I'll take my chances with cottonmouths and alligators.
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| Author: | 3rd Coast Killer [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Just got this on my work email. Thought I would share. My friend Steve Thompson and I were duck hunting on Saturday (10/08/11) in Portage Valley (Alaska) and we were attacked by a brown bear. We are both OK but we killed the brown bear within 10 feet of our duck boat blind. This is one of those stories where you are just glad to be alive to tell it. I have lived and worked in Alaska for over 25 years and been around bears but never thought I would encounter one in my blind while duck hunting. I have provided a brief description of what happened below. We had a small bull moose run about 10 feet behind our duck boat blind. About 30 seconds later, we heard some grass rustling and thought it was another moose, but then we see a brown bear following the trail of the moose. When the bear gets about 20 feet from our blind he looks up and sees us and heads right toward the front of the blind where I am sitting. I fired 3 rounds (3" #4 steel shot) into the bear at point blank range. My friend says I fired my last round when the bear was 2 feet away. He goes on to say that my head and the bears head were 2 feet apart at one point. After firing my third round, I dove away from the bear and out of the blind and my friend Steve fires 3 rounds (3.5" #4 steel shot) into his head that sends the bear to the front of the boat on the ground about 10 feet away. Steve reloads as the bear is doing the death spin. He puts 3 more rounds into the bear. I get up, reload, and fire 3 more rounds into the bear. The bear isn't moving at this point in time. Neither of us was hurt (not a scratch). We were just scared shitless. We had 2 dogs with us. The older dog (Mynx) was out of the blind with hackles up about 20 feet away from the bear. The young (5 months) dog (Lulu) was hidden under one of the chairs in the boat, She was shaking and wouldn't come out for awhile. On a side note, we got one duck (a gadwall). I have attached a few photos. You will see our boat blind is destroyed. That was from me diving out one side of the blind and the bear coming in the other. There is also a picture of blood on the blind to show how close the bear was when he got shot. We think the bear was a 7+ foot brown bear. As a department employee, I thought I should send this to some select staff and the staff I work with. I did complete a defense of life and property report and turned in the completed report and the skinned bear to ADF&G staff here in Anchorage. Regards, Tim __________ Tim Baker FIshery Research Biologist Bristol Bay Salmon Program ADF&G-Commercial Fisheries Phone: (907) 267-2240 Email: tim.baker@alaska.gov |
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| Author: | 3rd Coast Killer [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
few more pics that were on the email. |
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| Author: | DeuceChunker [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Man, Alaska is BADASS. |
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| Author: | take'emgator [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
I was just thinking the same thing......WOW, i wanna go there |
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| Author: | mcnemar1982 [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Wow! |
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| Author: | beauxabby [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
he should have shot it a few more times for good measures |
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| Author: | robertb4wd [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
| Author: | SuperDave4x4 [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Glad yall made it! I spent two weeks in Alaska fishing for Halibut and King Salmon then driving all over the place including the 'Alaskan Highway'. It was an awesome experience I can tell you that!! If I could find a woman that would move there with me and live out in the middle of nowhere I do it! |
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| Author: | skinnerton_outlaw [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
theres no way in hell i would wanna go, and i only thought having a bob cat jump on you in the bushes while turkey hunting was horrible, but a damn bear, OHH NO.......NO... |
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| Author: | Woodiebuster [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
I'll take my chances with cottonmouths and alligators.
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| Author: | BradS [ Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Thats my dream trip -- Alaska for a month, Hunting and Traveling |
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| Author: | med [ Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
I'd love to take an Alaskan cruise one day but don't really care anthing about hunting there. Canada is my dream hunting trip. |
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| Author: | Duckdon [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Whow, Dude. I hunt that valley and the thought is alwayes in the back of my mind. Lots of bears and real thick stuff. All I can say is I am glad your OK. Thanks for sharing your Wild Alaska Adventure. Duckdon |
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| Author: | 04z71 [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
| Author: | dog walker [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
Too cold and no crawfish. I'll stay right here thank you |
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| Author: | duckduckboom [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bear Attack while Duck Hunting. |
X2 |
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