Re: Stumbled Onto a Griz on a Gutpile
Originally Posted by
Ron.C
Last week while deer hunting in 4-25, my partner and I were walking out of our hunting spots in the timber. It was too dark to shoot in the timber but a bit of light left in the open. As we walked down the skidder rd toward the truck BS'ng, a griz walk out about 25 yards infront of us. We stop, the bear stops turns towards us for a second. I had my lab pup with me and she saw the bear too. She was about 5 yards infront. The bear paused for a second and ran in the bush.
We gave a few loud "hey bears" and waited a few minutes. My partner and I put about 15 feet of distance between us in case the bear charged from the bush and we walked through the are the bear was in, searching the bush with flashlights as we went. Turns out the bear was feeding on a gut pile.
In any case, it all turned out ok for us and the bear.
Really glad it decided to F'off instead of charge. And super happy my pup listened to my commands. We had very little light left and it was my partners first encounter with a grizzly. For what its worth, I carry bear spray as well as my hunting rifle"7mm-08" in this case. Never gave any consideration to the spray and the rifle was up on aim.
Best outcome in a dire situation.
"Hey bear" is what Eve & I yelled in unison at the top of our lungs that changed a huge grizzly's mind only feet away while charging.
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