This bear was killed with an arrow. The hunter was cleared under self defense.
I do not know the hunter, this was sent by a friend. Supposedly took place in north western Wyoming. I don't know the Reg's in Wyoming however bow hunters here in southwest Montana are encouraged to have a side arm when bow hunting, this may be a good case for that.
I had a big boar charge me in the fall of 93 all I had was a swiss army knife as a back up weapon. Never again!. I can not verify the the accuracy of this story but it is a good read.
MT
Many of you know that my brother-in-law(Bridgett's husband), Ron, was
attacked by a grizzly bear last weekend in Wyoming, while bow hunting elk
with his dad.
Ron amazingly came through with non life threatening injuries.
Ron, who is an experienced hunter and used to be a guide, was calling an elk
for his dad, who was down hill 40 yards. The elk suddenly spooked and then
Ron heard a noise behind him. He turned around and a grizzly was 15 feet
behind him. He tried to shoo it away but it proceeded toward him. He went
behind a tree and the bear kept coming, so he took off on his 'death run'
down hill towards his dad. With the grizzly just feet behind his son, and
running full speed, Ron's dad shot one arrow. Ron saw the arrow fly by his
leg, unsure of whether it hit the bear, and within a few more steps, Ron was
on his back with the grizzly on top of him. With is arms shielding his
head, Ron kicked and punched the bear with all he had. Ron said it all went
too fast and he was so full of adrenaline, he could not feel any pain at the
time of the attack. When the bear continued to attack, Ron's dad, could see
that the bear was bleeding badly from the arrow, and he went over and
started beating on the bear with his bow(You can not carry guns during bow
hunting, so he had nothing to shoot it). The bear continued to attack Ron,
biting clear through his left hand and glove, and down to the bone of his
right arm just below the elbow. Then the bear, stopped, looking at Ron's
dad, walked away several yards, and rolled over dead.
The bear was autopsied and showed that it was well over 500 lbs(the
grizzlies in that area average 350lbs) and 11 years old(which is in it's
prime). Following the path of the arrow, the autopsy showed that the arrow
went in, hit a main artery, then bent, and hit the heart!
A one in a thousand shot they said.
Another important fact to mention and that gave me chills is that Ron's dad
had had surgery on his arm, because he had injured his arm and was not even
able to pull the bow last season. This was to be his big hunt, and before
the day of the attack, he had already missed two elk that were standing
still. The morning of the attack, Ron's dad (also named Ron), prayed 'God
please guide my arrow today'.
Little did Ron Sr. and Ron know how God would guide his arrow that day!
