Canoeist stabs bear to death in Ontario (w/6 in. hunting knife)

wannabemarine said:
thats an amazing story, too bad there were injuries. great to hear that not only did the dog defend his owner but the owner protected his dog, this is quite possibly the only bear killed with a knife since that guy who named the ka-bar killed one in the 1920's. anyone else heard of bears bieng taken down with a knife?
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In a rural area close to where I live there is a guy who killed a bear with a knife while it attacked his hunting buddy.
 
wannabemarine said:
thats an amazing story, too bad there were injuries. great to hear that not only did the dog defend his owner but the owner protected his dog, this is quite possibly the only bear killed with a knife since that guy who named the ka-bar killed one in the 1920's. anyone else heard of bears bieng taken down with a knife?
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I remember reading a story in a Maxim or something where a veteran got attacked near his house and killed one with a pen knife.
 
Don't try this with a full-grown grizzly.

BTW, if a black bear attacks a person, the chances are relatively high that it is trying to eat the person. Not so with Grizzlies, Kodiaks, and Browns.
 
I have 2 articles in knife magazines where elderly gentlemen killed bears with their knives. Sad to hear about all of them- just another instance of Man VS beast and this time man won. I find it funny that all of the bear killers were elderly but most people killed by bears are young- is is young people do not fight back or most older people carry knives and want just a little more life??
 
Only the good die young ... haven't you ever heard about respecting your elders? Only the mean survive! :D
 
We seasoned citizens are curmudgeons ,mean , and figure that we don't have anything to lose.You might take me out but I'll do my best to take you with me !!
 
BTW, I love the old phenolic handles on the Buck 119. Might get slippery with blood and bear grease, but hey, that's what the guard is for.
 
If you plan on an extensive bear-stabbing campaign, I suggest friction tape, especially since the handle is not oversized to begin with.
 
"It's pretty amazing. Here's a guy that wouldn't be here if he hadn't happened to have a knife on him."

I think that phrase pretty much sums it all up.

I feel sorry for the dog getting hurt, luckily it's alive.

This sort of article is why I carry my trusty Ruger Redhawk Alaskan in .454 (although the problem where I hike are mountain lions, not bears).
 
I'll be sure to carry a good sized knife if I ever got into an area with black bears. I found this comment funny, left by someone on that forum:

"Good boy Sam!@!!!

And now, I will get a swiss army knife."

Good luck taking out a bear with a slip joint... :)
 
There was a story of a gentleman who killed a grizzly with one punch and his Buck 110 folder. He was elk hunting and as he was skinning out a elk he shot a grizzly attacked him. He started stabbing the grizzly in the neck with his knife since the gun was to far away. They got into a "knife duel" and was circling each other. He punched the bear and it died right there. Autopsy of the bear showed that the knife had almost seperated the bears two vertebrea and the punch finished it, breaking the neck. THe man got lucky but that what it takes sometimes. The knife is framed in his house, uncleaned from the fight.
 
CUTS LIKE A KRIS said:
I have 2 articles in knife magazines where elderly gentlemen killed bears with their knives. Sad to hear about all of them- just another instance of Man VS beast and this time man won. I find it funny that all of the bear killers were elderly but most people killed by bears are young- is is young people do not fight back or most older people carry knives and want just a little more life??
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My dad is fond of saying, "Old age, ruthlessness, and treachery will always win out over youth, strength, and beauty."
 
My dad is fond of saying, "Old age, ruthlessness, and treachery will always win out over youth, strength, and beauty."


I have the last two- just working on getting the first one down pat
 
beefangusbeef said:
it's just a little black bear. :) I'm guessing they're not real big there like on the coast. I run into quite a few hiking in the parks, though I'm not wanting to meet an angry one anytime soon. I'd guess it would not be a whole lot worse than a large dog attack. Most of the ones I've seen run 150-200. On a similar note, anyone see the black bear that got treed by the huge house cat? Pretty funny.
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Oh sure the small ones are 100-200lbs. Avg size up here in northern ontario now, as I here is 300lbs+. Thanks to having no more spring hunt, they just keep getting bigger. My old man works, up in the mines, and they've trapped females 400lbs and bigger.

Oh sure they look cute and fuzzy like, but they ain't no winne the pooh. that's for sure. Most people up here, take the dog with them when hiking, along with knife and most of the time a gun.

Keep it Smart, Safe, and Sharp :)
 
It seems that the rule is, you fight black bears, but you don't fight grizzlies. A black bear is often trying to eat you. A grizzly is almost always trying to get you to F.O.

Also grizzlies tend to be... large.
 
Hey Guys...

Heres a pictures of a couple of the Relocated bears.

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jeffbear.jpg


My partner Jeff Diotte

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Eric...
 
Yahoo presented a good account of the bear attack but left out parts of it. Tilley was on CBC radio one on the Voyage north show to give his account of the attack. When Tilley decided to save his dog's life along with his own, he went behind the bear, and climbed onto its back while it was engaged with the dog. Then Tilley started stabbing and cutting into the bear's neck. Tilley described it as being alot easier to cut/stab than he expected. After the first few stabs/cutting, he noticed the beast weakening quickly, and the attack was over and the bear dead in less than two minutes.

This is important, because with a large animal like this fatal targets are hard to reach with a knife, and even harder during an attack. The neck is obviously an excellent area to cut into with a knife, with all the arteries feeding the beast brain. Chest wounds are more difficult to inflict with a knife less than 6 inches. Another target area of choice would be the bears face, by stabbing into the eyes, ears and nose area.

When traveling in bear country if you cannot carry a gun, then carry a decent fixed blade. If you don't get into a direct knife attack with a bear, your knife could be used to make a spear, or used as a lance if you attach the knife to a long stick with some cord, or tape.
 
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