Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
That is twice for him. He is either extremely unlucky, or is very good at putting himself in bad situations with bears.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
He shot well, improving luck considerably.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
I believe he shot off some of his own toes so I wouldn't say he shot that well.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
I'd say trading a couple of toes for your life is a pretty good bargain. Armchair quarterbacking not withstanding. Stuff happens on the real world.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/13/16
Originally Posted by bearstalker
I believe he shot off some of his own toes so I wouldn't say he shot that well.
Source?
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
From the first paragraph in the article.
"While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot."
"While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot."
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
If I found my foot between myself and an aggressive sow...........that foot would be fugged.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
shooting yourself in the foot doesn't mean much until you know the results.... may or may not even involve toes..
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
(From the Down East Saloon )
Sounds like his middle toe was removed.
Sounds like his middle toe was removed.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
Originally Posted by bearstalker
I believe he shot off some of his own toes so I wouldn't say he shot that well.
It depends. Could be he wasn't wearing shoes, so he shot himself before he realized it was only a bare foot.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
Spelling is important!
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
Originally Posted by m_stevenson
From the first paragraph in the article.
"While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot."
"While backing away from the sow, Woodman fell and accidentally shot himself in the left foot."
Doh!
Thanks, Mark.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/14/16
Originally Posted by Klikitarik
Originally Posted by bearstalker
I believe he shot off some of his own toes so I wouldn't say he shot that well.
It depends. Could be he wasn't wearing shoes, so he shot himself before he realized it was only a bare foot.
Reading between packing our AK bags.... that was good for a snort on the keyboard!
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/16/16
Originally Posted by bearstalker
I believe he shot off some of his own toes so I wouldn't say he shot that well.
He put one in the bear's eye (almost) and one in the chest. If he shot his foot while backpedaling and falling down, I can forgive that. The man shot well.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/16/16
Situational accuracy.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/16/16
Originally Posted by sbhooper
That is twice for him. He is either extremely unlucky, or is very good at putting himself in bad situations with bears.
For guy that got out and did it over a 20+ year period, in Alaska?
If your perspective is Nebraska...
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/17/16
Originally Posted by add
Originally Posted by sbhooper
That is twice for him. He is either extremely unlucky, or is very good at putting himself in bad situations with bears.
For guy that got out and did it over a 20+ year period, in Alaska?
If your perspective is Nebraska...
Good point... and many wish it had only been two...
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
Coming out of that pond, I'll bet that sow looked to be running on water!
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
and the comments... bear spray... fools all over the place.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
From the CM article:
"The bear scat reminded Woodman of the gun. He doubted he’d need it, but if he did it wouldn’t do much good stuffed away. He pulled the chunky pistol out of the pack, loaded it, and slipped it in his pocket."
Not only did he have the pistol and know how to shoot it, he took it out of his pack and had it handy when needed.
My respect grows.
"The bear scat reminded Woodman of the gun. He doubted he’d need it, but if he did it wouldn’t do much good stuffed away. He pulled the chunky pistol out of the pack, loaded it, and slipped it in his pocket."
Not only did he have the pistol and know how to shoot it, he took it out of his pack and had it handy when needed.
My respect grows.
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
I can certainly see how someone would stick their foot up to protect themselves. This isn't something that you likely train for!
Re: Homer Bear attack - 08/18/16
Originally Posted by kk alaska
Thanks for the link!
Excellent writing on display there.