Knife to carry in Bear country

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You want to close the thread? We haven't even discussed bear bangers yet.

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To directly answer the OP's question, I would probably go with a good size khukuri. This would be the kind of knife fight that tends to end quickly. Either you get lucky and swiftly disable the animal or you get torn to shreds. At least the record shows that animals like African Lions have been dispatched with khukuries, with the victim surviving to tell the tale.

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Since first posted, many members have offered their opinions and information from their experiences, for which I extend many thanks.
And there has been plenty of silliness which is all fine and good. I regret I haven't had the time to respond to each individual post as there have
been so many.

However a number of posters seem to have missed by intial and later posts. I do understand that as a thread gets longer less people actually read the whole thing and follow what's been said.
A firearm can not be carried because it is a no discharge area. Otherwise I'd be carrying a Rem 870 with alternating buckshot and slugs.
Bear Spray, 2% capsaicin 8/9oz can be carried. It is not prohibited. I only removed it as an option so that we could just discuss knives as stated
in my post #112.

Nobody is talking about delberately going into bear country with only a knife with some delusion of taking one down . This is not one of those "ridiculous" questions.

A couple years ago I encountered a bear at an estimated 50 yards, and all it did was take off. Which is what I believe most bears do. I did not have Bear Spray
on me and I was wearing my Fallkniven F1 on my belt. I hadn't given this any further thought except that the city I live in has recently had multiple bear incidents,
and the TV says that the bears are believed to be using the wooded areas on the sides of the river as a pathway. I often fish that river alone.
This got me wondering if I shouldn't be carrying a larger knife. (In addition to Bear Spray). Hope this puts things in perspective.

PS- There use to be a thread tools to close a thread. But I don't see it anymore. Maybe fornat changed?
 
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KenHash said:
Since first posted, many members have offered their opinions and information from their experiences, for which I extend many thanks.
And there has been plenty of silliness which is all fine and good. I regret I haven't had the time to respond to each individual post as there have
been so many.

However a number of posters seem to have missed by intial and later posts. I do understand that as a thread gets longer less people actually read the whole thing and follow what's been said.
A firearm can not be carried because it is a no discharge area. Otherwise I'd be carrying a Rem 870 with alternating buckshot and slugs.
Bear Spray, 2% capsaicin 8/9oz can be carried. It is not prohibited. I only removed it as an option so that we could just discuss knives as stated
in my post #112.

Nobody is talking about delberately going into bear country with only a knife with some delusion of taking one down . This is not one of those "ridiculous" questions.

A couple years ago I encountered a bear at an estimated 50 yards, and all it did was take off. Which is what I believe most bears do. I did not have Bear Spray
on me and I was wearing my Fallkniven F1 on my belt. I hadn't given this any further thought except that the city I live in has recently had multiple bear incidents,
and the TV says that the bears are believed to be using the wooded areas on the sides of the river as a pathway. I often fish that river alone.
This got me wondering if I shouldn't be carrying a larger knife. (In addition to Bear Spray). Hope this puts things in perspective.

PS- There use to be a thread tools to close a thread. But I don't see it anymore. Maybe fornat changed?
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If it was me, I'd probably be carrying a 5-6" blade, but I generally find that size to be more useful. I might have missed it before, but what kind of bears are near you?
 
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If it was me, I'd probably be carrying a 5-6" blade, but I generally find that size to be more useful. I might have missed it before, but what kind of bears are near you?
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Japanese Brown Bear. also known as Black Grizzlies.

We had 9 bear attacks (deaths & injuries) up to July. We had more after that.

mainichi.jp

Number of deaths, injuries from brown bear attacks in Hokkaido to hit record high this year - The Mainichi

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The number of deaths and injuries caused by brown bear attacks in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido this year has reac
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Winchester model 12 with a bayonet on a 20" barrel and a load of good slugs. ;) Or a good spear, or maybe a Tops pig sticker. :thumbsup:
 
KenHash said:
Japanese Brown Bear. also known as Black Grizzlies.

We had 9 bear attacks (deaths & injuries) up to July. We had more after that.

mainichi.jp

Number of deaths, injuries from brown bear attacks in Hokkaido to hit record high this year - The Mainichi

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The number of deaths and injuries caused by brown bear attacks in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido this year has reac
mainichi.jp mainichi.jp
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Well damn, those are big freaking bears. I'm not sure a knife is going to anything even as a last ditch effort.
 
These threads always turn towards righteous indignation at the thought of having a knife as a last ditch backup.

But I'd rather have a long, sharp knife than nothing but harsh words.

Many wild predators are killed by desperate men and women with very little ss far as weapons goes.

I've seen Cougar killed by a 110lb woman with first aid tweezers. The cougar was actively trying to eat her. She requires hundreds of stitches. Seen this repeated with other items like small pocket knife. Etc.

Saw a news report where a man killed a bear with a large stick from the fire pile with a blow to the head. (He was fined for having food out, not in bear proof containers).
abcnews.go.com

Ex-Marine Kills 300-Pound Bear With Log

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Man with a 2 inch pocket knife fought off a grizzly... the grizly was actively taking large bites out of his leg, gnawing on the bone when the mountain biker stabbed it in the neck with the 2 inch folding knife.

www.google.com

Pocket knife saves Canadian man during grizzly bear attack

Colin Dowler ended up in a life-or-death struggle with a grizzly bear in British Columbia.
www.google.com

Hunting knife vs grizzly...grizzly died.
www.huffpost.com

Hunter Fights Off, Kills Grizzly With Knife

Hunter Fights Off, Kills Grizzly With Knife
www.huffpost.com www.huffpost.com

Fight to the death with a black bear using a knife.

www.fieldandstream.com

Mauled: A Fight to the Death with a Black Bear

Shortly before midnight on Sept. 27, 2014, Brandon Johnson, 44, was helping a friend blood-trail a 525-pound black bear when it charged.
www.fieldandstream.com www.fieldandstream.com



Grizzly in CO killed with a stab from a hunting arrow (no other wounds to the bear, hunter mauled..did not get a shot off wirh his bow..while being mauled he stabbed it with a loose arrow).
www.the-journal.com

The man who killed Colorado’s last grizzly bear

Forty years ago, Ed Wiseman killed the last known grizzly bear in Colorado. “It still amazes me the attack fascinates people,” Wiseman told The Durango Herald in an interview over the phone...
www.the-journal.com www.the-journal.com

Black bear killed with an axe

www.outsideonline.com

This Man Was Attacked by a Black Bear. He Killed It with an Axe.

The harrowing story of a too-close encounter with a Canadian black bear
www.outsideonline.com www.outsideonline.com

Buck 110 vs grizzly bear (killed)
www.outdoorlife.com

Last Stand

Armed with only a knife, a desperate hunter takes on a grizzly.
www.outdoorlife.com www.outdoorlife.com

Black bear killed with a stick by smashing it in the head again and again (man had whole back of his head torn up).

'Bring it on, sweetie': Man kills bear with stick (and he's got the scars to prove it)

A man who was attacked by a black bear while walking his dogs survived only after crushing the creature's skull with a stick.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk

Black bear killed with a rock. By a longer.




It happens all the time...it makes news stories then it fades away.



I've spent a decent amount of time in bear country, where I am not allowed to carry a firearm. I've had bears try to climb into my rig, chase me on motorcycles....

Come out onto the dock and force me off....

No one is trying to fight a bear with a knife...but having a large strong fixed blade
would not be amiss.

I like knives...I'm going to carry knives anyway... even when not in bear country.
 
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