Hunting. For bears. With a knife

[vvk]

Oh those crazy Russians! Below is quote from longer interview with one of the best Russian and world mix martial artist Alexander Emelianenko. He talks about hunting bears with knifes in Siberia. Sounds awesome.

One of the hunters was killed by a single blow. Before anybody says bull**** make some research on Alex he is as legit bad ass as they come.

I wonder what do you guys think? I was thinking that boar hinting with knives is extreme but this is just crazy


"I went hunting. For bears. With a knife.

On whether people really hunt bears with knives:
Emelianenko: Yes, they do. A few years ago there was an unfortunate incident. One sportsman, a world champion in wrestling … what was he doing? Yes, he was putting a fork under the bear’s neck. [The practice of hunting bears with a knife involves, once the bear is in front of you, placing a long stick with a letter U-shaped end under the bear’s muzzle as it rears up to fight. Once the stick is in place, the bear isn’t able to bring its body down and the hunter stabs it a number of times, ideally killing it instantly.]

And then the bear couldn’t attack him, and he was stabbing it under the ribs in the heart. And as he was stabbing it, that bear swung with its paw. It was dead already -- the paw was its last gasp with all its strength and basically took half of the wrestler’s head off. And of course the other hunters opened fire on the bear, but it was too late. He went to try his luck with a bear, and it didn’t come off.

For me everything is still fine. I’m OK. I’ve done it and it was OK. About half a year ago, it was in Russia, in Siberia. Everything was fine. I put the fork underneath him and stabbed him in the heart. And that was it. The other hunters dismembered, prepared the bear.

I want to go hunting in Africa now, with friends. I’ve been invited."

source : http://sherdog.com/news/articles/2/...-Story-of-Aleksander-Emelianenko-Part-2-13709

 

[Brian Jones]

Please try to watch the language, vvk, okay? Awesome and interesting post, though!

 

[tonym]

Ok who's the crazy bastid that voted they'll do it with pleasure

Now I might have the stones to stick a pig, but I don't want to be anywhere near a big bear with a stick and a knife!

 

[Mack]

He wants to hunt Africa now.
Perhaps we can suggest Cape Buffalo or maybe Hippo with a knife?
That would be pay-per-view at it's finest.
On the serious side, He's got a lot of guts to go after bear like that. I wouldn't.

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

I wold love to see it done! the technique would be another tool in the toolbox...just one that I wouldnt use!

 

[BarberFobic1992]

okay, whoever said they would kill it with pleasure better be rambo or chuck norris, because i dont see anyone else pulling that off.

 

[VANCE]

his brotherFEDOR is better in the MMA field

oft considered the best


but taking out a bear w/ a knife is CRAZY

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

That's fecking nuts! I'd hang myself... It's less painful.

 

[northern1]

okay, whoever said they would kill it with pleasure better be rambo or chuck norris, because i dont see anyone else pulling that off.

they wouldnt have a prayer either.sounds like a bunch of luck to me,luck of the draw,roll of the dice.

 

[Ravaillac]

Killing a bear with a kinfe is possible.
There have been some pretty alledged stories of man killing bear with a knife, even by "normal" people (I remember some guy stabbing a bear in the back to defend his dog). But there have also been many stories about people failing to do it.

There are also recounts of an inuit defense technique which consists in avoiding paws and then stabbing the bear in the armpit to the heart.

Of course not something I would try unless forced into.

 

[gazaati]

Hunting a bear with a knife is not manly or extreme enough. You should hunt the bear by hand. man to bear.

The Russians say allot of BS.

 

[gazaati]

Killing a bear with a kinfe is possible.
There have been some pretty alledged stories of man killing bear with a knife, even by "normal" people (I remember some guy stabbing a bear in the back to defend his dog). But there have also been many stories about people failing to do it.

There are also recounts of an inuit defense technique which consists in avoiding paws and then stabbing the bear in the armpit to the heart.

Of course not something I would try unless forced into.

There are also records of people killing lions with knives. But in 99.99 % of the time the lion or bear will have a meal.

If you are going (intentionally) to seek bears or lions with a knife, dont forget to sprinkle your #ss with salt and pepper. You don't want to be rude.

 

[mapper66]

Killing a bear with a kinfe is possible.
There have been some pretty alledged stories of man killing bear with a knife, even by "normal" people (I remember some guy stabbing a bear in the back to defend his dog). But there have also been many stories about people failing to do it.

There are also recounts of an inuit defense technique which consists in avoiding paws and then stabbing the bear in the armpit to the heart.

Of course not something I would try unless forced into.

Possible? Sure, most anything is possible. On my list of things to do in life it's way down there at the bottom. Why? Because I imagine its the last thing on the list I'll get done.

Seriously though, I've seen a number of stories of bears\cougars being defended against or killed with a knife when the person was attacked. But this was in extremis with no other options, and I don't recall that any of them came out unscathed.

Of all the foolhardy things we humans do, this would rank right up there at top.

 

[Brian Jones]

gazaati, LMAO!

 

[Hawkings]

Soo.....This might be one of those times in the wilderness, where a mora just won't cut it

 

[DeadeyeLefty]

Not to wag the finger, but doesn't that sound a little unethical ? Seems to me like it gives legitimate hunters a bad rap and dealing with the antis is tough enough without this kind of hick bullsh*t.

No thanks, I'll keep my 308.

 

[Noshtero]

I once killed a grizzly bear with a spoon. I was going to use my knife but I thought it would not be fair.

For all you people who choose to hunt bears with knives, you're probably the same people that use large fishing poles to catch sharks instead of jumping in the water and choking the shark to death.

Wimps.

 

[Bufford]

When it comes down to an animal attack such as bear. You have to do with what youve got. Its better to have a knife than no knife. As a last resort a knife may make the difference between life or death. While one good stab may not kill the bear, it may deter it enough to end the attack.

 

[mapper66]

Just to keep the fun going, I once saw a grizzly bear bluff charge in Yellowstone NP. I wasn't the object of the charge, was about 40-50 yds away. It was all I could do not to run screaming the other way like a little girl. Much respect to native people in anytime and place that did it with a spear because they had too.

 

[Elen]

You know, those Russians are full of the brown stuff, I'm afraid. I would be more than "highly surprised" if Emelianenko had actually faced a bear with only a knife, let alone wounded, much less killed one. One thing you learn to know about Russians when you live next to them for some decades - they lie, in your face, and a whole lot. Most of the time, just to joke, of course.

Now, of course many bears have been killed in history, with knives only. They're animals like you and me, and will in fact get quite dead after enough stabbing. I've never heard any even remotely credible proof of anyone ever doing it when intentionally going out to kill bears with just a knife, though. But no, the Russians don't go hunting for bears with knives. Unless by that one means shooting a bear a couple of times, and walking up to its half-dead corpse to finish it off with a knife.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be going. There's a huge Tyrannosaurus in my backyard, and I intend to beat it to death. That would be the second of those bastards I have to kill just this week. Stomping all over my flowers, those things.