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Trial sets precedent Verdict in grizzly bear shooting shows that people must jus
Atroxus:
--- Quote from: WDFW Hates ME!!! on May 28, 2010, 08:02:39 AM ---I guess we don't know the whole story and i commend him for reporting himself, but 40 yards is a long ways away to feel threatened by a bear.
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For an animal that can run at something like 30+Mph I would think that 40 yards more than close enough for a bear to be a serious threat. If I see a bear at 40 yards that is not afraid of me and is coming closer, I am not going to take any chances I am going to shoot it. Call me a coward if you want, but I would rather be a live coward than a dead bear snack.
Special T:
I was taking some boyscouts from my old troop climbing... As we hiked up the trail to the Grand Teton we came across a female ranger and paused to talk... This was summer of...97-98 something like that... She was the first person to use the Bear Mace against a grizzly bear... She said she had to wait until the bear was danger close before sprawling it.. Danger close is so close she could smell what the creature had been eating.... Nothing smelling too good i might ad... When the bear hit the spray it stopped its charge and wheeled around and headed out of the area... :twocents: It works but I would have to clean my shorts out. :o I think the verdict for this guy was fair... In the same situation i might not have shot him but would defiantly err on the side of my life. :twocents:
littlemac:
Close, too close, :yike: When the camera gets dropped you get sound and the video does come back at the last minute or so.
Grizzly Bear Charge
GoldTip:
The key to this verdict as stated in the article is the bear was "40 yards away when it was shot and had not charged." That is a great plenty of distance for a bear to be away from you and remain quite handily out of harms way. I grew up on the western border of Glacier park. My parents still live there surrounded by national forests. In the last week my father has been within 40 yards of non charging grizzly bears 3 times. Hell, he could have re-carpeted his entire house with Grizzly hide twice and added in the 36x48 shop once with the non charging grizzlies he's had within 40 yards in the last 5 years. Hell, I was 15 yards from a Grizzly just last summer here in Washington. The point is, if you hunt in Grizzly country you can't be scared of them, period. Aware and respectful, yes, very much so. But this was a fair verdict, and to be honest, I am rather surprised they didn't nail him further if there was no evidence of a charge.
Kain:
I dont know if the guy over reacted or not but in an area with no shortage of bears and no hunting pressure I think it might be smart to dispatch any bear that shows aggressive behavior. The bears in Jellystone can not be compared to other areas where they have a fear of humans due to hunting pressure.
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