What a mess...

[chisana]

The 470-yard shot

Idaho hunter Trevor Schneider had quite the story to tell his regional newspaper – the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. – about his “near-death” experience with an Alaska …

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[PNWGATOR]

Stuck N the Rut has a podcast on the event.

 

[chisana]

Stuck N the Rut has a podcast on the event.

I think I'll pass - I don't need the self promotion BS slinging.

 

[Anozira]

Something smells fishy about that story. I'm not experienced with brown bears but the article writer downplays the efficiency .338 RUM at 470 yards. They claim they put a round in the boiler room (lungs) among two other shots. Not knowing what exact bullet they were shooting, a quick google search shows there should have still been ~2800 ft lbs of energy at 500. I don't understand.

Can someone with first hand brown bear experience explain? Are they really that tough or was the shot not as good as they claim?

 

[Geewhiz]

As if 470 yards was a long shot with a 338 RUM...

 

[chisana]

As if 470 yards was a long shot with a 338 RUM...

maybe...maybe not. it is a very long shot on a brown bear

 

[Stikbrandon]

Crazy

 

[Sourdough]

As an Alaskan with over fifty years of hunting Alaska Coastal Brown bears (with well over half of that "Professional").

There are occasionally times I wish the Bear would have eaten the "FOOLS" that hunt them.

 

[Elkhntr08]

I can’t imagine a situation where a 338 RUM wouldn’t be a ideal bear rifle.

 

[VernAK]

I can’t imagine a situation where a 338 RUM wouldn’t be a ideal bear rifle.

The 338 RUM would be an OK bear cartridge if fired in a rifle that doesn't jam operated by a proficient shooter at a distance that a qualified guide deemed acceptable.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Ive been guiding out of King Salmon for 20 years, don’t know her. I’m back there Sunday I’ll check into this but seems weird at best.

 

[Britt-dog]

The review is the local news rag here. This is just another example of their fine reporting. What a joke.

 

[mtnbiker208]

maybe...maybe not. it is a very long shot on a brown bear

Chisana

Did you live in Chisana?
I have been there one time.

thanks
tim

 

[chisana]

Ive been guiding out of King Salmon for 20 years, don’t know her. I’m back there Sunday I’ll check into this but seems weird at best.

I believe they are relatively new to the area. Her husband is or was a pilot for the National Park Service.

 

[Hectocotylus]

These guys have done a lot of long range shooting and seem pretty dang proficient. Lots of long shots on bears and lots of other things over time. Maybe just a bad situation overall.


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[gelton]

Yeah, the issue here wasn't due to the proficiency of the shooter or the caliber. Such a strange way to write a story...to imagine a bear would charge you from 470 yards away and having a bolt action jam and not have time to clear the round??? Lots of unanswered questions for sure...and for those saying they are unqualified for those types of shots...these are the guys you are talking about. I would guess they are more proficient than 90% of the members on this site including me.

 

[Timberline001]

Yeah, the issue here wasn't due to the proficiency of the shooter or the caliber. Such a strange way to write a story...to imagine a bear would charge you from 470 yards away and having a bolt action jam and not have time to clear the round??? Lots of unanswered questions for sure...and for those saying they are unqualified for those types of shots...these are the guys you are talking about. I would guess they are more proficient than 90% of the members on this site including me.

I was keeping my mouth shut when the first few people compented. The whole family is a bunch of really exceptional people and great hunters, not to mention great shots. The write up certainly isn’t the best but podcast explains it well and Treavor (the shooter) explained it well on his Instagram page. Also Tanya isn’t a guide as stated above. She is Trevors sister so he is able to hunt with her in Alaska as a Idaho resident.

 

[gelton]

If anyone wants to hear what happened from the horses mouth, here it is...fast forward to 44 minutes if you want to get right to the meat of the story:

#31- Brown Bear Hunt Gone Wrong with Trevor & Tana - Stuck N The Rut

Trevor came up from Idaho to hunt spring brown bears with Tana.After shooting a monster 10' brown bear, the rifle jammed, and the bear came after them.Trevor had 5 pistol shots to rely on to save their lives. Here is the story.Stuck N The Rut...

stuckntherut.buzzsprout.com

 

[Robinhood21]

I was keeping my mouth shut when the first few people compented. The whole family is a bunch of really exceptional people and great hunters, not to mention great shots. The write up certainly isn’t the best but podcast explains it well and Treavor (the shooter) explained it well on his Instagram page. Also Tanya isn’t a guide as stated above. She is Trevors sister so he is able to hunt with her in Alaska as a Idaho resident.

Agree with Timberline001 on this 100%. These are great people that come from a great family that are straight up hunting machines. The podcast really puts you in their shoes and tells the story how it is. Crazy freak accident that absolutely could have easily been catastrophic.

 

[BackcountryBloodline]

I 100% respect the dedication it takes to shoot accurately at long range and fully believe these guys are capable of hitting targets at unreal distances. That said I'm sorry, I don't care how good you are on paper at 1000+, an 800+ yard shot on a moving black bear doesn't strike me as very ethical...many BC guides have rules to keep shots on bears 100 yards and under regardless of personal shooting ability and there's a reason for that. I've personally never shot a bear past 30, they're much more fun up close anyway