Knife to carry in Bear country

[Bob Denman]

If I good remember for fighting/hunting bears through Centuries men used special heavy duty bear spears !!!
Exclusively
And it was a team work !

Knives was used only by American Natives in teenage adventure books :^)))

Or by American Natives that didn't mind not growing any older...

 

[Zulus]

That's one and only bear knife which may work
Of course if YOU can handle 1000 pounds of speeding raw power ...

 

[AntDog]

Whatever it is just make sure it’s comfortable… in your butt.

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[entropy1049]

In a bear attack: that might be a bit unwieldy...
But for hunting from a fixed position in open terrain: it would be sweet!

The heaviest 20 pounds I’ve ever held…

 

[Bob Denman]

What caliber is it?

 

[Zulus]

7.62

small blade

 

[Bob Denman]

You just have to shoot them from farther away, and give them more time to leak out...

 

[Fonedork]

 

[flintman50]

That's one and only bear knife which may work
Of course if YOU can handle 1000 pounds of speeding raw power ...

hah..."deadman" (and woman) walking....but great pics

 

[C.Kelly Custom Knives]

The answer is no knives needed.

If we're talking black bear country, a stick or branch about the thickness of a baseball bat is really all you need. If we're talking about brown bears (grizzly bears) good freakin' luck in that "knife fight"... the bear has 5 knives on each hand plus overwhelming speed and power you simply can't compete with. There isn't any knife you can carry that gives you any realistic hope in a grizzly attack.

 

[Bob Denman]

How about a knife with a chainsaw blade.
Can you build us one?

 

[Bob Denman]

I guess I'd have to say that more knife will always be better than less knife.

 

[The Grendels]

If I good remember for fighting/hunting bears through Centuries men used special heavy duty bear spears !!!
Exclusively
And it was a team work !

Knives was used only by American Natives in teenage adventure books :^)))

Some guy in Alaska taking down a kodiak bear with a knife and writing to the knife company in appreciation, who was a lot better at fighting than spelling, was the basis of the Ka-Bar brand name.

 

[Bob Denman]

We still should give him a solid "A+" for knife fighting

 

[DavidZ]

 

[Bastler]

Did the Kodak bear take his picture?

 

[pa knifeguy]

A Victorinox classic is perfect. It stays nicely tucked out of the way while you're trying swing your rifle

 

[tejasandre]

A Victorinox classic is perfect. It stays nicely tucked out of the way while you're trying swing your rifle

Also the lightest while running away

 

[Rob_Angerer]

Maybe a prayer rug. I like also the Victorinox Classic recommendation... you could poke a hole in your jugular so you didn't remain awake while being eaten.