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October 06, 2009
Grizzly Attack - 5
by J.R. Absher
A Fort St. John, British Colombia bowhunter saved his bacon last week by plunging one of his hunting arrows into the neck of an attacking grizzly bear at his Kechika River hunting camp. The action began when Rory Chapple, 39, heard the telltale huffing sounds of an agitated grizzly bear coming toward him. Though he was armed with his hunting bow, there was no time to nock an arrow, much less draw, aim and fire. As the bowhunter back-pedaled and the sow grizzly moved closer, he concluded his only defense was to use one of his hunting arrows as a lance. When the grizzly made its lunge, Chapple jabbed—Zorro style—and the broadhead-tipped arrow sliced the bruin’s throat, inflicting enough damage to thwart a further advance. “It was a glancing blow but as soon as that arrow struck home, she went from gnarling and growing and huffing at me to gurgling,” Chapple said. The father of two and president of his local archery club escaped the ordeal with ripped pants, a sore back, and a whale of a story to tell. |
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Comments (5)
I would not have escaped with just ripped pants and a sore back. My pants would have been badly soiled, too. The article doesn't say if the bear suffered enough damage to be killed or did it just go back into the wilds. If it was gurgling, makes me think damage was significant. I would be interested in the outcome for the bear. Was it harvested?
Talk about a muzzy moment! Zorro style lol glad he made home to his kids though.
This is a good argument for carrying a handgun during archery--where it's legal. Unfortunatly, some of the places I hunt don't allow it.
i would suspect if he jammed the arrow in to neck of the grizzly the arrow would have sliced an areter and maybe gone into its windpipe and started filling the bears lungds with blood but im not sure adn im deffiently not an expert im just guessing
the head guy i my hunting club says he saved himself from being gorded by stabbing the 8 pt with a swiss army knife... i think its BS
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I would not have escaped with just ripped pants and a sore back. My pants would have been badly soiled, too. The article doesn't say if the bear suffered enough damage to be killed or did it just go back into the wilds. If it was gurgling, makes me think damage was significant. I would be interested in the outcome for the bear. Was it harvested?
This is a good argument for carrying a handgun during archery--where it's legal. Unfortunatly, some of the places I hunt don't allow it.
Talk about a muzzy moment! Zorro style lol glad he made home to his kids though.
i would suspect if he jammed the arrow in to neck of the grizzly the arrow would have sliced an areter and maybe gone into its windpipe and started filling the bears lungds with blood but im not sure adn im deffiently not an expert im just guessing
the head guy i my hunting club says he saved himself from being gorded by stabbing the 8 pt with a swiss army knife... i think its BS
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