Re: Grizz attack in Pemberton
Originally Posted by
bruce44
I really just don’t get it. If trappers and surveyors can carry pistols in the woods, why can’t hunters? It’s like saying our lives aren’t worth defending. I dont have an rpal, but would get one if I could carry in the woods.
Agree!
A properly loaded handgun should be made available to all hunters especially the bow hunters for protection. Never mind that leftist garbage about the efficacy of bear spray.
It won't work on a predatory & determined bear. PERIOD!
I'm a BCLS & a CLS so have permission to carry a handgun when in the wilderness surveying.
Bought a revolver in 1965 for bear protection when surveying.
Had a lot of bear encounters but never had to use the pistol.
A survey party chief working around the same time(60's) & area (Hudson Hope) had to shoot a charging grizz while he was taking a drink from a small stream.
It took a few shots from a 44 mag to kill the grizz. The surveyor wasn't touched.
Last edited by mpotzold; 09-12-2020 at 09:45 PM.
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