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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1185541" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Ha! Those were the two most interesting local bear mauling incidents I can muster up. You may have to revert to the movie.</p><p></p><p>Here's one more perhaps worth the mentioning. I was stalked by a black bear once about 10 yrs ago. Was taking a mid-day nap on the mountain side during a spring hunt for black bear in the Kenai Mountains. I heard a noise like an animal or human clearing their nose maybe 40-50yds away, and then really nothing more. Lifted my head up and looked around for a bit. Nothing more. So I settled down again to nap more before the evening hunt. After mulling this over in my mind, I got anxious/uncomfortable and raised my head a second time maybe 10 minutes later. Flat on my back and looking over my feet I see two black ear tips come into view from ~15 yards away. My initial thought was great, this bear is going to get away. The bear was directly down wind of me. He basically followed my scent trail up to me. He moved a step closer exposing his head, and confirming he was a decent sized bear. He's already staring directly at me, cuz he had my scent. Like a dummy, I had leaned my rifle up against a shrub about 4 yds away. I'm thinking no way I'll be able to get to my rifle before this bear bounds away. </p><p></p><p>Danged if the bear doesn't continue his approach. A cautious step or two and then more bold staring. I'm trying to scoot on my butt over to my rifle now, without inviting a predatory response from the bear. About the time the bear cut the distance in half, the prior thoughts of 'this bear is going to get away', have changed to 'am I going to get away'. By the time I get to my rifle, the bear's about 20 feet away. On me in one jump, two at the most. I get the scope covers off and when the rifles ready to roll, I quickly moved the gun to my shoulder/firing position. That fast motion caused the bear to feint a jump off to the side - away from me. But he halts that motion, and then swings his shoulders and head back in my direction, as if challenging me. </p><p></p><p>I'd had more than enough, and I plugged him through the lungs from 20 feet with a 7mm Rem Mag. The muzzle blast must have been tremendous toward the bear. He jumped and ran off out of sight. In short order I heard a death bawl not terribly far away. I waited, listened, watched, and thought. Followed up the trail after 15 minutes and there found him piled up about 50yds off.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea what might have happened had I not lifted my head up to look around that 2nd time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1185541, member: 4191"] Ha! Those were the two most interesting local bear mauling incidents I can muster up. You may have to revert to the movie. Here's one more perhaps worth the mentioning. I was stalked by a black bear once about 10 yrs ago. Was taking a mid-day nap on the mountain side during a spring hunt for black bear in the Kenai Mountains. I heard a noise like an animal or human clearing their nose maybe 40-50yds away, and then really nothing more. Lifted my head up and looked around for a bit. Nothing more. So I settled down again to nap more before the evening hunt. After mulling this over in my mind, I got anxious/uncomfortable and raised my head a second time maybe 10 minutes later. Flat on my back and looking over my feet I see two black ear tips come into view from ~15 yards away. My initial thought was great, this bear is going to get away. The bear was directly down wind of me. He basically followed my scent trail up to me. He moved a step closer exposing his head, and confirming he was a decent sized bear. He's already staring directly at me, cuz he had my scent. Like a dummy, I had leaned my rifle up against a shrub about 4 yds away. I'm thinking no way I'll be able to get to my rifle before this bear bounds away. Danged if the bear doesn't continue his approach. A cautious step or two and then more bold staring. I'm trying to scoot on my butt over to my rifle now, without inviting a predatory response from the bear. About the time the bear cut the distance in half, the prior thoughts of 'this bear is going to get away', have changed to 'am I going to get away'. By the time I get to my rifle, the bear's about 20 feet away. On me in one jump, two at the most. I get the scope covers off and when the rifles ready to roll, I quickly moved the gun to my shoulder/firing position. That fast motion caused the bear to feint a jump off to the side - away from me. But he halts that motion, and then swings his shoulders and head back in my direction, as if challenging me. I'd had more than enough, and I plugged him through the lungs from 20 feet with a 7mm Rem Mag. The muzzle blast must have been tremendous toward the bear. He jumped and ran off out of sight. In short order I heard a death bawl not terribly far away. I waited, listened, watched, and thought. Followed up the trail after 15 minutes and there found him piled up about 50yds off. I have no idea what might have happened had I not lifted my head up to look around that 2nd time. [/QUOTE]
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