This was an e-mail I recieved from my dad and well here’s the story with it…
This guy lives just outside of Soldotna , Alaska .
King season is over, and since I had a day off before silvers start, I thought I would go for a walk! This occurred at 11:16 AM Sunday morning 1/3/2010 , just 2/10 of a mile from my house.
On our road while walking my dogs (ironically trying to get in shape for hunting season). For the record, this is in a residential area; not back in the woods. . . No bow hunting. . .. No stealth occurring. . . I heard a twig snap…… And looked back. . . Full on charge was 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! It charged from less than 20 yards and was on me in about one-second!
Totally surreal. .. I just started shooting in the general direction. . .. And praise God that my second shot (or was it my third?) rolled him at 5 feet and he skidded to a stop 10 feet BEYOND where I was shooting from. . . I actually sidestepped him and fell over backwards on the last shot. . . And his momentum carried him to a stop past where I fired my first shot!
It was a prehistoric old bear….. No teeth…… No fat. . . Weighed between 900-1000 Lbs and it took five men to DRAG it onto a tilt-bed trailer! Big bear….. Its Paw measured out at about a 9-1/2 footer!
Never-ever-thought ‘it’ would happen to me! It’s always some other smuck….. Right?
Well, no bull…… I am still high on adrenaline .. . . With my gut in a Knot (felt like I did 10,000 crunches without stopping)! Almost puked for an hour after….. Had the burps and couldn’t even stand up as the troopers conducted their investigation! Totally wiped me out. … . Can’t even put that feeling into words. . .. By far the most emotion I have ever felt at once!
No doubt that God was with me, as I brought my Ruger ..454 Casull (and some “hot” 350 grain solids) just for the heck of it. .. . And managed to draw and snap shoot (pointed, never even aimed!) from the hip! Total lucky shot!
All I can say is Praise God for my safety and for choosing to leave the wife and kids at home on this walk!
