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WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:09 PM
Ran into this young guy while scouting. He was moving pretty quick and got close, when he started getting to close I got in the truck, waited for him to move away a little then started shooting off shotgun rounds in the air so he doesn't think humans are all good. He moved quick once i started blasting lol.

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WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:11 PM
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lostindian
09-14-2010, 08:12 PM
What a brave little S.O.B. no fear there !
WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:15 PM
What a brave little S.O.B. no fear there !


Id say, I could have reached out and poked him on the nose. No aggression but was very cautious
WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:17 PM
was surprised because iv never even seen young ones come this close, and this was a long ways out of town, not many humans out this way.
bsa30-06
09-14-2010, 08:22 PM
That kind of behavior is going to get that youngster in some trouble.
WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:24 PM
That kind of behavior is going to get that youngster in some trouble.


yup, thats why I started firing and chasing him, chased him a ways, its odd because theres not much human activity out this way. He was very cautious but still odd how he came up like that
lostindian
09-14-2010, 08:33 PM
the next time you see him he could be a bath matt !
WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 08:35 PM
the next time you see him he could be a bath matt !


True, hence why I did my best to scare the piss outta him, maybe a bad encounter with a human will help
TESKELLY
09-14-2010, 10:15 PM
Glad to hear you took the time to properly educate him. Sadly a tourist would have done the opposite. Good on ya.
Paulyman
09-14-2010, 10:23 PM
hunting bc needs a like button, good on ya!
WaterSkeeter
09-14-2010, 11:04 PM
thanks, It was neat being that close but I would hate to see a bear killed for the wrong reason, We don't need this bear being fed and getting accustomed to humans, so I got my pictures and hopefully he learned his lesson once the shotgun and being chased happened. And I did chase him for a ways into the bush while firing into the air. Hopefully I saved that guys life.
Mr. Dean
09-15-2010, 09:14 AM
Careful,,,,, The anti's could construe this as animal abuse. :lol:
700bdl
09-15-2010, 09:39 AM
Well done. You should have blasted the truck horn a few time, maybe it would give him an aversion to vehicles.
WaterSkeeter
09-15-2010, 10:27 AM
Well done. You should have blasted the truck horn a few time, maybe it would give him an aversion to vehicles.


I did that, didn't really phase him much, hed trot a few steps away then stand and watch. But I think it was the first time hed seen a shotgun lol.:twisted:
BearSniper
09-15-2010, 07:37 PM
Good pics

He's getting a little too easy going.

That road looks good enough for a cadillac
WaterSkeeter
09-15-2010, 08:18 PM
Good pics

He's getting a little too easy going.

That road looks good enough for a cadillac


yeah that was the smoothest part of the road, the rest of it will kick the living shat out of your vehicle.
WaterSkeeter
09-15-2010, 08:23 PM
Good pics

He's getting a little too easy going.

That road looks good enough for a cadillac


Yeah a little to easy going is right, I was standing right in front of him taking the pics, I could have literally reached over and patted him on the head so thats when I grabbed the gun and hopefully taught it a lesson.
Monashee
09-15-2010, 08:48 PM
That bear was being aggressive and without a gun or your truck it could have been very dicey. You did the right thing of course though that bear probably would have been good eating .

Young bears are often bullied and ran off by bigger bears . So the young ones sometimes try the same thing even on an adult human. A friend of mine was chased into a pond by a black bear about the same size only it was much more aggressive , circling him constantly at close range , all he had was a survey hatchet , eventually the bear left him.
WaterSkeeter
09-15-2010, 09:01 PM
That bear was being aggressive and without a gun or your truck it could have been very dicey. You did the right thing of course though that bear probably would have been good eating .

Young bears are often bullied and ran off by bigger bears . So the young ones sometimes try the same thing even on an adult human. A friend of mine was chased into a pond by a black bear about the same size only it was much more aggressive , circling him constantly at close range , all he had was a survey hatchet , eventually the bear left him.


yeah I got nervous for a second as the bear circled the vehicle and as I walked back it popped out, scared the living shat out of me , stayed its distance for a bit but had no fear when coming right towards me, It would have been right up to me if I didn't get in the truck.

this is before it met mr.shotgun and ran,


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