Comments on: Man Killed While Photographing Grizzly Bear

By: RUSS

RUSS — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:43:00 +0000

Agreed.
But if one does go. Go prepared to defend yourself.
the WILDerness is full of WILD creatures(wild means not tamed or domesticated, of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity),. Their mentality is not love and kindness. their mentality is “This is MINE and I’ll fight you for it”
Now if you don’t want to defend yourself because you thinks it’s unfair to the wildlife, it’s OK to end up dead. Hopefully you’re alone and won’t get someone else killed too.
But I strongly urge anyone that does go out into the WILD ,to go with a plan, go prepared, and go to survive.
Just a thought;

Russ

By: Matt Palmer

Matt Palmer — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:14:00 +0000

If you need to kill stuff to be safe then perhaps you shouldn’t be there. It’s unfair for the animals who are just acting on their natural instincts and it’s selfish.

By: cpr86

cpr86 — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:55:00 +0000

You can shoot a bear at 100 yards, 50 yards, 20 yards. You have to wait until 25 FEET until you can use the bear spray. At 30 MPH i doubt the bear on a full charge will stop. I’d rather shoot him at 50 yards and charging. Btw, not much moves with a 12ga slug in it, with a few slugs in it it’s dead on the ground. Proper weapon selection is key. I suggest you go to youtube and watch the guy who shot a charging grizzly at 8 yards. It turned from the hit and dropped dead a few yards away as it retreated. Then I suggest you go bear hunting and watch how fast a bear drops from a 12 ga slug.

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:32:00 +0000

That’s just because it’s legal to own a firearm… doesn’t mean its more effective.

Pepper spray can shoot at 15 feet easy, and unless you get it in the head, the bear will keep charging with a few bullets in him….

By: Simon Lynch

Simon Lynch — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:31:00 +0000

If you read carefully, nobody did.

It’s a sad mistake, often seen in those parts (and in Canada…)

By: Brian McCarthy

Brian McCarthy — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +0000

Exactly right, Jack. Also there are some other common sense rules that anyone in the back country to be aware of like staying downwind from the animal. Grizzly bears aren’t known to have great eyesight, but they do have a keen sense of smell. If you’re upwind from the bear it can smell you and everything you’re carrying. Being downwind from a bear, far enough away and staying still is the better part of discretion.

By: Jack_AZ

Jack_AZ — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:22:00 +0000

While tragic, let us not forget that the photographer in question violated the number one rule in Denali, stay at least one quarter mile away from the bears. To make that number easier to relate to the article, that is 440 yards. Depending on which news source you read that is in the range of four to eight times the distance he was photographing the bear from.

By: cpr86

cpr86 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0000

Pepper spray is also not a sure thing and he has to be CLOSE for it to work and be effective. Most alaskans carry guns, not pepper spray. He should have been carrying a rifle for protection when entering the food chain. Let’s not forgot the kids in Alaska that were mauled, while 4 of them had bear spray.

By: cpr86

cpr86 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:59:00 +0000

By: Jan Nowak

Jan Nowak — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:39:00 +0000

If only he had pepper gas spray…
In Alaska it’s a must.