NEWSER – A bow hunter is alive and fairly well after surviving a grizzly bear attack, but what’s amazing is how he fought back. Chase Dellwo, 26, was hunting with his brother near the town of Choteau, Montana, on Saturday when they saw a herd of elk, the Great Falls Tribune reports. So Dellwo walked along a slim creek bed in an attempt to move the animals toward a ridge where his brother, Shane, was waiting. That’s when Chase noticed a bear waking up just a few feet in front of him. The bear likely hadn’t noticed him because of wind, snow, and rain at the time, the AP reports. And Chase had no time to draw back the arrow in his bow.
The bear swiftly knocked Chase over, bit him on the back of the head, then bit his leg “and gave it a pretty good shake and threw me a ways,” he says. But when the bear attacked again, Chase remembered an article his grandmother once gave him about how big animals have poor gag reflexes—so he pushed his right arm down the bear’s throat. “It worked,” the Tribune says. “The bear left.” Shane got Chase to a hospital, where he’s recovering with various injuries and at least two hundred stitches and staples in his head. “I want everyone to know that it wasn’t the bear’s fault, he was as scared as I was,” Chase says.
When I was a kid I pulled a standard poodle (the big kind) off my dog by the collar. He twisted in the collar and clamped down on my hand. I jammed my whole hand down his throat and he let go right now and ran down the street.
I live in bear country and I always carry a .44 magnum or .45. But I have heard a lot of stories over the years of people who had to fight off bears hand to paw combat.
Most had their gun knocked out of their hands by a surprise attack.
So I always have two large knives on my person for backup.
I also only go into the woods with my two guard dogs.
Both Malinois (Belgian Shepherd Dog)
Nothing sneaks up on them. But I have to have a long strong lead on them.
That’s a good trick to know. And I am so glad I didn’t have to read about somebody shoving their fist up a grizzly’s arse; I’m pretty sure a move like that would be a person’s last.
You shall henceforth be known as “Fearless Poodle Man Dan”.
Good thinking! I spent a lot of time in Choteau Montana. Know it well. I wonder if he was near Pine Butte? The reason I bring it up is that area is filled with tons of Huckleberry bushes and really thick brush. Near the Bob Marshall. Lots of little streams and river forks. Perfect area for all types of critters. Mostly Mule Deer and of course Grizzly. It’s an area known for Bear encounters.
“I want everyone to know that it wasn’t the bear’s fault, he was as scared as I was,” Chase says.
As much as I am glad he survived, that statement pretty much sums up the current mentality of our society these days. Even the bear is made out to be a victim!
the only fisting i have witnessed was at the gynecologist’s office
equally traumatic
Dave in the battleground ?
Where is the battleground
I assume it’s everywhere.
If you try that move with a lefty prog, they will fall in love with you.
lol – that’s where I thought the story was heading at first.
and. I stride forth. in the wilderness. alone.
Wonder if that would work on a pit bull.
I’ve been told to spread-eagle his forelegs but that would injure the dog to the point he’d have to be destroyed. I’d hate to do that.
…and tickle your elbow looking for a pair of . . .
That’s what I thought, too. Good thing I read the rest of the article.
Unless he was a Democrat.
Would that work on Hillary……just sayin???
I always that that you weren’t suppose to feed the bears.
THOUGHT!
Works with the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well.
It’s seared, seared into my memory … that MinPin attack back in ’68. Barking like a Banshee and it seemed like there was nothing but hair, nails, and teeth flashing all around me! Musta weighed all of 4 ounces! Four ounces of DEATH!
Just by the grace of Allah, the pinkie finger of my left hand went down its throat and stopped the savage attack. I sued its owner, a 7 year old girl, for $20 million for pain and suffering, but the damned biased jury only gave me $15 million.
Would you rather he destroyed you?
Heh!.. New Sport – Bear Noodlin’…
I just spit Beer twenty feet !
Yeah, I was misled by the title of this post and was to offer my congratulations to the happy couple for the consummation of their relationship.
I thought it may have been a gay bear.
I’ll limit my bare encounters to unearthing my woolly mammoth on Saturdays for the old ladies date night.
Whew. Talk about concealed carry.
Scraping an object down the nose of a wild animal will also make it go away.
I once used a camera to get rid of a bear in Stokes State Forest in New Jersey by doing this.