Grizzly Kills Hiker in Yellowstone

[kwc57]

Well poop, I posted before scrolling down to see a couple of posters beat me to the punch.

 

[Rev.Hellh0und]

No. That's why Smith & Wesson sells the .44 Magnum revolver.

weapons are not allowed in national parks

Incorrect.

google "guns in national parks". The Good Reverend can not post links as of yet.

 

[uscitizen]

No. That's why Smith & Wesson sells the .44 Magnum revolver.

weapons are not allowed in national parks

I thought the right got that changed? Did it not pass?

 

[Two Thumbs]

Wonder if he tasted like peanut butter and Snickers?

 

[Anachronism]

Incorrect.

google "guns in national parks". The Good Reverend can not post links as of yet.

More importantly, I've never let something as silly as an unConstitutional law disuade me from carrying a firearm wherever I wanted; including right into the offices of State Sentators and Representatives on Beacon Hill in Boston.

 

[editec]

That too!
But bear spray is recommended over the .44 due to the speed of a grizzly charge. Not everyone is a sharpshooter under pressure.

No sharpshooting necessary when a grizly is bearing down on you. Hit the target, which is probably just about blocking your entire line of sight. Any torso shot should be a significant deterent to the animal if you're using proper ammunition. If nothing else it should slow the bear down enough to give you a chance to get off a better aimed killing shot. I have friends who travel to Alaska regularly and this is their prefered bear defense tool.

Braggadcio much there, amigo?

How many of your friends have actually dealt with an 800 pound Griz charging them at 30 miles per hour?

My guess would be none who are extant.

 

[kwc57]

Wonder if he tasted like peanut butter and Snickers?

Steve? Oooo, Steve was delicious!

 

[Anachronism]

Braggadcio much there, amigo?

Nope. Just the honest facts of the situation. BTW - I'm not your or anyone's "amigo". We speak ENGLISH where I come from, thank you very much.

How many of your friends have actually dealt with an 800 pound Griz charging them at 30 miles per hour?

Thankfully none have had to so far. However, proper preparation ensures that if one has to, they will be as ready as possible to deal with the situation.

 

[Sallow]

Has anyone else noticed that no one has felt sorry for this guy?

You go out into the woods (or anywhere else) improperly prepared and you get what you deserve.

It's like all those idiots that fuck with sharks.

You get what you got coming.

I hate shark fishing.

Few people ever eat the shark.

 

[José]

Originally posted by Sallow
I hate shark fishing.

Few people ever eat the shark.

Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates) tastes like rubber.

 

[José]

The american tradition of visiting national parks is completely unheard of in Latin America.

People can't even imagine a country like America where this activity is a national pastime.

Latin american wildlife is left alone to thrive as it should be in the US. If you love nature this is the best thing you can do for them.

 

[Rev.Hellh0und]

The american tradition of visiting national parks is completely unheard of in Latin America.

People can't even imagine a country like America where this activity is a national pastime.

Latin american wildlife is left alone to thrive as it should be in the US. If you love nature this is the best thing you can do for them.

So we should all live in cities, eat super proccessed foods and never venture out into the wild?

 

[kwc57]

The american tradition of visiting national parks is completely unheard of in Latin America.

People can't even imagine a country like America where this activity is a national pastime.

Latin american wildlife is left alone to thrive as it should be in the US. If you love nature this is the best thing you can do for them.

How do you "love" nature from afar?

 

[Anachronism]

Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates) tastes like rubber.

A very large percentage of the fish and chips commercially sold in the United States is made from Mako Shark meat.

 

[José]

The american tradition of visiting national parks is completely unheard of in Latin America.

People can't even imagine a country like America where this activity is a national pastime.

Latin american wildlife is left alone to thrive as it should be in the US. If you love nature this is the best thing you can do for them.

So we should all live in cities, eat super proccessed foods and never venture out into the wild?

LOL, Rev.

My last post REALLY sounded a bit too eco-jihadist for my own taste...

 

[José]

Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, skates) tastes like rubber.

A very large percentage of the fish and chips commercially sold in the United States is made from Mako Shark meat.

Really?!?!

 

[Two Thumbs]

The american tradition of visiting national parks is completely unheard of in Latin America.

People can't even imagine a country like America where this activity is a national pastime.

Latin american wildlife is left alone to thrive as it should be in the US. If you love nature this is the best thing you can do for them.

So we should all live in cities, eat super proccessed foods and never venture out into the wild?

LOL, Rev.

My last post REALLY sounded a bit too eco-jihadist for my own taste...

Well considering the Amazon and the fact it's easier to list what you can eat instead of what will kill you....

 

[Nosmo King]

When my sainted Pop visited Yellowstone as a 7 year old, he noticed the billboard at the park entrance. It featured a picture of a large, threatening bear with long claws and teeth. Above the picture was the word D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S!

Pop asked a Ranger if there are many of those "Dangeroos" in the park.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

I ran into a black bear about 10 years ago in Yellowstone while in the back country flyfishing. I just backed up slowly and he moved on. Browns are a bit more timid though. Grizzlies aren't.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

This is relatively common in Yellowstone....July, when it seems everyone from Chicago to San Diego decides to visit....last year while I was camping up there, a Canadian was dragged out of their tent and killed by a mother grizzly after I sprayed her with bear spray.

A week or so before my encounter a Botonist stumbled upon a bear that had been tranquilized for tagging and left alone to recover. Apparently, being tagged makes a bear extremely irritable, and hungrey (SURPRISE!).

I was up there at the same time last year in July when that happened. I was out on horseback flyfishing a couple of miles from where that happened. I always take bear spray.