I live in some bears contry and I slept on the ground without tent,had wolf at about 20 yards from me and never been attack.I always carry 2 knives,a Buck 119 hunting knife and a huge Bowie knife with a 10" blade.
I prefer walk aournd bears than walk in the streets of Montreal.
Human being is the most dangerous animal to encounter.
Taureau noir
Black Bears and Wolves
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taureau noir
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I have had quite a few run-ins with black bears and only one has been agressive. I walked up on a sow and two cubs by accident. I was unarmed and very nervous. I walked under a tree and when I looked up there was the sow looking down at me, only 6ft above my head. I backed away, as quick as I could, never turning my back. The sow came down and so did one of the cubs. The second cub came down and got confused due to poor eyesight. It started to run toward me, thinking I was mom. The sow then made a few lunges toward me and began to woof (warning sound). I began yelling to the cub, and it figured it out that I wasen't mom. They all moved off, but the sow kept looking back and reminding me to leave the area.
I was back in the woods the next day with bear spray at my side. It was tense at the time, but it didn't even cross my mind to stay out of the woods. It was part of my job and an even bigger part of my life to enjoy the woods.
I'm sure us northerners would be more nervous to hunt the south with poisionous snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies. Myself included
. I had a run in with a Massasauga Rattler this fall and that bothered me more than the bears.
I was back in the woods the next day with bear spray at my side. It was tense at the time, but it didn't even cross my mind to stay out of the woods. It was part of my job and an even bigger part of my life to enjoy the woods.
I'm sure us northerners would be more nervous to hunt the south with poisionous snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies. Myself included
. I had a run in with a Massasauga Rattler this fall and that bothered me more than the bears.I hunt for memories, the meat's a bonus!
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Savagevervet
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Yeah, and you know what he'll say to his buddies the next time he sees you in the woods? "Hey! There goes the jelly donut man. Quick. Catch him before he gets away!"DrDan wrote:Always a good idea to carry a bag of stale jelly donuts or peanut butter crackers. Just toss em and run like hell.
DrDan
TSV
What an Amazing little girl. She loads her own ammo and shoots a .375 H&H
Fern Spaulding-Rivers With Her Trophy
An urban legend about a young lady and a world-record brown bear has been circulating on the Internet. Here is one version:
"This 9 year old girl from the Yukon killed the new world record brown bear on the Alaskan Peninsula in October, 2006. Skull size 33 1/16", 11' 9" nose-to-tail. Estimated weight of 1,800 Lbs. No, this bear had not killed anyone. It was the girls first-ever bear hunt!"
No, she was not from the Yukon and no, it was not a world record, but the true story is just as fascinating:
From "Biggest Bears Of 2006" in the March/April 2007 issue of Bear Hunting Magazine, due on newsstands late February 2007:
If the "biggest bear" is determined as a ratio of the size of the bear to the size of the hunter, Fern Spaulding-Rivers is probably setting records that will never be broken. The 10 year-old from Talkeetna, Alaska has already harvested great trophies of most of Alaska's major game species, and she is a handloading fanatic as well. Fern's larger caliber rifles have a muzzle brake and a recoil pad and she also wears a custom-made padded shooting vest from McCoy Shooting Armor to help her withstand big bore recoil. Fern was carrying her Remington 700 Stainless chambered in .375 H&H while brown bear hunting on the Alaskan Peninsula with her father and mother on May 10th, 2006 (when she was 9 years old). As the day progressed she and her father saw 11 bears. At one point, they were charged by a pack of wolves, and they had to dispatch some with the nearest at only 8 paces! Later, they spotted a big bruin in a gully at 32 yards. With all the excitement of the day beginning to show, Fern asked Larry to hold her legs steady while she shot because her knees were shaking. Fern rolled the bear with her first shot, but the bruin regained it's footing and tore off across the tundra. Shooting again from a prone position, Fern dropped the behemoth for good with a second 270 grain Barnes Triple-shock at 112 yards. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service measured the Bear's hide at 11'4" from nose to tail. The skull has been officially scored at 29 1/16" Boone and Crockett. What does Fern think of bear hunting? "Do you know how big an 11' bear looks at 30 yds? It's kinda scary! They are about the size of a Volkswagen bus and when they swing their head to look your way they remind you of a T-Rex in Jurassic Park!" Her trophy brown bear now puts her in an elite class. Fern is a tremendous example to young hunters everywhere, and she is a great hunter regardless of her age.
Fern Spaulding-Rivers With Her Trophy
An urban legend about a young lady and a world-record brown bear has been circulating on the Internet. Here is one version:
"This 9 year old girl from the Yukon killed the new world record brown bear on the Alaskan Peninsula in October, 2006. Skull size 33 1/16", 11' 9" nose-to-tail. Estimated weight of 1,800 Lbs. No, this bear had not killed anyone. It was the girls first-ever bear hunt!"
No, she was not from the Yukon and no, it was not a world record, but the true story is just as fascinating:
From "Biggest Bears Of 2006" in the March/April 2007 issue of Bear Hunting Magazine, due on newsstands late February 2007:
If the "biggest bear" is determined as a ratio of the size of the bear to the size of the hunter, Fern Spaulding-Rivers is probably setting records that will never be broken. The 10 year-old from Talkeetna, Alaska has already harvested great trophies of most of Alaska's major game species, and she is a handloading fanatic as well. Fern's larger caliber rifles have a muzzle brake and a recoil pad and she also wears a custom-made padded shooting vest from McCoy Shooting Armor to help her withstand big bore recoil. Fern was carrying her Remington 700 Stainless chambered in .375 H&H while brown bear hunting on the Alaskan Peninsula with her father and mother on May 10th, 2006 (when she was 9 years old). As the day progressed she and her father saw 11 bears. At one point, they were charged by a pack of wolves, and they had to dispatch some with the nearest at only 8 paces! Later, they spotted a big bruin in a gully at 32 yards. With all the excitement of the day beginning to show, Fern asked Larry to hold her legs steady while she shot because her knees were shaking. Fern rolled the bear with her first shot, but the bruin regained it's footing and tore off across the tundra. Shooting again from a prone position, Fern dropped the behemoth for good with a second 270 grain Barnes Triple-shock at 112 yards. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service measured the Bear's hide at 11'4" from nose to tail. The skull has been officially scored at 29 1/16" Boone and Crockett. What does Fern think of bear hunting? "Do you know how big an 11' bear looks at 30 yds? It's kinda scary! They are about the size of a Volkswagen bus and when they swing their head to look your way they remind you of a T-Rex in Jurassic Park!" Her trophy brown bear now puts her in an elite class. Fern is a tremendous example to young hunters everywhere, and she is a great hunter regardless of her age.
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