Boulder County Bear Attack

[Hummer]

The story made international news in the Brit tabloids:

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://...2bCAtBzuQMvFNw

[SuperiorDG]

One of my lady friends was awoken last summer by a bear nudging her head through her tent and grunting. She new right away it was a bear. She was camping alone, all her friends give her shit about this, but there was a couple camping a few yards away. They had already been attacked by the bear through their tent, ripping a hole in it, and had spayed it with bear repellent. They had made it to their car and just started driving around the camping area blowing the car horn. Hearing this she made a run for her car, where she just happen to leave her bear spray. She texted me that morning and was very upset. She still says she has PTSD from the event. Here is the story and all her gear that the bear got a hold of it. You can see her, at least her legs, in one of the pictures.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/2...summit-county/

[DireWolf]

I get the non-lethal preference for aggressive bears on your property, but as a camper, what is the likelihood that CPW would put someone through the legal wringer if one was to do something like, say, dump a full mag of 300BO supers into said aggressive/charging bear?

Will they consider it SD if nobody has been mauled "yet"? I'm curious because I seem to remember someone dropping an aggressive bear a while back and having to then deal with criminal charges, media/SJW attacks, etc.....

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[hatidua]

I get the non-lethal preference for aggressive bears on your property, but as a camper, what is the likelihood that CPW would put someone through the legal wringer if one was to do something like, say, dump a full mag of 300BO supers into said aggressive/charging bear?

Will they consider it SD if nobody has been mauled "yet"? I'm curious because I seem to remember someone dropping an aggressive bear a while back and having to then deal with criminal charges, media/SJW attacks, etc.....

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Did the person post about it on the internet, fail to police their brass, or bring it up at the local PETA meeting?

[Hummer]

You can count on a thorough investigation, and whether any charges are filed will depend on the totality of the circumstances. If in the case of an aggressive/charging bear, you'd better hope to show at least one of those rounds to enter into the front of the animal and not just in the sides.

I get the non-lethal preference for aggressive bears on your property, but as a camper, what is the likelihood that CPW would put someone through the legal wringer if one was to do something like, say, dump a full mag of 300BO supers into said aggressive/charging bear?

Will they consider it SD if nobody has been mauled "yet"? I'm curious because I seem to remember someone dropping an aggressive bear a while back and having to then deal with criminal charges, media/SJW attacks, etc.....

[ray1970]

Based off of the opinions of several people who guide hunting and fishing trips in Alaska, they actually recommend bear spray over a firearm. Not because of anything to do with not killing the bear but because they say it actually works very well for stopping an aggressive bear.

If I ever find myself in bear country I'll take the spray and use it before I'd try to stop one with a firearm.

[.455_Hunter]

Yes, bear spray is a key part of a comprehensive bear deterrent package. When out hiking (or patrolling the property), bear spray is usually on my weak side hip, and carry gun on the strong side (open or concealed depending on hiking venue). Bear spray does not work well in a hazing scenario on your own property as you must get close to use it. Given the choice, I would much prefer to spray a bear than to kill it, but 100% reliance on spray without a lethal force backup is stupid.

[SuperiorDG]

I too think bear spray is the safer option. In this kids case he was sleeping on the ground with a few people in the general area. Waking up and shooting the bear probably would have been a bad idea if even an option. I talked to my friend and she was in a tent and could not see the bear. Shooting at the grunting would not have been safe either. We agreed that even if she had a gun she would not have had a safe shot.

[Zundfolge]

Looks like we need more 11 year olds with shotguns.

[sniper7]

It says the bear is believed to be 40 years old....uh I don't think so.