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Hauken Member
Joined: May 21, 2007 Posts: 31
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Yikes, in sweden a moose hunter and his dog was killed by a brown bear. The bear was later shot by other hunters. They found it was wounded. Probably the hunter that was killed got off one shot before the bear got to him.
This is the second time the last houndred years that a bear kills a human.
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FALPhil Super Member
Joined: Aug 18, 2007 Posts: 377 Location: Dixie
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Hauken wrote: |
This is the second time the last houndred years that a bear kills a human. |
I am assuming you mean in Sweden. One year in the US, we lost 4 hunters to bears.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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rdncktink Super Member
Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 476 Location: Hwaseong, South Korea
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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About 12 years ago or so my cousin lost a dog and cowboy hat to a bear. He only went out one more time and managed to get the bear but left the dogs at home.
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tracker Super Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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oh my god, tink, I just gotta know! Was the bear wearing the cowboy hat when your cousin got him?
The last couple of years in northen Ontario and Alberta we could have started referring to nature trail hikers as "bear snacks"
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rdncktink Super Member
Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 476 Location: Hwaseong, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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We kept asking him that and he wouldn't answer. Though he was more upset about the hat than the dog.
A while back we started looking at joggers as "cougar treats".
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Just remember:
When in bear country always have a companion who isn't as fit as you are.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Bear attacks and bears eating out of peoples garbage and going into populated areas in Northern Ontario are all thanks to the cancellation of the spring bear hunt in Ontario.
I don't carry a gun while hiking, seeing as I generally do it in provincal parks and I also generally do hikes alone, but I do got a knife in easy reach (hidden incase some Park officer decides to cause trouble) perhaps that will help me ??
Dimitri
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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Dimitri? I think if the bear is big enough a knife would just irritate him. Unless you carry a LARGE knife.
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Well I'm currently carrying a fixed blade Old Timer 4" blade length not too big but not too small.
Dimitri
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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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If its a big bruin the 4" blade will just pi$$ him off I think.
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tracker Super Member
Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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Yeah, I have to agree with Crackshot on that one, 4" blade versus bear...put your money on the bear, one slap game over. I think most of the attacks I read about were in parks Big D.I think that most of the bear attacks are on account of bears being startled and reacting accordingly. Bears eating garbage isn't about to stop, they're not going to work any harder for their food than they have to.
I liked English Mike's advice, don't have to run faster than the bear, just have to run faster than the guy beside me, LOL.
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rdncktink Super Member
Joined: Mar 02, 2007 Posts: 476 Location: Hwaseong, South Korea
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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I wouldn't want to have to get close enough to a bear to find out if the 4" blade would work. Maybe something a bit longer, like a Claymore.
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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Bear kills moose hunter and his dog |
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If its time for you to die, It dont matter what you try to do to prevent it.
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