Excitement in Alaska

[Bear Paw Jack]

A man and his son were attacked by a brown bear near Cooper Landing. I haven't seen a full report but from the news, the bear knocked the kid down. And grabbed him by his leg, he had a 10mm and emptied his gun into the bear. Sounds like they had a GOOD first aid kit and got him medical care pretty quickly.

In further news wolves were out on the Dalton highway and offered to take some travelers out to dinner. Apparently they are losing their fear of two legged creatures.

 

[arfmel]

Being attacked by an animal and perhaps eaten alive is not a bucket list item for me. Fortunately around this area the most likely predator is two legged and cannibals are pretty much unknown. I'm also older and probably would have a rank, gamey flavor.

 

[blume357]

Except for the part of being partially eaten while still alive... I'm not sure being eaten by a wild animal such as a bear or wolf is such a bad way to end it all... would not mind becoming a bear for a while... running around necked, stealing 'picanic' baskets and pooping in the woods...

 

[powder smoke]

Firearms are a must have, if you do not want to be Lunch for a critter!
That would ruin your day for sure! ps

 

[Wvfarrier]

Is this the same guy who shot himself in the leg during the scuffle?

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

It is.

 

[WAYNO]

Hey Marlin...
I'll be up your way in a couple weeks. They wont let me bring a gun on the ship, so maybe you could meet me at the dock and loan me a revolver while I am excursioning.

 

[Don Lovel]

I recently saw video of an Alaska fishing guide's chest rig with +2 Glock mags and Glock 20, one big can of bear spray and one smaller can of spray grabbable with either hand. A 8" tanto fixed blade knife too. Nice rig all business.

 

[ibboatin28]

Hey Marlin...
I'll be up your way in a couple weeks. They wont let me bring a gun on the ship, so maybe you could meet me at the dock and loan me a revolver while I am excursioning.

Someone should start a service where you can rent a firearm if you drive or fly to Ak. I bet they'd do a killer business…

 

[XP100]

I'm also older and probably would have a rank, gamey flavor.

You mean you wouldn't taste like chicken ?

 

[BULL'S-EYE]

Video from NOT the Bee...

"I felt him die on top of me ... like Gimli and the Wargs": Watch this man explain how he murked a bear that jumped him in the Alaskan bush

Bro, this is nuts, and it's why you should always be packing when you go into the wild — especially in Alaska.

notthebee.com

 

[RC44Mag]

I recently saw video of an Alaska fishing guide's chest rig with +2 Glock mags and Glock 20, one big can of bear spray and one smaller can of spray grabbable with either hand. A 8" tanto fixed blade knife too. Nice rig all business.

Other then a suit of armor I would call that a quite prepared man.

 

[ole442]

Read the Lewis & Clark Expedition journals...... bears are not something to have a close encounter with IMO! Especially Grizzley/Brown bears. Not sure I'd feel comfortable even with the 44 Magnum pistol on my person!

 

[mr.deerstalker]

Read the Lewis & Clark Expedition journals...... bears are not something to have a close encounter with IMO! Especially Grizzley/Brown bears. Not sure I'd feel comfortable even with the 44 Magnum pistol on my person!

there are far more black bear issue in Alaska due to the hard numbers of just more black bears. 10 to 1 ratio is what the experts say.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

A fair number of bears are killed IDLP with a 44 mag of all the possible handgun alternatives. Sometimes I carry a 44 and sometimes I carry a 45 Colt. It's just not convenient to carry a rifle or shotgun when you are out and about. That may include taking the trash out to the curb for the trash collector.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Tree huggers would have you believe that wolves are more afraid of you, than you are of them. Just off the top of my head I can think of another situation where a wolf got after an another tourist. There's a campground on the way up to Chicken and a couple of wolves got after the tourist who was fortunate enough to get inside a temporary toilet like you see on many job sites. Bit her ass, she was lucky she wasn't more seriously injured. Another tourist drove by and the right time and did enough honking to scare them off.

 

[BearBiologist]

A man and his son were attacked by a brown bear near Cooper Landing. I haven't seen a full report but from the news, the bear knocked the kid down. And grabbed him by his leg, he had a 10mm and emptied his gun into the bear. Sounds like they had a GOOD first aid kit and got him medical care pretty quickly.

In further news wolves were out on the Dalton highway and offered to take some travelers out to dinner. Apparently they are losing their fear of two legged creatures.

Sources please!

 

[arfmel]

Bear attack:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/us/video/bear-mauling-alaska-digvid

Wolf attack on Dalton Highway:

Fish and Game searching for wolf that bit 2 people on Dalton Highway

Fish and Game sent two staff members to find out more about what caused the animal to attack the stopped motorists Monday.

alaskapublic.org

 

[BearBiologist]

Thank you!

 

[eveled]

Having black wolves around would be terrifying at night. You would never see it coming. I have a jet black dog and its hard to even get a good picture of her. Outside at night you can't even see her at the end of her leash even with a bright moon and street lights.