A gun made no difference in the outcome of bear attacks

[Colt]

Gun is no insurance policy in bear attack, study indicates | Anchorage Daily News - The News Tribune

 

[Colt]

Maybe an umbrella would work. I remember reading this newspaper account when I lived in Schenectady NY 30 years ago. I am amazed it was so easy to find the article. It made an impression on me at the time because I was planning a trip to Glacier National Park (which I never made).

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...4tGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M-kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5284,4547139

 

[Yeah]

I've been backed up enough DG hunting parties that I can attest that that isn't limited to bears. The number of guys I've said "remember to take a knee" to, in arrears of someone else putting the kill shot into their buffalo or lion, is more than I can count on both hands.

Posting internet pictures of the one good group you once shot is far easier than actual practical shooting.

 

[J_Wales]

Always bring enough gun.... and know how to use it.

 

[tocaman]

172-151 (dead bears/human injuries) So we're winning. No mention of the fatality rate of humans, which leads me to believe they used selective data. I detected a slight bear-hugger slant in the article, with the pepper spray quote "And no bears died" as well as the whole killing a bear is a PITA with the skinning and paperwork and reporting...

Funny thing that handgun/long gun success rate was pretty even, but I suspect the handgun was along for the ride as a bear deterrent, and not necessarily the only weapon available.

 

[.452browning]

Everyone knows you don't shoot a bear with a gun...it only makes them angry. Use a missile.


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-dOJG4kXMA[/ame]

 

[indyjohn]

Always bring enough gun.... and know how to use it.

Yes, ^^^ this. Seen the YouTube of the guy knocking down the charging elephant with one shot? It's a matter of which gun you bring.

 

[cobber]

In about one-fifth of the encounters he examined for the most recent study, the gun was not fired for various reasons. In some cases, the person couldn't deploy the weapon quickly enough, it jammed, or the person opted not to shoot. Whatever the reason, not shooting the bear saves paperwork and effort since Alaska law requires those who kill grizzlies to skin the animal and file a report with state wildlife officials.

So you need a gun and a knife (and a pen). Got it.

 

[Mackey]

Everyone knows you don't shoot a bear with a gun...it only makes them angry. Use a missile.

Everybody knows that a well placed crotch kick will do the trick.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX60S8r1FQw[/ame]

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Wasn't the last guy to say something to this effect Timothy Treadwell?

By the way, I saw this study was done by BYU. What are the statistics when you have a gun and Mormons ambush you with a message of redemption?

 

[Lees]

Yeah, and lawnmowers are worthless because you can cut the grass just as short with some scissors.

 

[XDdreams]

It's such a total man dream to fight a bear with nothing more than a large knife. But while in that actual situation I would probably feel much differently.

 

[actaeon277]

Well, if it makes no difference, then it's not harming the odds either.