Montana Grizzly Mauling. Badass Dude Videos Injuries.

[JayPee]

Facebook take the video down?

 

[colonel00]

Facebook take the video down?

I just watched it.

 

[orionsbrother]

Unbelievable demeanor!! That's a studly calm. My hat is off to him. Gets mauled twice. Hikes three miles off the mountain. Records a public service message. Drives himself to the hospital. Yanks his girlfriend's chain on the way. Gets complimented by a cop for buckling his seat belt when he gets to the hospital.

Screw the Dos Equis guy! Someone needs to put this guy in a beer commercial.

 

[the big Mao]

I was hiking in to do some fishing on a local stream about 2 years ago, and down the trail comes some snowflake from Seattle, all decked out in striped warm-up pants, and a day pack with maybe 4 sets of "bear bells" jingling along, and this gomer had a can of bear spray on each hip. No bears anywhere near that area, and we don't have griz.

 

[tipsntails7]

Unbelievable demeanor!! That's a studly calm. My hat is off to him. Gets mauled twice. Hikes three miles off the mountain. Records a public service message. Drives himself to the hospital. Yanks his girlfriend's chain on the way. Gets complimented by a cop for buckling his seat belt when he gets to the hospital.

Screw the Dos Equis guy! Someone needs to put this guy in a beer commercial.

Seriously, I've been stung by bees and reacted worse then this guy.


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[J_hol]

Whoa... pretty sobering as I'm literally on my way to MT griz country for a solo archery hunt. Any idea on general area?


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[rodney482]

Pretty out of character for the sow with cubs to track him back down and attack a 2nd time. Yeah I would have had the gun in my hand after first attack.
Amazing that he lived to tell what happened.

 

[rodney482]

SW corner I believe

Whoa... pretty sobering as I'm literally on my way to MT griz country for a solo archery hunt. Any idea on general area?


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[cuerro viejo]

unbelievable demeanor!! That's a studly calm. My hat is off to him. Gets mauled twice. Hikes three miles off the mountain. Records a public service message. Drives himself to the hospital. Yanks his girlfriend's chain on the way. Gets complimented by a cop for buckling his seat belt when he gets to the hospital.

Screw the dos equis guy! Someone needs to put this guy in a beer commercial.

x1000

 

[ndbwhunter]

My personal belief is that bear spray is for shit. If you have a bear nosing around camp and you hit it solid in the face, it may leave for good or it may not. If you have a charging bear and you hit it solid in the face I believe that you're still going to get mauled and there's a fairly decent chance you'll end up dead. It's also my believe that, the only real reason to bring bear spray is to use it to spice up the bear's dinner.


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Fixed it for you.

 

[slick]

SW of Bozeman to be more precise


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[westtrout]

Madison Range, east of Ennis.

 

[westtrout]

Just wow...amazing story and individual. This is a good F&S article about a Journal of Wildlife Management study comparing the the effectiveness of pepper spray vs. the effectiveness of firearms in the event of a bear attack: Use Pepper Spray Instead of Guns to Stop a Charging Grizzly | Field & Stream. Nothing is 100%, but the vast majority of us are much better off using pepper spray. I hunt, fish and camp a lot in grizz country and it's always on my hip as the first line of defense, though having a firearm along for backup always makes me a feel a little better.

 

[xl mammal]

That man could drive off with a Belieber bumper sticker on his truck, and he'd still have all of my respect.

Meanwhile, on the East Coast....Women attacked by raccoons in Arlington | WJLA

 

[Superkodiak38]

Somedoby beat me to it with the "everyone has a plan" quote from Tyson. When I was the police I fought enough people on PCP to know that OC Spray doesn't work on them so if a bear wants you spray, Taser whatever it's going to get to you. When you are confronted with a situation like this the only thing that will save you is TRAINING. He knew how to get into a postion that would hopefully limit the potential for life ending injuries. TRAINING is what saves you when shit hits the fan. If you are going to carry a pistol TRAIN with it, have it in your mind and commit to when you are going to use it TRAIN for that scenario. During the academy I watched an intructor break his leg trying to teach us that a assailant with an edged weapon could inflict a mortal wound before you could draw and fire an effective round if the came from 21 feet or less, 7 yards, one that threshold is crossed you better have it in your hand and be on center mass. A bear can run 40 MPH so 80 yards isn't a whole lot of distance for them to cover, you better know what to do and when to do it, hesitation and complacancy believing a cloud of OC is going to save you will more than likely get you DEAD. Just my opinion your mileage may vary. Glad the guy is alive to tell the tale, hopefully it will open some minds and eyes. Be safe !

