Grizzly stalking

[Yoder409]

As fun as this is when was the last documented case of a turkey hunter being attacked by a bear?  Betting we're in winning the lottery odds of this being a problem.   

You're probably right.   

However........... My wife's uncle.......an extremely skilled outdoorsman........was seconds away from enacting my plan of "one to the face and two down the throat" on a black bear sow that had him VERY aggressively backed into a greenbrier thicket.

My Mrs and I had a sow and 4 cubs from the previous year (125-ish pounders) at under 50 yards and coming right at us another time.  They were not aggressive, thank goodness !!

If you hunt where there's bears of ANY color............or lions.........you really oughta have a contingency plan. 

[crow]

Really, you give a thumbs down to 2 people that give you suggestions on defending yourself from a grizzly charge,
what snowflake truck did you fall off of.

I give you 2 thumbs down, 3  's and a    if you ever meet up with a 

[Tom007]

What should you do if a grizz is stalking you when turkey hunting?

Make sure that your a much faster runner than your hunting buddy.....

[Cowboy]

I'm not sure why anyone would get thumbs down for warding off an attack?

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[bwhana]

This is the first real discussion on this site on why you should use TSS instead of lead and other substitutes!  I'm only half way joking, but I would much rather hit a charging griz in the face at 5 yds with a TSS load than any other turkey load, period!  Also it's a given that I would never hunt griz country without a Glock G20 10mm filled with 16 rounds of Buffalo Bore bullets and the shotgun would be dropped for it in a split second if needed, and the shotgun load would never matter.

[762hunter]

Reminds me of the scene with John Candy in the Great Outdoors...
Big Bear
Big Bear Chase
Big Bear Chase me


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[Yoder409]

This is the first real discussion on this site on why you should use TSS instead of lead and other substitutes!  I'm only half way joking, but I would much rather hit a charging griz in the face at 5 yds with a TSS load than any other turkey load, period!  Also it's a given that I would never hunt griz country without a Glock G20 10mm filled with 16 rounds of Buffalo Bore bullets and the shotgun would be dropped for it in a split second if needed, and the shotgun load would never matter.

LOL !!!   I'm kinda a slacker.  Mine's a G29.   

But, the thought HAS crossed my mind.  A tungsten turkey load would have to suck to get hit with, no matter what you are.  Coarse tungsten shot would have to be BRUTAL.  I'd think BB or #2 tungsten would EASILY penetrate a bear skull at close range and/or drive into the chest cavity vitals.

[Gooserbat]

If I know I'm being stalked I'm climbing a tree and the first chance I get from 15 ft up to shoot it in the top of the head I'm letting loose. At that range it should be nasty.

[Zobo]

Well...............  First thing I'd do is switch shells.  If I hunted in grizzly country I'd have three 000-buck or rifled slugs in my pocket.
Second thing I'd do would be unsnap the retention strap on the large bore handgun on my hip........which I would ALSO have if I hunted grizzly country.  Then I'd take the most direct path out of the area.

I don't live in grizzly country nor have I hunted turkeys in grizzly country, yet.  We do run across an aggressive blackie on occasion.  It's occurred to me at one time or another that..........if needed......if one turkey load to the advancing bear's face at 10 yards didn't discourage it....... the next two down its throat at point blank range probably would.

that is a crude, redneck comment.I would never shoot a bear.Thumbs down.





So, let me follow the logic here. You shoot and hang stuffed turkeys on your wall for fun, but you would not shoot a bear to save your life and limb. Ok, got it.

[Old Timer]

Haven't hunted grizzly country. But after the last 2 encounters with blacks the 45lc is on my chest.

[WV Flopper]

This is a funny read!

I watched a you tube "Oh God" of a guy discussing the attacked he survived. He had a sidearm and near spray. He did not have time to fire/deploy either!

In this situation I believe the shotgun is your best defense, how many commenting have actually shot a bear at feet with a sidearm? Inches? I think most would be better served with the shotgun.

And a thumbs down to me, I don't plan on being a bear turd! I will pull the trigger.

[Marc]

Bear would slip and fall before it gets to me....

[Old Timer]

Very educational video
Haven't hunted grizzly country. But after the last 2 encounters with blacks the 45lc is on my chest.

[WV Flopper]

 You tube: Todd Orr story by Jason Matzinger, I think...

Watch it, this ain't some guy from the East running off at the mouth, this a woodsmen in Montana.

[Yoder409]

Bear would slip and fall before it gets to me....

Slip on WHAT, pray tell