Originally posted by rvd
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Interview with victim of Wyoming bear attack
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doesn't sound round to me,,, the bear attacks, nocks the gun out of his hand,, and while the bear has him he somehow retrieves the gun, but does not use it, he limp wrists the throw to the guide gets on his horse that is still standing there with TWO bears on full on attack and rides away?
how does he have enough thought process to retrieve the gun, but not enough manhood to use it,,, but thinks " the guide needs my gun more than I do" so I will throw it to him and run away,, ..
I know nothing about horses and don't pretend to,, but I do not see them standing around with bears in a ticked off mood! the article reads like both horses were pulling the elk,,, if so he had enough time and thought to either cut the rope with a knife he had to get from somewhere or untie the rope, all the while the horse stood still ?
I have issues with his "story",,,, or at least the written version of it.... and what happened to the gun because it was not found
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Originally posted by deerplanter View PostMy question is why wouldn't a professional guide in bear country have his own pistol? They weren't hunting at that time, they were recovering a carcass that could attract predators of all kinds. It's a very sad deal and I'm praying for all involved.
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Originally posted by nando View Post
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WOW!!!!! Just WOW!!!!! And he actually had the nerve to say "make sure you bring a gun with the correct ammo".. Or something along those lines.. Wow..Last edited by PondPopper; 09-17-2018, 08:49 AM.
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Originally posted by RascalArms View PostUnbelievably sad deal. I know I wasn’t there and by no means will I claim to fully understand the situation but I just can’t fathom why he would throw the gun and not use it.
Edit: In the first clip the interviewer states that he was trying to “load the pistol” which might explain why he threw it to the guide. Idk. If that’s the case, why on earth would it not already be loaded and one in the chamber?
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Originally posted by nando View Post
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I believe the Glock was the guide's gun. I'm thinking maybe the survivor wasn't familiar with it and didn't know how to operate the gun. Maybe the guide didn't carry chambered and the hunter couldn't figure out how to rack it.
Sad story all the way around, but especially when you consider that Uptain leaves behind a wife and five children. Prayers for all affected by this tragedy.
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As someone who has guided a lot of hunters....
Most folks would be surprised how many guys don't know how to operate a firearm.
I have had several instances where I asked a guy to shoot a wounded animal that we had jumped and had them tell me they didn't know how.
I would bet he didn't know how to fire his new handgun that he bought just for this trip and tried to throw it to the guide, figuring he would be able to do it.
As far as running off. Flight or Fight ..... it happens in an instant and you will never know when your nerve will break. We had seval trackers break and run during a Elephant charge, I did not blame them at all.Last edited by Buff; 09-17-2018, 09:56 AM.
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