After 35 days of backpacking in pursuit of moose photos, Cecil Rhodes was confronted by a big grizzly at 11 feet. He was forced to kill the bear with a shot from the .44 magnum S&W model 29. He shot her and 15 yards. Personal communication with confidential source. 1. late 1960s, Alaska: From More Alaskan Bear Tales Page 270, .44 magnum, Alaska Magazine, January, 1980 black bear, The bear started to enter his shed. Here are two examples of cases that sound authentic, but were not able to be documented. Two were against black bears. The hunters jumped up and separated. 31 May, 2008, Oregon: Black Bear, wounded with .338 rifle; Glide, .45 pistol and .44 magnum revolver. In Thursday’s attack, the hunter told officials he was eating lunch under a tree when he spotted the bear and her cub in a watering hole. Including the combined arms handgun cases, there were 39 defenses against black bears, 52 defenses against grizzly bears, and 2 defenses against polar bears. Older Reference, Polar Bears: Proceedings of the Twelfth Working Group, same incident. Two were successful against black bears; both were killed. Of the 93 strictly handgun defense cases, three classified as failures. The bear then snarled and hissed before charging Hughes, who shot it with a handgun. The adult bear stood on its hind legs, at which point the fisherman fired one shot into the ground to the side of the bear. Ben required reconstructive surgery for his face, but fully recovered. They both had bear spray and pistols. Two bears charging emerged from the brush at 25-30 feet near the side of the trail, roaring and moving fast at Russel and his dog, Thelma. They are not used in the calculation of the success rate. 17 August, 2002, Alaska, Russian River, Grizzly Charged Fishermen, 9mm. He was about ten feet away coming up and over the initial log that I had tripped over. “There was no warning,” he stresses. October, 2015, Colorado, Rockrimmon, unknown pistol, kktv.com 550 pound black bear. The hunter shot both with a pistol. 2. 17,029 pages were read in the last minute. Warning shots were fired in the air with a 9 mm pistol. 8. After the shooting, the man called 911 and reported the incident. Weiman then killed it with one shot from a .30-30 rifle. It’s also alive in the Asian ones, but they tend to be separate from the rest of us. Lewis said such a low-caliber gun ordinarily doesn’t pack enough punch to kill a bear. 764 came uncomfortably close. The dog came running back. “It was just all adrenaline.”. All cases we have been able to document, since 1936, where a pistol was fired in defense against a bear, are included in our database. Bear spray was utilized but only extended 10 feet into a light headwind and did not reach the bear. He thrashed about while I fired again and again – and cursed him while I did – until I was hammering on empty cartridges. 1. One black bear was killed, the other was not captured or recovered. The bear hit the railing of the walkway two feet from him, turned left, and went down the walkway away from Greg, who had the empty Kimber in his hand. On examination, three shots to the head were discovered, none of them piercing the cranium. But Brenner loaded the pistol with full-metal-jacket bullets that penetrated to the bear’s vital organs, he said. (Later, I realized that by asking my brother to go into the dark to turn on the lights, I might have sent him to his death – that will haunt me forever.). If anything, these rounds just angered her more. Timothy Treadwell, who won a cult following by crossing bear country without weapons, may have been partly eaten by one of his attackers. Tietbohl told officers the bear had been trying to get into his home, then charged him as he was getting into his car that evening. The Walker Police department said the pistol at that time was most likely a .40 caliber, but might have been a 9 mm. Seager reported the incident to the state’s Fish and Game Department but, nine minutes later, the property owner called to say the bear was back and up in a tree. Part of the agreement we had with the citizens of Galena, was to also act as fire station central. Knute, I know how you feel. One of them used bear pepper spray and halted a charge within nine feet, but the grizzly turned and charged a second time. The grizzly bluff charged several times, blocking their return to camp. As a forensic investigator I can tell you this is a dangerous and wholly ignorant and useless article you have published.Like most untrained investigators, you start with your conclusion and hunt the internet down for supporting data to endorse your incomplete investigation. FWP wardens and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement notified other hunters and campers in the area and began searching for the bear. I was paralyzed by fear and terrified that the bear would come back from out of the darkness and resume his attack on me at any moment. Police later shot the bear. Several others have been found. On Saturday night, a bear wandered into town and wouldn’t leave, even after Officer Brian Hughes tried to scare it away by clapping his hands and firing his gun into the ground, Weymouth said. Addition September 16, 2019, Gravelly Mountains, Montana, Grizzly Bear 9mm pistols. There are 55,000 grizzly bears estimated to be left in North America with 30,000 in Alaska. Boyd was down to one remaining bullet in his .44-caliber Magnum when he called Anchorage police for assistance. Picture of Dolly with bear that attacked her. The attack was reported to Fish and Game but was not published the consistent incident recorded in USGS database. Tell me how fast that is.”