Grizzly Bear Attack
BY Herschel Smith
8 years, 2 months ago
Todd Orr of Montana was attacked twice by a grizzly bear with cubs. His tale can be read here. The best report comes from Facebook, and if you don’t do Facebook (I don’t either), reddit/firearms has a more detailed account here.
Both links give video he took immediately after making his way out of the wilderness. He did have a gun. The bear knocked him around enough that it got dislodged and was too far away to be of any help.
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On October 4, 2016 at 1:53 am, Steve Parker, M.D. said:
The article at the first link implies the gentleman survived because he played dead. That may be true of grizzly attacks (particularly in regards to sows with cubs), but conventional wisdom regarding black bear attacks is that you should actively fight back.
Reference: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm
-Steve
On October 4, 2016 at 8:57 am, Fred said:
Yup! Stare at the black and hold your arms out and wave them and yell a rebel yell.
On October 8, 2016 at 11:13 pm, TheAlaskan said:
Black bears have stalked, killed and eaten people on occasion here in Alaska. Fighting back has saved a few lives.
On October 5, 2016 at 9:28 pm, TheAlaskan said:
If he’s standin’ for a photo, he did alright after having tangled with a grizz….