In 2003, James Beeman used a .410 shotgun to stop a charging grizzly bear at a distance of three feet, long before daylight.
Grizzly Bear Charge Stopped with a .410 Shotgun in Montana
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Recent Grizzly Bear Attacks Should Alarm Anti-gun Washington
Another incident involving a grizzly bear attack in Montana should serve as a cautionary warning to people advocating for reintroduction of grizzly bears into north-central Washington’s North Cascades.
Wyoming Grizzly Bear Attack Stopped with 44 Magnum Revolver
Details of the defensive shooting of a grizzly bear at Paint Creek Wyoming in 2010 have been revealed by a Freedom of Information Act request.
Grizzly Bears in Lower 48 are the Deadliest Bear Population
Four percent of the United States grizzly bear population accounted for 56% of human fatalities from grizzly/brown bear attacks during 1975 to 2023. Those 4% were the bears that live in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
Myth that Bear Spray Will Save You Proves Deadly Once Again
A fully-discharged bottle of bear spray was discovered at the scene. The bear was apparently unimpressed! Now two are dead.
Grizzly Bears are Migrants to the Lower 48
Grizzly bears were not in the lower 48 states in North America before humans. Humans were here first.
Pistols & Shotgun Against Wyoming Grizzly, October 19, 2010 FOIA
In Wyoming, three men used a pistol and a shotgun to stop an attacking grizzly bear, as they were recovering an elk. It was self-defense.
WY: Fish Creek Bear Attack 2010: Savage 99 .308 and Taurus Tracker .41
On August 14, 2010, a grizzly bear charged two people in an unprovoked attack near Fish Creek on WY Forest Service Rd 693. The bear was stopped with gunfire a few feet from the people.
Man with Bear Spray Killed by Grizzly Near Yellowstone Park
An experienced Montana outdoorsman had bear spray but was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone Park on 15 April 2021.
Tanner Allen, Bear Defense in NW Wyoming, .41 Magnum Single Action
In August of 2009, Tanner Allen had to use his .41 magnum single action to shoot a charging grizzly bear in self defense, in the Shoshone National Forest.
Grizzly Bear Defense, Bryan Berg, 17 September, 2017, Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT
Some inner voice, or unconscious feeling, caused him to turn around and look. He had heard nothing, smelled nothing, at least nothing consciously. That is when he saw the big boar grizzly.
Why Requiring Hunters to Carry Bear Spray is a Bad Idea
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission decided not to mandate the carry of bear spray by hunters. It was the right decision. Bear spray has not been shown to be more effective than firearms.
Throwing Pistol and Running Fails to Stop Grizzly Bear Attack on Guide
Hunting guide Mark Uptain was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear. His client was injured, but reportedly threw a pistol to Mark before running away from the scene.
Grizzly Bear Charge Stopped with a .44 Magnum ~ VIDEO
Lorenz originally filmed grizzlys without carrying a pistol. His mother insisted that he start carrying a .44 magnum a decade earlier..
MT: Pheasant Hunter Kills Charging Grizzly with 12 Gauge
11 year old Elliot Clark killed this charging grizzly with a shotgun in Alaska in July of 2017. He used a 12 gauge shotgun.
WY: Off Duty Warden Shoots, Kills, Charging Grizzly
An off duty Wyoming Game Warden, Chris Queen, was hunting elk in the Little Sunlight Basin north of Cody, Wyoming, not far from the Wyoming border.
Another Bear Spray Failure: Bow Hunter Mauled – WARNING Graphic Images
Another case of bear spray failure occurred in Montana on September 4th at about 8 a.m. Â A grizzly bear charged through bear spray to get at Tom Sommers..
Bella Twin, the .22 Used to Take the 1953 World Record Grizzly, and More
On 10 May, 1953, Bella Twin was hunting small game with her partner, Dave Auger, along an oil exploration cutline south of Slave Lake. She was 63 years old.
Woman Uses New York Reload on Grizzly in Idaho
A woman in Northern Idaho uses a New York Reload to stop an attacking grizzly bear..
What .22 Rifle did Bella Twin use to Kill a World Record Grizzly in 1953?
Bella Twin is shown with the world record grizzly bear that she shot in 1953 with a single shot .22 rifle. The question is, what rifle is she holding???