. RC Harrop, page 210, Safe with bears. Two. Macintyre said the man then fired a shot from a .45-caliber pistol, and the animal ran away. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; One man was killed, the other injured. About 1993, Alaska, Kenai peninsula, .454 Casull, Craig Medred Grizzly Field & Stream February, 2003 Letters. So, he recalls, he tried to pull the bear’s jaws apart. The bear left the area, and it is unknown at this time if or how many times the bear was hit. All were successful. Another mention, Deputy Stuart Mattix the deputy. Upon exiting, he saw a black bear at the corner of the tent, less than 10 feet away. The bear backed off twice but did not immediately leave. On 29 July, 2016, about 4 p.m. Kim Woodman was attacked by a sow brown bear at Humpy Creek. My stuff works, but pretty it ain’t. The bear dropped him, then grabbed him by the head, shook him, and dropped him again. They kept us busy. Brenner fired twice at the center of the hulking shape closing to four or five feet away. He continued to yell at the bear, and it eventually left with the cub. After the attack, the bear left him for her three cubs that Ruth saw for the first time as he lay bleeding on the dirt. According to the angler’s report, he was fishing when he heard a noise behind him. Greg said: Oh f*ck! Numerous examples have shown that this is a false notion. All were successful. 4. The man went out with a gun and tried to shoo the bear away, Macintyre said. July-August 2000, Dawson City, Yukon, Geologist with Authority to Carry, Black Bear, .44 Magnum. There were 14 .22 caliber holes in her. The bear died outside the trailer. He emptied the rifle as the bear was running down the trail toward his partner, who encountered the bear running full at him. He was carrying a Glock 23 .40 caliber with Winchester Ranger hollow points. Because the problems of accessing long guns, handguns, or bear spray apply to all three defensive methods, the most reasonable comparison is to consider only those cases in which the firearm was fired or the bear spray sprayed. If you have information about an incident outside of those shown, with locations and dates, please send it to us. 2009 Nevada City Nevada, .44 magnum, black bear, Reported by Nevada Bear Biologist Carl Lackey. The grizzly zigzagged toward him, roaring the whole time. One lucky shot between the running lights & it was all over. Addition August, 1986, Tsiu River south of Cordova, Alaska, .357 magnum revolvers, grizzly bear. A black bear with cubs had chased Mr. Nutter up a tree. The attack occurred in Pend Oreille County, Washington State, near Petit lake. We have found four cases where .40 caliber pistols were used to defend against bears. 1. There was no huffing, no snapping of jaws, no bluff charges. The cubs were some distance off and above the trail. He unloaded all six shots at the brown bear, which lumbered away. He covered his neck and head with his hands. The sow was found there, dead from two .22 rounds that had reached her vitals. I asked my brother to try to make it to the pickup and turn on the lights. 1. The bear was hit three times in the chest and then ran away, climbed up a tree, and the fire department had to cut the limbs to get him down. As he fell, he bit at the ground and ended up with a mouthful of sod. One was driven off and not recovered. August 22, 2009, Montana: Grizzly shot with 9 rounds of .45 from a Glock 21 from gunnerforum.org reported. Morris underwent surgery at a Livingston hospital and was recuperating Monday at his brother’s house in Helena. In this case, the rifles were left outside the tents, but inside the protective alarm wire. Without my glasses and in such darkness, I was nearly blind. He dived forward with the rifle in hand and suffered only a claw wound to the back. They just kept watching him. It worked. There, no more than 20 feet away, its feet on a tipped over trash can, was a huge black bear. The two men who were hunting said the sow had charged them, said Ron Aasheim, spokesman for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. All were successful. In the meantime, Fletcher got a .22 pistol from the plane, walked to within a few feet of the animal, and killed it. @Dave — Galena. He headed back, but instead of finding a lion, he was confronted by an angry bear. Addition July, 1992, near the town of Central, Alaska, Grizzly, .357 revolver. Vic said, ” Her front bows moved like black lightning… the staccato of her claws rebounding off the door and frame…. 