Dang.

Oh yeah that was intense.

BQ_90 said:

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She's lucky the young bear wanted the dog instead of her

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That was my thought after seeing the bear balk initially. That young'n had never seen a fight or that lady (brave as she was) would've been the 1st course of the meal.

I'd boop it.

Reminds me all too much of my encounters in the Kintla Lake region of Glacier NP I patrolled.

Crap. Thats crazy.

Up by the border? One of the favorite places of my wife and me to visit. The ranger cabin there looks like a WWI bunker. So much barbed wire and such heavy walls.

You are correct. I did that area for 3 years and the Many Glacier District 2 years. Many Glacier was more active but the Kintla bears were on another level.

Wow- that pretty crazy.

I've got to give that woman and her dog a lot of credit. He was willing to try to save her life, and she probably did save his. She could have dropped leash and walked away.

Where did this happen in Canada?

I've seen a very large black bear run away and up a tree because a 20 pound weenie dog was yapping at him. I guess the brown ones like dog a little better...

IslandAg76 said:

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So when confronted by a grizzly bear the first thing you do is turn on the video on your phone?

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My thoughts exactly!

Black bears are skittish, but I know hiking a lot in Shanendoah NP, dogs off leash with black bears around can cause a lot of issues as well. There are often signs in the park to keep them on leash to avoid conflict.

IslandAg76 said:

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So when confronted by a grizzly bear the first thing you do is turn on the video on your phone?

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Yeah you're using your spare hand to film when you should be picking up those small stones on the side of the roadway and start pelting them at the bears face.

Lady has balls though.

Rexter said:

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Being in Canada, she probably couldn't have a firearm.

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While that's probably true, bear spray is better anyway. I wouldn't have a problem going down any trail in Alaska without a gun but I would never do it without spray.

agsalaska said:

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Rexter said:

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Being in Canada, she probably couldn't have a firearm.

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While that's probably true, bear spray is better anyway. I wouldn't have a problem going down any trail in Alaska without a gun but I would never do it without spray.

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Can you imagine the potential red tape/PIA it could be killing a bear? I guess the spray works. Black bears and Grizzlys are 2 total different deals. I think your interaction with grizzlys are much less successful statistically.

I would say this woman was extrmely fortunate.

IslandAg76 said:

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So when confronted by a grizzly bear the first thing you do is turn on the video on your phone?

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Maybe she wanted a video record of her demise.

Or more likely, she was filming the bear when it wasn't doing anything, and just kept filming when the confrontation started.

And I know it's not film

austinag1997 said:

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agsalaska said:

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Rexter said:

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Being in Canada, she probably couldn't have a firearm.

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While that's probably true, bear spray is better anyway. I wouldn't have a problem going down any trail in Alaska without a gun but I would never do it without spray.

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Can you imagine the potential red tape/PIA it could be killing a bear? I guess the spray works. Black bears and Grizzlys are 2 total different deals. I think your interaction with grizzlys are much less successful statistically.

I would say this woman was extrmely fortunate.

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Especially in Canada. That would be a nightmare. The problem with guns, especially handguns, and bears is they are too fast and way too thick. Headshots with a .44 mag on a bear running at you is extremely difficult. There is a far better chance that the noise scares them off long before you actually hit them. Bear spray is a lot more effective.

I was told that pretty quickly by the locals when I moved there. Carry bear spray. Always.

agsalaska said:

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austinag1997 said:

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agsalaska said:

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Rexter said:

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Being in Canada, she probably couldn't have a firearm.

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While that's probably true, bear spray is better anyway. I wouldn't have a problem going down any trail in Alaska without a gun but I would never do it without spray.

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Can you imagine the potential red tape/PIA it could be killing a bear? I guess the spray works. Black bears and Grizzlys are 2 total different deals. I think your interaction with grizzlys are much less successful statistically.

I would say this woman was extrmely fortunate.

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Especially in Canada. That would be a nightmare. The problem with guns, especially handguns, and bears is they are too fast and way too thick. Headshots with a .44 mag on a bear running at you is extremely difficult. There is a far better chance that the noise scares them off long before you actually hit them. Bear spray is a lot more effective.

I was told that pretty quickly by the locals when I moved there. Carry bear spray. Always.

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I agree with always carrying bear spray. And you're right about the difficulty of making a head shot on a fast moving bear, but it doesn't necessarily be a head have to be effective. Two years ago my chiropractor and his son were elk hunting in NW Wyoming and a grizzly charged them out of the brush at about 12 yards. The son was able to kill the grizzly with a handgun (10mm). I asked him (Dr. K) if he thought bear spray would have worked and he said he would have hated to rely on it, they were stalking an elk so moving into the wind.

And while I admire the lady's courage in trying to protect her dog, If it were me I definitely would have dropped the leash. When I'm hiking in grizzly country, which is pretty much every week, my dog is never leashed. He walks ahead of me and I figure he's way more capable of avoiding a bear's teeth than I am.

William Faulkner would say that she needs another dog.