Good points! She actually did some research into this and since the griz is
an endangered species there is data. I suppose that there could be
unreported attacks/shootings. The basic problem is that you are talking
about trying to kill a large charging animal and if it doesn't die in about
two seconds then you are going to get mauled. The guides in AK carry 12ga
slug guns. The people familiar with the bears will tell you to carry the
pepper spray. We have Grizzleys here in N. Idaho but I have never seen one
at close range and the ones that I have seen in AK have all been from a
vehicle. I can tell you there is nothing spookier than coming upon a
steaming pile of poop and 16" tracks where there isn't a person for 15
miles! Much scarier than a thunderstorm anyway
..
Mike
MU-2

"Aviv Hod" wrote in
message ...
Mike Rapoport wrote:
FYI According to a friends wife who is an ER doctor, everyone who has
shot
a grizzley bear in self defense in Wyoming with a handgun has been
mauled.

Mike
MU-2


Hmmm... Let's think about this. She's an ER doctor - why would she
ever come in contact with any of the people who were successful at
thwarting an attack?

Just something to think about. Anecdotal evidence can seem very
convincing until you step back and see what you may be missing.

But that doesn't change the moral of the story: when up against a
Grizzly, a bigger gun is better :-)

-Aviv