Originally Posted by The_Yetti
Originally Posted by leftycarbon
Brad,

We don't have grizzlies in Colorado (I think)In the summer I sometimes carry a titanium 4" .357 with 7 180gr Buffalo bear buster bullets. In 40 years of hunting/camping I only have had one bear experience. I was scouting for MD in late August camped in my little Hilleberge UNA. Warm night left the front open. My attack beagle was asleep at my feet. I awoke to a pretty good sized black bear snuffing my face. yikes! I made some short of sound, bear bolted. dog woke up ran over my face. .357 was useless as it was outside my bag. I thought about bringing it in the bag but didn't want to have a dream and end up blowing my nuts off....long night.
I have carried bear spray in areas were there were grizzlies. My daughter was a wrangler in Yellowstone and the Tetons for 3 or 4 years and she always carried spray but never had to use it.

LC


I spoke with a Game warden a few years ago about grizzlies here. He said officially there are none here, but the department was investigating claims of a guide, who had a ton of experience guiding in Alaska, that he had seen a Grizzly in the northern part of the state.


1979 a man named Wiseman was mauled by the grizzly he killed somewhere east of Pagosa Springs, Colorado almost into New Mexico. I remember thinking that it was possible that bear traveled through the 55 mile territory of railroad I was working at the time. Everyone said there wasn't any grizzly around but looking at the area I couldn't savvy why not. Sometimes on the news it is mentioned that our troop casualty rate might be say, 1%. I have long concluded that if you are the one involved it is 100% to you. My thinking on bears is along the same bent and has been ever since that guy was mauled by the bear that wasn't there.

Last edited by Captain; 07/30/16.
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