Bear Attack (video)

That scared the hell out of me just watching it. I replayed the video over and over to see if I could spot the mother in the brush. Couldn't spot a thing. Couldn't see it coming.
 
Good god! That mother bear was quick! I didn't even see it coming in slow motion. What a lucky SOB.
 
Those guys are darn lucky that that shot scared the bear off. He was more humane than I think I would not have fired the warning shot, but emptied my revolver into the mother. If the shot had not scared her off, I am not sure he would have had time for a shot after recovery.

I have several bear scares. Probably the most scary was a brown bear coming toward me, where I was trapped against a shore line. I went out on the dock, and the bear followed me out on the dock. The dock went to a t at the end, and I had to dive off, and swim under the next dock over (I realize that a bear can swim better than me). Luckily the bear heard some dogs somewhere barking and decided to leave before taking a nibble on me.

I have had many experiences where I discovered cubs, and could not locate the mother (ie did not know which way to retreat so as not to cross paths with a pissed off mommy bear).

I also had a cub try to climb into my Landcruiser, and I was having a hard time getting the window rolled up before he made it in (not that the cub was a mortal threat, he might have bitten me or what ever, but it is the pissed mother coming in and eating me that concerned me..........and no, we weren't feeding the cub, it saw us from a ridge, and came all the way down, and followed us for a while while we putted along. we stopped for a sec, and the bear cub ran over and tried to scramble up into the window).
 
Bears are far faster than most people realize. I have seen black bears move really fast up very steep slopes. People don't stand a chance in a footrace against a bear.
 
Yeah, that's crazy fast. Scary stuff.

Good he got his gun out fast enough, but I'm left wondering if it was an early flinch/miss that hit the water rather than a controlled shot. I doubt he was worried about being 'humane' when Big Momma was charging at him from out of the ether.
 
That was the best thing I've ever seen on YouTube.

I am sorry to admit that if that were me- I would be dinner now. No way I would have drawn that fast.
Think pepper spray or an airhorn would have worked as well?
 
I'd bet he shot that bear, or at least tried damn hard. Just said he shot the water to keep the hippies happy.
 
bushman14 said:
Just said he shot the water to keep the hippies happy.
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I was glad he didn't kill that bear...

But then again, I usually root for the bears, tigers, crocodiles, sharks or what have you in these type situations. It's always fun to pretend that man is the underdog until you actually go into the forest and realize just how on the decline mother nature is.
 
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