Bear Release Gone Wrong

The ranger used his service issue .357 and fired all six rounds into the bear, some if not all the rounds striking the bear in the head. The bear expired and the ranger lived. This happened in the 80's in Yellowstone park.
 
Yep, I remember very well that sequence of photos from the mid-'80s -- as one poster said, FIELD & STREAM -- although I thought I remembered it being in OUTDOOR LIFE. Either magazine, those are copyrighted pictures and the magazine should have been credited as "Fair Use."

I remember the article stating that the man used his S&W .357 Magnum.

That was one lucky dude.

L.W.
 
Oh crap, that was close! I wouldn't try releasing a bear that way. Well, not without a loaded assault rifle with a grenade launcher attachment anyway. :p
 
How much you want to bet the next time the trap was TIED into the truck!!! From what I remember of the article, the trap was loose in the bed.....
 
That's why a large caliber handguns should instead of bear spray should be the norm in bear country.
 
Where was his .45-70 or 12 gauge 3" magnum when he needed it? Never, ever let your guard down.
 
Perhaps instead of armouring-up, he should have thought of a better way of releasing the bear...
 
tknife said:
That's why a large caliber handguns should instead of bear spray should be the norm in bear country.
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In most parks, if the ranger is going to be in bear country, he or she is required to carry, at the minimum, a .30-30 rifle (I think that was it; the thread is in W&SS somewhere).
 
Bear= omnivore.
Rangers, hikers, campers, and knife freaks= omnis.

I know this goes against all the ALF type propoganda that bears are our friends and won't eat you.... but it's a scientific fact.
 
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