Endangered Grizzly Bear Photo Thread

[recurveman]

If you practice all the other bear safety measures there is a 99% chance you will never unholster your spray or draw your gun. These are far more important than bear spray or firearm.

Bear spray or firearm is your very last line of defense against an attack. Pick one and practice, it really doesn't matter.

Completely agree. If you are reaching for something for self defense........You are having a bad day and frequently the issue could have been avoided.

 

[JT88]

I think the biologist might have been really encouraging me to bring bear spray......which I did the first year.

Maybe he owns stock in UDAP

 

[Irrelevant]

Side note worth sharing. You are more likely to die from a black bear attack than a grizzly attack. If you get attacked by a black bear you need to fight to get them off of you. They tend to kill the person once they start attacking. With Grizzly bears you should protect yourself and not fight back. Grizzly bears will tend to diffuse the situation and leave. I did a bit of research prior to entering the UL's and this is what I learned and I would have thought the exact opposite. The wildlife biologist also said that his buddy that investigates bear attacks has never seen a bullet hole in a grizzly bear due to self defense. They have seen many unloaded guns but people tend to not connect with bears when they are messing their drawers. He recommends bears spray and he has seen that work. Personally, I will take my chances with a gun and my skill set.

So the good news is you are less likely to die from a grizz attack and you will have some super cool scars to show the chicks!!!!!!!

Not sure if I understood your point or not but per the old wiki..

List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In the 2020's there have been 4 deaths attributed to black bears and 6 to grizzlies. While there is an estimated 55k griz (30k in Alaska) and just under a million black bears in north america.

 

[BigHornRam]

Much better odds of breaking a leg or cracking your head open then getting mauled by a bear back there. Be smart and safe, but there are always risks no matter how careful you are. You can be a fat ass on the couch and die of a stroke, so get out and LIVE.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Smoke could be much worse at the moment. It is definitely way worse to the west.

 

[winmag]

I've got a cold beer for the first unlucky hunter to come across my artwork and DM a photo of it to me:

Can I get 2 beers if I take a photo with a rams head next to it?

 

[YoungGun]

Can I get 2 beers if I take a photo with a rams head next to it?

I'll get you a growler. Might even hand deliver if that's the case.


@MinnesotaHunter - it certainly good. The prevailing winds have been kind to us thus far. Last year we had early-July like skies up until mid-August, then the torch was lit. This year, we're sitting on much drier ground with, what is historically, the worst to come as far as fire seasons in Montana go.

 

[Backcountryghost]

It’s pretty smoky here in Casper Wyoming but not to bad I’m actually hoping for a little bit more rain for the opener on the 15th just for the dust factor lol

 

[winmag]

Might even hand deliver if that's the case.

Is that an offer for a free pack out!? Meet me by “the tree”, the 48 hour clock is ticking!

 

[520 Road Sow]

Is that an offer for a free pack out!? Meet me by “the tree”, the 48 hour clock is ticking!

I've already got him on speed dial.

 

[Dadbod83]

Throwing my hat into the ring this September (501). I use to live in Montana about ten years ago but haven’t been back to Hunt really since. Figured this would be a good way to enjoy sometime in the mountains and fresh air.

This thread alone is worth the price of admission, great advice, and seems like some pretty genuine guys looking for others success (hard to find these days).

I have about 14 days carved out with the awareness that could be cut short. As things get closer and I knock back my first whiskey on the flight out I’ll try to keep some updates rolling. Thanks for the read.

 

[YoungGun]

Best of luck, @Dadbod83. After 14 days in 501, you may be changing your user name to "SvelteSteve83" / "LeanLarry83".. Enjoy the hunt!

 

[Dadbod83]

Best of luck, @Dadbod83. After 14 days in 501, you may be changing your user name to "SvelteSteve83" / "LeanLarry83".. Enjoy the hunt!

I like where your heads at, my wife may benefit from this after all.

Always see them when you don’t have a tag…

 

[520 Road Sow]

I like where your heads at, my wife may benefit from this after all.

Always see them when you don’t have a tag…

That's a hell of a ram for region 5

 

[520 Road Sow]

Smokes a little heavy working in the Luther area....

 

[Bluffgruff]

The growler has to be emptied before we start the packout. No excess weight.

64oz? Nooooo problem. Full gallon and we might all spit

 

[shines@times]

The growler has to be emptied before we start the packout. No excess weight.

Sure, what's in one's belly doesn't count as packed weight, eh? (There are probably many spouses out there with a different opinion on that.)

 

[shines@times]

501 is the unit I have pretty much settled on lol

Dang! Someone with an EYE on that district might not have the unit all to himself after all!

 

[shines@times]

Bow hunting 501 is a tall task.

The sentence rings true even without the word "bow."

 

[shines@times]

Especially after 90 percent of the legal rams got whacked last year.

Thought you said previously that all the legal rams were killed in 501.