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July 27, 2006
I'd have used a gun
Kim Du Toit provides info about a man who, well, to paraphrase Sean Connery from the Untouchables, brought a knife to a bear fight.
A man stabbed a black bear to death with a 15-cm hunting knife, saying he knew he would otherwise become “lunch” after it attacked him and his dog on a canoeing portage in northern Ontario.
An avid outdoorsman, Tilley was four days into a 12-day canoe trip. He said he heard Sam growl and noticed the bear closing in on him. He waved his arms and slowly backed away. But the bear came closer, cutting off his escape route.
“That’s when I knew I had a serious problem.… I was lunch,” he said. “The bear took a few steps down the trail and clamped its mouth on the back of my dog. It gave me the quick opportunity I needed to run around to the back of the bear, get on its back and with my knife start stabbing it.”
Holy moly! He must be one of those guys who actually repels a shark attack by punching the toothy tuna in the schnozz.
But I'd still rather face a bear with a gun. A BIG gun. From across a meadow. Inside an armored personnel carrier.
Actually, I'd rather confront it from my couch, via the Discovery Channel (Hi-Def, of course!).
There's more details and a link to the complete story on Kim's page.
Posted by Mike Lief at July 27, 2006 06:31 AM
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I have faced a bear in the Marble Mnts of Northern CA. Early morning, adults gone, kids left to tend the campsite (okay, kids means me and my friend Donna who didn't wake up in time for the early morning swim).
We had no guns, nor would I recommend guns...
We ran damn fast. Bear was within 50m of our campsite. And it felt really strange as a kid to come that close to a bear and have our wits about us. But something kicks in and you just do what needs to be done.
Posted by: Dawn at July 28, 2006 02:48 PM