3. I yelled and started reaching for my pistol, but the bear had shoved it out of reach while rummaging around. The animal ran off and was found dead the next day behind the town offices. Response by Park rangers. While backing away from the charging bear, Kim tripped and fell backward. Then all three started advancing on Leslie again. This case is not classified as either a handgun failure or a success. Three failures out of 93 incidents is a 97% success rate for pistol defenses against bears. 28 July, 1996, Arizona: .44 Magnum used to stop black bear attack, AZ Republic, page 39 -Newspapers.com, Comprehensive article from Gun Watch published in 2017. The .44 magnum boomed in the night and the boar fell straight down, his head three feet away from where I stood. Weaver fired a shot over the bear and it released Williams, who shouted at Weaver to keep shooting, that he was bit, Barto said. Then the bear attacked again, he said, moving incredibly fast, and that’s when Johnson, still on his back, reached for the pistol he wore in a holster on his belt. It bit him again, crushing Bagley’s cheekbones, ripping out his entire top row of teeth from his head, and puncturing behind his right eye. Addition 4 August, 2019, Montana, Cabinet Mountains .357 and .44 magnum pistols, Grizzly. She collapsed in the river about 5 feet – two steps – away from them. When the bears got inside of 100 feet, Leslie fired another warning shot with his handgun. Four black bears were killed. Knute, Those are nice. The resident did not believe the pellets used to shoot the adult bear would kill it, only scare it. A warning shot went off, but the big grizzly didn’t turn back. As his head sagged to the ground, I shot him three more times in quick succession, out of fear and anger. The next morning, approached the outhouse with toilet paper in one hand and the Python in the other. Harrop’s efforts were hindered by the necessity of loading the single-action .44, which had been kept unloaded and locked up. It can decapitate with a single swipe, or grotesquely disfigure a person in rapid order. Alex rounded a turn in the trail he was on to see a grizzly bear only 25 feet away. Felt a TON prouder about what I did in attempt #2 than in #3, but also reminded myself that in real life … They found his body. The archer sustained injuries to his hand and wrist, but hiked out under his own power and was transported by ambulance to Madison County Hospital in Rexburg. He thought he had crowded the grizzly bear by following too closely, and wished he had waited a more extended period. The woman’s husband arrived armed with a .22-caliber pistol and fired a single shot in the bear’s direction, Peralta said. The fish and wildlife of Canada are all brain dead and believe we should only use bear spray, But what they don’t know won’t hurt them One was successful against a grizzly. It was successful. There was the use of a .22 handgun against a polar bear in 1995, in Svalbard, Norway. Addition 26 August, 2005 Selkirk Manitoba, RCMP handgun, Black Bear. “She ran through that without even flinching,” he said. Alex had to retrieve his 357 Colt revolver, unlock the box it was in, retrieve ammunition from another box, and load it. Another grizzly walked off, and was found dead, two shots had connected. One grizzly was killed with six shots fired, another with seven shots fired. Mr. Lorenz lifted the gun and set it off, just four feet above her head. I believe the claim was made in good faith. Sure, it’s just a movie, but the “temperament” portrayed of a grizzly sow protecting her cubs was well done. 4. Only shot one small 6 ft black bear directly in the chest w the muzzle pushing it back when the gun went off. The fight moved into a thicket. 26 July, 2014, Montana: Glacier National Park: Bear first sprayed, then shot with a .357, grizzly bear. I expect the percentage to rise. I had no expectation that the pistol would kill the bear. If a bear attacks run…you don’t need to outrun the bear, just your buddy with an injured knee. Introducing his book Mr Treadwell says: "The grizzly bear is one of a very few remaining on earth that can kill a human in physical combat. amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; Alex drew his revolver as the bear stood up and roared. 39 of the handgun defenses listed above are defenses against black bears, or 42%, the same percentage as the last update. The details of his cases are at the link on Ammoland. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; Also, never travel without a buddy. She climbed up and walked straight down the trunk toward me and my pea shooter. "; 24 September, 2004, Alaska: Muldoon, Hiker Kills Charging Brown Bear from 20 feet with .44 Magnum. AN eco-warrior and his girlfriend have been found mauled to death by the bears he loved. Both were successful. Joe was answering a call of nature when he heard the bear coming. 