Here’s one that’s been making the rounds and while I can’t vouch for the accuracy of the story, the photos jibe with it and besides, who doesn’t love a good Alaskan grizzly story?
The tale begins with the author taking a walk with his dogs through his neighborhood, around 11:15 in the morning on a Sunday. It was the snap of a twig that caught his attention and turning around, “a full-on charge, a huge brownie, ears back, head low and motorin’ full speed!”
Came with zero warning; no Woof, no popping of the teeth, no standing up, nothing like what you think or see on TV!
The bear was at twenty yards and on him, “totally surreal”, and pure muscle memory as he pulls a Ruger .454 Casull loaded with “some ‘hot’ 350 grain solids.” Unsure if it was two or three shots, but he hit the mark when the bear got within five feet. “He skidded to a stop ten feet beyond where I was shooting from…I actually sidestepped him!”
Regaining his composure, the author figured it to be “a prehistoric old boar…no teeth…no fat” and estimated it to be somewhere north of 900 pounds, “took five men to drag it onto a trailer.” The bear measured a full 9 1/2 feet in length.
“Almost puked for an hour afterwards. Had the burps and couldn’t even stand up as the troopers conducted their investigation.”
No word on the dogs but that’s likely a good thing. He did wrap by thanking God for his safety and “choosing to leave the wife and kids at home on this walk!”
