makes me laugh.


Eddie