Pick axe to the cranium!

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Talk about a wild few minutes!

Hunter Impales Charging Brown Bear with an Ice Axe

When the charging bear passed within arm’s reach of Clint Adams, he swung his ice axe and buried it deep in the bear’s skull.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[Tiredofthebickering]

I'd be telling that story for the rest of my life lol

 

[derek_s]

I think the craziest thing about the story is that pick axe to the head didn't kill the bear. They are some tough critters.

 

[nrpate05]

Yikes. I've used an ice axe on a couple of occasions and am kind of surprised he got any penetration given how light most of them are. Crazy story.

 

[BrentD]

I think the craziest thing about the story is that pick axe to the head didn't kill the bear. They are some tough critters.

no way he reached the brain case. He struck " burying the pointy end in the bear’s skull just behind its ear." In other words, in the neck. Pretty impressive, but not lethal. Too bad they never found the bear.

 

[Nick87]

 

[morley.tyler]

Yikes. I've used an ice axe on a couple of occasions and am kind of surprised he got any penetration given how light most of them are. Crazy story.

"Adams, who stands 6 foot, 6 inches, and weighs 285 pounds."