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rasbo:
no bluff charge in my book,if Im slowly backing off and the bear advances at all Im shooting to kill..shat happens in a hurry...thats just me,I would hate to have poo picks of me posted on here..

MikeWalking:

--- Quote ---Westmoreland shot the animal at 40 yards after he encountered it feeding on a moose carcass. The animal died on the other side of the moose from Westmoreland and without charging.

In their verdict, jurors seemed to acknowledge that Westmoreland had no malicious intent when he killed the animal. But they were convinced he was not defending himself from a real threat.

“Under the circumstances, we feel the defendant acted out of fear instead of self-defense,” the verdict said.
--- End quote ---

I would liked to have known if the bear had spotted him, or showed any attention to him. The 7 grizzlies I have crossed paths with couldn't leave fast enough, except for one that needed a closer look to see what I was, and when he did figure out it was me advising him to leave he did, quickly, pooping as he went. Of course that's not always the case. I got put into a spot in the Brooks in 2003 a few weeks after two people were killed in their tent, no chance to defend themselves not too many miles away. Just before pick up another hiker many miles West of me was mauled and survived only because of his Spray.

Like KimberRich said he was alone there, only he knows, in hindsight if he needed to shoot. I hope his Honesty buys some credit at sentencing.

WDFW Hates ME!!!:
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.

littlemac:
The hunter was there and decided to shoot, maybe he felt threatened but a grizz 40 yards away over its kill is a tough call for me. 

The way they guard a kill isn't letting them leave it to often and I've had both black and grizz closer than 40 yards.  Always on the ready but those times once they had a whiff of me (us) they were gone.

Hard call second guessing the situation. 

I recall an Alaskan show where the guys shot the ground in front of the bear a couple times after it showed a charge.  It started to leave and wheeled on them, dead at 10 yards. 

No question if the guy in Yellowstone was alone and felt threatened, better to get the misdemeanor citation than your ass chewed by a grizz.

MikeWalking:
How far is 40yds at 35mph?

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