surviving grizzly attack

[toexist]

#luckyman

 

[Proud Prepper]

Did great, except should have had his gun out after first attack

 

[bill harrell]

Surviving....thats a chance to score a lot of protein really fast. Alot of fun too.

 

[toexist]

I've been told that bear meat tastes horrible. I can't say I speak from experience in that department however.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I've been told that bear meat tastes horrible. I can't say I speak from experience in that department however.

I don't know anyone who eats grizzly meat. Black Bear meat is marginal in my opinion. It makes decent sausage, pepperoni and salami when mixed with pork. A few other cuts are just ok.

 

[Gazrok]

Like most game meats, taste-wise, typically better when mixed with other meat. I've never had just straight bear meat, but pork seems to be the most common, or at least was when I lived in Kodiak. (Note, it wasn't Kodiak meat I tried).

 

[Brent S]

I've heard from a couple locals here that black bear is good but is greasy. I'd try it but think shooting a picture of the occasional bear is better than shooting it with a gun.

 

[user 6493]

Bears are nothing to mess with,I don't hunt them,,,,,I read a piece years ago and it was titled THE MOST SAVAGE ANIMAL ON EARTH

it was all about the Grizzly Bear....

 

[Brent S]

Bears are nothing to mess with,I don't hunt them,,,,,I read a piece years ago and it was titled THE MOST SAVAGE ANIMAL ON EARTH

it was all about the Grizzly Bear....

Luckily all we have are the black bears, which aren't nearly as aggressive as the grizzley. I believe the polar bear is just as aggressive as the grizzlies. However if you want the most savage animal on earth then you have to step up to mankind...

 

[user 6493]

Luckily all we have are the black bears, which aren't nearly as aggressive as the grizzley. I believe the polar bear is just as aggressive as the grizzlies. However if you want the most savage animal on earth then you have to step up to mankind...

from what I know about the Polar bear they look at everything as food,,,all that I have around here is the Black Bear,but they can be dangerous also,bottom line I leave them all alone

human kind is their own worst enemy,,,,,,in a one on one conflict I will take my chances with any man over a Grizzly Bear

 

[Gazrok]

In a fight between a Polar Bear and a Kodiak, my money is on the Kodiak. Shooting them, often just makes them mad.....

 

[Kevin L]

Common sense prevents a lot of bear problems.

Don't feed them. Don't stay in an area with a cub, since the mom may be there without you seeing her. Don't camp with food in your tent. Use bear spray repellent. Listen to the park rangers. Don't leave tasty garbage lying around. Travel in groups of three or more. Wear bells on your ankles. Don't wear perfume, aftershave, or cologne. Don't leave dog or cat food outdoors.

And so on.

When people have a problem with bears...98% of the time a human created the situation...and I'm not sure about the other 2%.

 

[Mountain trapper]

from what I know about the Polar bear they look at everything as food,,,all that I have around here is the Black Bear,but they can be dangerous also,bottom line I leave them all alone

human kind is their own worst enemy,,,,,,in a one on one conflict I will take my chances with any man over a Grizzly Bear

Polar bears are the only bears that will actually seek out and hunt a man. Grizzly bears are typically only dangerous when they have cubs around, or they feel threatened or are protecting their food. We have both black bears and grizzly bears here on the ranch. A couple times we've had black bears come up on the front porch, but no real problems with either kind yet. Bottom line is that no wild animal can be trusted.

 

[Maverick]

I've been told that bear meat tastes horrible. I can't say I speak from experience in that department however.

We used to eat black bear often here, they aren't my preferred choice (basically a freezer filler), we soak the bear meat in vinegar for 12hrs rinse and cook or we would soak in butter milk over night young and older bear to tame the taste, for making hamburger patties we would add 30% pork though almost all the time with bear meat we use in stews not as a primary meat. Never ate griz nor do I have a desire to.

 

[Kevin L]

I've heard from a couple locals here that black bear is good but is greasy. I'd try it but think shooting a picture of the occasional bear is better than shooting it with a gun.

I agree with you. I hunt with a camera.

I was also a vegetarian, and only gave up my vegetarian values because of a combination of Irma and my own short sightedness.

I'm not antihunting, though. My wildlife photography keeps my stalking and tracking skills honed, and I target shoot on a regular basis.

A black bear invaded my parent's back yard a few years ago.

The animal was timid, and ran off.

 

[Brent S]

I agree with you. I hunt with a camera.

I was also a vegetarian, and only gave up my vegetarian values because of a combination of Irma and my own short sightedness.

I'm not antihunting, though. My wildlife photography keeps my stalking and tracking skills honed, and I target shoot on a regular basis.

A black bear invaded my parent's back yard a few years ago.

The animal was timid, and ran off.

Luckily the,ones around here are pretty wary of people too. A mother with cubs might be different, but most just want to go unnoticed. I will hunt if I ever get hungry, but as long as there are grocery stores around I'm ok with someone else processing the meats I eat. We just caught two large squirrels in a trap two days ago. There was a time I would have eaten them, but we just dropped them off a few miles from here near a hiking trail.

 

[Gazrok]

Luckily the,ones around here are pretty wary of people too. A mother with cubs might be different, but most just want to go unnoticed. I will hunt if I ever get hungry, but as long as there are grocery stores around I'm ok with someone else processing the meats I eat. We just caught two large squirrels in a trap two days ago. There was a time I would have eaten them, but we just dropped them off a few miles from here near a hiking trail.

Why trap squirrels?

 

[Brent S]

Why trap squirrels?

We set the trap because someone chewed some wires under the hood of one of our trucks. Catching two at omce was a surprise. They were just cute buggars so I thought it better to release elsewhere. They are little thieves though. When things are close to getting ripe around here they beat me to them quite often. I haven't gotten a cherry off one of the trees yet. Probably should have just shot them.....lol

 

[Mountain trapper]

We set the trap because someone chewed some wires under the hood of one of our trucks. Catching two at omce was a surprise. They were just cute buggars so I thought it better to release elsewhere. They are little thieves though. When things are close to getting ripe around here they beat me to them quite often. I haven't gotten a cherry off one of the trees yet. Probably should have just shot them.....lol

My biggest problem here, critter wise, has been with the dam chipmunks. They get in to everything, eat the tomatoes and strawberries, etc. I keep traps set and poison out for the little bastards and shoot them whenever possible. I found that if I keep the water level in the stock tanks a couple inches low they fall in and can't get out. During summer I'd find a couple drowned chippers every day. My war on chipmunks must be working, haven't seen any around for awhile.

 

[Brent S]

My biggest problem here, critter wise, has been with the dam chipmunks. They get in to everything, eat the tomatoes and strawberries, etc. I keep traps set and poison out for the little bastards and shoot them whenever possible. I found that if I keep the water level in the stock tanks a couple inches low they fall in and can't get out. During summer I'd find a couple drowned chippers every day. My war on chipmunks must be working, haven't seen any around for awhile.

We have those too, and yes there destructive as well, even if there cute. They were pilfering dog food and storing it in the generators muffler, it made a dog food flamethrower when I cranked it! I don't like poison as it seems like it's a crappy way for them to die. At least shooting is quick. I'm inclined to share the world with most animals until they chew too much....

 

[Gazrok]

I don't like poison as it seems like it's a crappy way for them to die.

Yeah, I used that once. It dehydrates them. Horrible....just horrible, so never used it again. At least drowning them is a little quicker. You can make a drowning trap with a bucket and a piece of PVC through the handle, with some peanut butter on it, and it will work every time.