2. A fight ensued between the adult bear and the dogs, during which the woman attempted to scare the bear away. 26 June, 1987, Montana: Grizzly Bear Killed After Biting Warden in Montana Forest .357 magnum, Pictures at Field and Stream Article here. It was as big as you and me.”. When she arrived I finished the bear.”. 1. In this case, a homeowner in Alaska used a .45 against a brown bear that was trying to get into his house on July 7th of this year. Current law says it’s legal to kill or attempt to kill a grizzly bear in self-defense, or if the bear is “in the act of attacking or killing” livestock. It attacked a pair of bow hunters early Saturday afternoon. I could feel bones popping and breaking in my head, but I didn’t feel any pain. The driver was not able to identify the animal before it moved into a wooded area near the accident site. It is likely Todd would have avoided injury if he had prioritized using his pistol instead of bear spray. Investigators followed a blood trail for half a mile, but could not located the wounded bruin. Vouch is on the left in the Cowboy hat. Bears that associate humans with food to this degree are inherently dangerous, as recognized by all authorities forced to deal with problem bears. 2. In addition to the handgun defenses, there are four more instances where handguns were used in combination with long guns, bringing the total to eight; one where a pistol was used on an aggressive bear hit by a vehicle, two examples where pistols were present but not used, one indeterminate case, and two examples of unconfirmed incidents. Anchorage Daily News, as reported by Craig Medred, J-8, 1992 as reported in Safe with Bears, page 314. California Dept. Dave had closed to within six feet of Rory and the bear. Addition July, 2002, Alaska, Mantakusa River Cabin 100 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, Brent Hughes, .44 magnum S&W, black bear. A grizzly bear mauled and killed a hunter in a first-of-its-kind attack at a national park in Alaska By Leah Asmelash, CNN 9/23/2020 Washington state park loses famed 410-year-old Pacific Yew tree The criteria for inclusion in this study is a pistol had to be fired to defend against a bear or bears. To summarize, we have found 93 verified cases where handguns were used to defend against bear attacks. amzn_assoc_linkid = "d6a97de250292a4e9529f8894adc9514"; I interviewed both sources. The bear ran between the cubs and a bank above the trail. In 1960 Francis Cannon and her two friends flew into a lake a little north of Minto, Alaska. “I thought, ‘Oh no, this is going to be bad,'” said Byrum, who could see smoke coming out of the bear’s fur where he had shot him. In the past, Mr Treadwell's behaviour was criticised by Park Service officials and biologists, who expressed concern for his safety and the message he was sending out to others. “It ran back into the alders and he could hear it wheezing.”. Roy was up on the edge of his property tending his fence line, when out of the brush she was a coming straight at him with her ears back. There was not much news coverage of my friends incident up on his place in Marias pass area here in Montana. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "ammoland-20"; That’s when the second hunter shot it twice with a .44 magnum pistol. One defense with a .22 rimfire against a polar bear was unsuccessful. The bear attacked him and he was unable to fire his pistol. 25 July, 2018, New Mexico: Man stops New Mexico bear attack with 10mm Glock 20. Alex was setting up a tent to be used in the exploration. All were successful. After the second attack, Miller played dead again, lying still for three to five minutes. 17 August, 2002, Alaska, Russian River, Grizzly Charged Fishermen, 9mm But then the bear turned, looked up at Brenner and lunged, said Lewis, who interviewed the three men Saturday. 15 years, according to the Park Service. I wished every back packer would carry, not only for their benefit but for the safety of others amzn_assoc_region = "US"; They were on a fishing trip. From Alaskan Bear Tales pages 107-108: Johnson picked up a stick, and pummeled the brute, and the bear dropped the woman and charged him. The man’s hunting partner shot at the bear with a pistol, and the bear stepped away but did not leave initially. 3. They kept a watch at night, and repeatedly drove off the bear with warning shots. Just as the bear went for his leg again, he fired two shots: the first did nothing, but the second pierced the animal’s gut and forced it to retreat. There were three uses of a 10 mm handgun, two against grizzly bears, one against a black bear (cinnamon color phase). The bear came up the tree and bit him in the foot. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; 7. Um, I'm pulling right from google on that on 'average male grizzly bear'. Rifle jammed, pistol did not.
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