 

[Ray]

A bear that comes that far across an open meadow is already worked up over something. It is curious that she went downhill afterwards and ran into him again for the second mauling. As I always comment when asked, no matter what defensive system you choose, you need to practice with it so that you don't have to think about it when the time comes to use it. If you decide to carry a pistol for defensive purposes, you need to get on the range and get to work so that it's a useful tool when you need it.

 

[Chucklehead]

Somedoby beat me to it with the "everyone has a plan" quote from Tyson. When I was the police I fought enough people on PCP to know that OC Spray doesn't work on them so if a bear wants you spray, Taser whatever it's going to get to you. When you are confronted with a situation like this the only thing that will save you is TRAINING. He knew how to get into a postion that would hopefully limit the potential for life ending injuries. TRAINING is what saves you when shit hits the fan. If you are going to carry a pistol TRAIN with it, have it in your mind and commit to when you are going to use it TRAIN for that scenario. During the academy I watched an intructor break his leg trying to teach us that a assailant with an edged weapon could inflict a mortal wound before you could draw and fire an effective round if the came from 21 feet or less, 7 yards, one that threshold is crossed you better have it in your hand and be on center mass. A bear can run 40 MPH so 80 yards isn't a whole lot of distance for them to cover, you better know what to do and when to do it, hesitation and complacancy believing a cloud of OC is going to save you will more than likely get you DEAD. Just my opinion your mileage may vary. Glad the guy is alive to tell the tale, hopefully it will open some minds and eyes. Be safe !

Agree with this 100%.
The problem with most firearm owners however is that vast majority lack training. The mere possession of a firearm gives that individual a false sense of power and a false sense of what they are capable of doing in an emergency situation. There have been several studies confirming this.
The study referenced above (spray vs. firearms) only confirms that most don't train enough with their carry firearm therefor they are better off with the spray when attacked.
A well trained, seasoned firearm carrier: = firearm > spray BUT
if you hardly train or shoot your firearm: = firearm < spray

I just hope this story does't cause some to not carry spray that otherwise may have helped in an emergency.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I completely agree that being fully comfortable/having much experience behind your firearm is paramount. However, one factor (amongst probably many others), that can't really be assessed is, how an individual will react under that type of stressful situation.
I remember once watching a show that had real footage of LA cops in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. When they finally stopped the driver and had something like six or eight cops, semi surrounding the vehicle, weapons drawn, ordering him to get out, the driver started backing up and pulling forward ramming cop cars. After just a few seconds of doing this the police decided to open fire. I can't remember exactly how many rounds were fired at the vehicle/driver, but it was many, many, many rounds, and the driver was hit by one bullet. These were all well trained police officers and they had this guy boxed in and were all within feet of him. Just kind of goes to show how stressful situations and adrenaline pumping, can change your accuracy even if you are very competent at the range.


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[oenanthe]

Shoot at the "first sign of aggression"?

Of course, it depends on your definition of "aggression", but there's a good chance that even a full-out charge is a bluff.

Not sure what the law is in Montana, but in Alaska if you kill a bear in self-defense you're required to salvage the hide and skull and turn it over to the State. Which would be a good way to completely ruin your sheep/caribou/moose hunt. As would a mauling, of course.

Just trying to say that every situation is different, and that shooting at the first sign of aggression will be an over-reaction in many cases.

 

[oenanthe]

However, one factor (amongst probably many others), that can't really be assessed is, how an individual will react under that type of stressful situation.

Lotta truth in that statement. I've been on hiking trips with friends who completely freaked out when they saw a bear literally a mile away. And I know a bear biologist who will calmly describe standing his ground when repeatedly charged by a sow protecting her cubs.

Years of experience and hundreds of encounters explains the difference. And not many of us have the experience to 1) read a bear's behavior accurately, and 2) to react appropriately.