grizzly attack and home owner fires on it while wife videos

[cheeser]

Man Shoots Charging Grizzly in His Front Yard

This British Columbia man had a terrifying confrontation with a charging grizzly in his front yard and ended up shooting the bear while it was feet away.

www.wideopenspaces.com

 

[JLS]

A little more thorough risk assessment would've gone a long ways here.....

 

[rwc101]

Came just short of a Darwin award.

 

[Addicting]

I am pretty sure I saw that same video a year or so ago. Don’t think this is a new story.

 

[cheeser]

oct 2018

 

[Dinkshooter]

Bet he uses buckshot next time

 

[dirtclod Az.]

That is YEARS OLD!!! NEXT> Here's your sign.

 

[Buschy]

The gentleman brought a proverbial knife to a gunfight! Very stupid or balls of steel. Lucky to walk away in one piece.

 

[JLS]

Bet he uses buckshot next time

And does a drive by out the suburban window.

 

[Deleted member 38069]

The agility that bear showed after being shot is disturbing.

 

[JLS]

The agility that bear showed after being shot is disturbing.

No kidding!

 

[Rancho Loco]

That's a whole lot of stupid right there.

 

[genesis273]

The videoing from behind the window wife seems to be the only one with any sense.
But I can see my wife wanting to video me doing something stupid too. But she would be easily heard using the word idiot throughout said video!

 

[jt13]

Without additional context, that looks an awful lot like him leaving his home to shoot that bear with birdshot and provoking her into charging. Obviously wasn't his intent to cause serious harm or he would've been loaded with buckshot. From the looks of it though the whole situation couldve been avoided if he stayed inside and shot from the house, didn't shoot at all, or did anything other than the elmer fudd walk across the lawn

Again, without context or being there all we are doing is speculating

 

[cheeser]

That is YEARS OLD!!! NEXT> Here's your sign.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-shoots-grizzly-video-bella-coola-bc-1.4875956 oct 24, 2018

 

[cheeser]

Without additional context, that looks an awful lot like him leaving his home to shoot that bear with birdshot and provoking her into charging. Obviously wasn't his intent to cause serious harm or he would've been loaded with buckshot. From the looks of it though the whole situation couldve been avoided if he stayed inside and shot from the house, didn't shoot at all, or did anything other than the elmer fudd walk across the lawn

Again, without context or being there all we are doing is speculating

more context

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-shoots-grizzly-video-bella-coola-bc-1.4875956

 

[cheeser]

longer video

www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=o0uM7s8hprc

 

[jt13]

more context

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-shoots-grizzly-video-bella-coola-bc-1.4875956

Certainly an interesting story, defintely sheds some light on the context. Still skeptical on the technique however...

After days of dealing with this aggressive bear and being charged multiple times he decides to go strolling out there with birdshot to show her who's boss?

There had to be a better option that wouldve had less dramatic results on both he and the bear

 

[Rancho Loco]

Cracker rounds work great. Running after a sow with cubs, not so great.

 

[noharleyyet]

Isn't youtube the greatest....