Alaskan Fishing Guide Stops Charging Grizzly with a 9mm

[hollohas]

I had a young bull moose come at me and my hunting partner 2 years ago while we were quartering an elk. I only had a 9mm on me.

Bull was with 2 cows and was paralleling our position in the woods about 25 yards away. When he saw us, he made a 90 and started walking directly at us.

I fired one into the ground to try to scare him off. Didn't work. We were in the middle of a field, yelling as loud as we could. Moose didn't even flinch. 2 more shots in the ground and he still didn't flinch.

I had a 17rnd mag and said out loud to my buddy, "hope 15 rounds is enough to stop a moose"...

The moose wasn't charging, just still walking with purpose right at us. He stopped about 10-12 yards away, and was huffing and puffing a bit. I was ready to shoot him if he came at us any more. Luckly he changed his mind after a few seconds and turned back to the cows.

When we came back to the trucks, another hunter camped nearby came by and told us he heard all the ruckus and was going to come check on us if we didn't come back soon.

That day made me want to get something a little bigger to carry in the woods.

Glad to see 9mm can do the job against the biggie north american animals if necessary.

[Irving]

Do they usually charge on their hind legs? Looks like some chest shots.

[.455_Hunter]

Not that 9mm would be my preferred bear defense caliber, but at least he was carrying a real gun, and not some stupid poly-striker plastic fantastic.

[crashdown]

Well......
My HK P2000sk should be lot easier to tote around than my G20 with 6 inch slide or Ruger Alaskan 44.

[BushMasterBoy]

Imagine what .40 would do! LMAO

[sellersm]

"Hard cast" = the key to the success of the story, imo.


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[CO Hugh]

"Hard cast" = the key to the success of the story, imo.

Yup

Here is another link: https://www.buffalobore.com/index.ph...t_detail&p=389

[TFOGGER]

In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear confrontations, the Montana Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and be alert for bears while in the field. …We advise that outdoorsmen wear small bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren’t expecting them, and to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter….
It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear droppings. Black bear droppings are smaller and contain lots of berries and fur. Grizzly bear droppings have little bells in it and smell like pepper.

[TRnCO]

I'm guessing a few of the "seven" shots were fired once the bear had stopped charging, but still had plenty of life left, hence the reason that some shots connected to the chest area. A charging bear, just like a bad guy, needs to keep getting filled with lead until the threat is neutralized, more so on the bear.

[HoneyBadger]

A grizzly's chest is still pretty exposed as it charges.