Deer Takes Down Hunter

[xcellu8]

It's getting harder out there every day folks.

ALBION, Ind. -- A northeastern Indiana hunter has died after struggling with a buck he had just shot.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says 62-year-old Paul Smith of Fort Wayne died Monday during a deer reduction hunt at Chain O'Lakes State Park about 20 miles northwest of the city. It says the Noble County coroner says the death was due to a lacerated liver, possibly suffered during the struggle. ...Full Story

[CoryWinget81]

Yeah, that's why I always carry a sidearm. Why wrestle with a live wild animal?

[Remedy]

aye that is crazy... see stuff like this happens..
and that is why people who bow hunt bears blow my mind

[BroncoFanNC]

aye that is crazy... see stuff like this happens..
and that is why people who bow hunt bears blow my mind

I just bought me a new bow on Sunday

[Remedy]

I just bought me a new bow on Sunday

Those bows are freakin' crazy now a days

One of my best friends is the 'bow guy' at our local outfitters and my dads best friend is a big bow hunter. He took down a bear with a bow. Way to crazy for me. hahaha

[BroncoFanNC]

Those bows are freakin' crazy now a days

One of my best friends is the 'bow guy' at our local outfitters and my dads best friend is a big bow hunter. He took down a bear with a bow. Way to crazy for me. hahaha

It's great, they are so accurate, I can robin hood arrows WAY too easily, which is bad since arrows are expensive.

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

Those bows are freakin' crazy now a days

One of my best friends is the 'bow guy' at our local outfitters and my dads best friend is a big bow hunter. He took down a bear with a bow. Way to crazy for me. hahaha

I bow hunt too, and wouldn't hesitate to bear hunt....as long as it was a black bear and I had a pistol at my side.

There's no way you could get me to hunt a grizzly with a bow, or anything else. There was a guy in Idaho who was mauled by a grizzly after he emptied his .45 into it. F&G tracked and killed the animal then did an autopsy. They discovered a bunch of bruises on the chest of the bear, but none of the bullets had penetrated his chest cavity. The only pistol I would feel safe with if I'm shooting at a grizzly is a .44 magnum, at the very least. Toting a .44 magnum on an archery hunt would get pretty tiring after a short while.

[Remedy]

I bow hunt too, and wouldn't hesitate to bear hunt....as long as it was a black bear and I had a pistol at my side.

There's no way you could get me to hunt a grizzly with a bow, or anything else. There was a guy in Idaho who was mauled by a grizzly after he emptied his .45 into it. F&G tracked and killed the animal then did an autopsy. They discovered a bunch of bruises on the chest of the bear, but none of the bullets had penetrated his chest cavity. The only pistol I would feel safe with if I'm shooting at a grizzly is a .44 magnum, at the very least. Toting a .44 magnum on an archery hunt would get pretty tiring after a short while.

Seriously? yeash...



yeah last year we were on a guys weekend out at the lake and we were on the back 9 of an amazing game of golf....when a brown bear and its cub came walking out onto the course walked between us and our golf carts as we tee'd off... twas a rather uncomfortable minute...


and on the subject of bears anyone ever watched the documentary about the crazy dutch guy who went to live with the grizzlys? .... hahah

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

Seriously? yeash...



yeah last year we were on a guys weekend out at the lake and we were on the back 9 of an amazing game of golf....when a brown bear and its cub came walking out onto the course walked between us and our golf carts as we tee'd off... twas a rather uncomfortable minute...


and on the subject of bears anyone ever watched the documentary about the crazy dutch guy who went to live with the grizzlys? .... hahah

That guy had a screw loose. What's really unfortunate is that not only did his lack of real understanding of the bears cost him his life, it cost a girl's life too.

Grizzlies are ferocious predators. It only takes one hungry or 'peeved' grizzly to end your world in about 4 seconds. A grizzly charging at 45 mph has got to be terrifying.

[CoryWinget81]

I bow hunt too, and wouldn't hesitate to bear hunt....as long as it was a black bear and I had a pistol at my side.

There's no way you could get me to hunt a grizzly with a bow, or anything else. There was a guy in Idaho who was mauled by a grizzly after he emptied his .45 into it. F&G tracked and killed the animal then did an autopsy. They discovered a bunch of bruises on the chest of the bear, but none of the bullets had penetrated his chest cavity. The only pistol I would feel safe with if I'm shooting at a grizzly is a .44 magnum, at the very least. Toting a .44 magnum on an archery hunt would get pretty tiring after a short while.

a .45 didn't penetrate the chest cavity?

There's freaking SuperGrizzlies now? I feel for that guy.

A smaller, lighter round....357sig or 40 s&w may have had a better chance of penetration. Therein lies the rub, however. Sure, I'd probably get more rounds through, but I wouldn't get the stoppage I needed for a wild animal on full adrenaline rush.

I'll file this story in the back of my mind for a later day. I hope that when I need to recall it, I remember to try to destroy the CNS. Aim small, miss small though. Doubled-edged sword.

[Remedy]

new rule If I ever go bow hunting a bear...
I am bringing a bazooka with me

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

a .45 didn't penetrate the chest cavity?

There's freaking SuperGrizzlies now? I feel for that guy.

A smaller, lighter round....357sig or 40 s&w may have had a better chance of penetration. Therein lies the rub, however. Sure, I'd probably get more rounds through, but I wouldn't get the stoppage I needed for a wild animal on full adrenaline rush.

I'll file this story in the back of my mind for a later day. I hope that when I need to recall it, I remember to try to destroy the CNS. Aim small, miss small though. Doubled-edged sword.

It was a fully grown mature male. If I encountered a fully grown mature male, I 'might' feel as though I have a chance with a .357, but I would still 'prefer' a .44 magnum.

[CoryWinget81]

It was a fully grown mature male. If I encountered a fully grown mature male, I 'might' feel as though I have a chance with a .357, but I would still 'prefer' a .44 magnum.

If we're talking about what we'd prefer if being attacked
I'd prefer sharps .50, or maybe a BAR

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

If we're talking about what we'd prefer if being attacked
I'd prefer sharps .50, or maybe a BAR

Yeah, a .50 would be nice, but you won't see me totin' one of those around at 8000 feet.

[CoryWinget81]

Yeah, a .50 would be nice, but you won't see me totin' one of those around at 8000 feet.

Yeah, I know, just bein' silly.