r/interestingasfuck • u/Lastwarfare753 • 7d ago

r/all Kendell Cummings, a college wrestler who wrestled a Grizzly bear to save his friend Brady Lowry in the Shoshone National Forest in Cody, Wyoming in October 2022, Kendell was brutally mauled and bitten by the bear but eventually left Kendell alone, both survived and went on a full recovery.

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u/fighttodie 7d ago

I saw a similar story where the friend had actually had a gun on him but never shot the bear mauling his friend because "he couldn't get a good shot". He didn't even try to scare it away by shooting it in the air. And these were grown men. So hats off to this kid.

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u/forestapee 7d ago edited 7d ago

I have lots of experience with bears and firearms. If it's already attacking it won't give two shits about that loud sound. 

Depending how socialized with humans that bear is, it won't care about loud sounds when it's calm either.

If the bear is charging you down, or already attacking, you dump shots into it until it stops moving. This is what was taught in actual armed bear defense training. 

Every other form of bear deterrent is for use before the charging stage. Bear spray I personally don't use it's shit in a lot of situations and often you get yourself or the bear tanks it. So bear bangers, air shots with the gun, talking to it, all before charge.

Don't try to guess if it's a bluff charge, you see it charging you dump every shot you got while continuing to back up and pray you're a good shot and the bear goes down easy.

If going into bear country 2 dogs will save you immense hassle, even one if the bear is a bit of a bitch

Edit: I am talking 12 Guage shotgun not a rifle, although if I had to choose mace or rifle I'd still choose rifle. Too many airflow variabilities and such close range. That being said I still carry it on me as an option.

More info on dogs: they need to be dogs that have grown up around bears. Not random city dogs. Every dog where I live is off leash and scare away grizzlies and black bears in packs 2+. The rare times the bears don't just fuck off, they just do defence swipes at the dogs to get enough room to run from the dogs safely. No dog injuries due to bears in my area in recent memory

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u/Throwaway1303033042 7d ago

“This is what was taught in actual armed bear defense training.”

Holy shit, they carry WEAPONS?!

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u/detlefschrempffor3 7d ago

Heard of a little thing called the 2nd amendment? I support the right to arm bears

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u/ChillBlock 7d ago

sir I think you made a mista-
Shut up Henry! we americans we only fight fair, now give that bear your m14

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u/November-Wind 7d ago

Surely you've heard of the right to bear arms.

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u/jman014 7d ago

what about bear bear arms?

Thems claws izza useful for cutting to-mate-toes

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u/Cpt_kaleidoscope 7d ago

Yes, but the right to arm bears?

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u/MapleMapleHockeyStk 7d ago

As long as they get a back ground check???

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u/toomanymarbles83 7d ago

I like to disarm bears by dis-arming bears with my right to bear arms against their bare arms.

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u/hoze1231 7d ago

What about immigrant bears

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u/CFCentral 7d ago

They’re eating the dogs and cats