07-14-2022, 02:19 AM
I've never seen a grizzly in the wild but have had encounters with black bears on a few occasions. I'll be packin' in the woods for those critters too. I had one stalking me on a deer hunt once. I had stopped to take a leak. While doing my business, I thought I'd seen something move in the woods. It was a bear & it had it's nose right on the trail I had been following. When it dawned on me it was tracking my scent I picked up my rifle & let loose with a "YAHOO! HEY BEAR!". It stopped, raised up & spotted me. It woofed & took off back the direction it came from. I've had a couple of other close encounters but those bears weren't stalking me.
I was in a gold camp just north of Nome back in 2000 when a grizzly came into our main camp. I was away at a secondary mining site that day so I missed seeing my first wild grizz. We had one miner get chased on his ATV by an angry sow. We all carried 12 gauge shotguns when away from camp. I had a Rem 1100 with a tube full of slugs.
I was in a gold camp just north of Nome back in 2000 when a grizzly came into our main camp. I was away at a secondary mining site that day so I missed seeing my first wild grizz. We had one miner get chased on his ATV by an angry sow. We all carried 12 gauge shotguns when away from camp. I had a Rem 1100 with a tube full of slugs.
I refuse to be victimized by notions of virtuous behavior.