Bruce lee
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| BC man kicks bear ass
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A B.C. man found himself in a deadly fight with a black bear, and had to kill the large animal to escape with his life. The attack left him with deep gashes in his head that required more than 60 stitches.
Jim West, 45, was walking with his two dogs near 70 Mile House -- about halfway between Kamloops and Williams Lake -- when his dogs reacted to a noise in the woods.
"All of a sudden I heard a 'whoof' on my right and I looked over and there was a bear six feet away from me," he said.
West knew right away he was in serious danger.
"Just one look at that bear and I knew she meant business," he said.
"The bear rose at the same time as my foot went up. I'm not sure if it was her teeth or her claws that caught me in my upper lip."
That's when West was knocked down. He rolled onto his stomach and clasped his hands around his neck to protect his throat.
"She then tore a chunk out my scalp, bit me in my left arm and ribs," West said.
The Caribou man credits his dogs for drawing the bear away, giving him a chance to defend himself. When he turned to stand up, the bear -- apparently a mother -- swatted him in the right arm and bit him again. Knowing he would likely die unless he put up a fight, the bleeding West summoned the strength to get on his feet and picked up a stick about as thick as his arm.
"The bear was running at me full tilt," he said. "I swung the stick and hit her right between the ears and it stopped her dead in her tracks.
West says the initial hit stunned the bear, but he realized the animal would attack again if he didn't keep up the fight.
"I knew if I went down a third time I wouldn't get up again," said West.
"I pretended I was driving spikes with a sledgehammer, and I didn't stop until that bear went down and I saw blood coming out her nose."
After West crushed the bear's skull, he dropped the stick and wrapped his shirt around his head to stop the profuse bleeding. He then walked to a nearby lodge, where he was taken to hospital for dozens of stitches.
Matter of survival
Conservation officers found the bear three hours later, and confirmed the bear's injuries. West says fighting back was a matter of survival.
"Most people would be so scared that they would just stay on the ground and let the bear chew on them, but I have a bit of a temper that I try to stay on top of," he said.
But also West blames himself for the attack, saying the bear was just following its instincts when it attacked.
"With my experience in the woods, I know bears are out foraging in the fall, but with the wind in the face, I know he couldn't smell me or hear me," he said. "I know that people should be prepared when they go out." |
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vue666
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This guy deserves a nice set of those: |
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renton
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North York, ON | reply to vue666
How surprised are you? |
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harwoodr
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I feel for the guy and that's quite the accomplishment...
There is something to be said for human encroachment on wildlife and the effects that can have - but no, I don't think he did anything wrong himself.
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Reactance
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canada | reply to Bruce lee
pretty brave of him.. to tackle that bear.
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harwoodr
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| said by Reactance  :pretty brave of him.. to tackle that bear. ...and his other option was?
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vue666
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1 edit | Well Ron.... it seems he is now being besieged by animal rights activists who are critical of his actions.... 
»www.canada.com/victoriatimescolo···36eeb3e4
I don't think an horse can outrun a bear, at least in a short distance, much less a man.... |
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harwoodr
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| I wouldn't say that they are "animal rights activists"... heck, PETA wouldn't touch this one... the people harassing him are ignorant ass-hats.
Run from a bear... give me a break - anyone who would say that knows nothing about bears.
You know me, I'll tell you if I disagree with you (or if I think you're full of it) and I think this guy had to defend himself. Assuming of course all details are factual - and really, nearly no one is stupid enough to tangle with a bear... with the exception of my friend Blair's brother, Troy - and he wears protective gear and is insane.
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vue666
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1 edit | I had to say I told ya' so....
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Vue666 :
I'm surprised Greenpeace isn't demanding this fellow be charged with animal cruelty...!!!!
Some interesting comments by readers in the original article...
I like this reply...
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It seems the loonies are trying to gain control of the asylum once again. I would LOVE to see any one of the tree hugging, rainbow-and-butterfly crowd get in between a mother bear and her cubs and see how that might turn out. Perhaps they would sit with the bear, order a latte, and discuss the bears feelings to address the source of its anger issues. Perhaps it did not have enough mothers milk during its first few months? The reality is that natural instinct took over and this poor fellow with over 60 stitches in his head was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The bear? well, depending on the sauce it can make for a wonderful stew on a cold winters day!
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harwoodr
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Hamilton, ON | Greenpeace isn't mentioned in the article - these are isolated whack jobs... more so than the average Greenpeacer.
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fight or flight
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heh i live in black bear area.
The Gov gives out pamphlets here about black bears that say:
-don't play dead. Unlike grizzley's, black bears will eat you.
-scream and yell as loud as you can
-run as fast as you can
Nothing else you can do, and black bears run faster than humans.
So its fight or flight, either are certain death. Unless you get lucky like this guy. |
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bluebaron2
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Always, ALWAYS, walk with a partner. Then, as the old joke goes, if all else fails you don't have to out run the bear you just have to be faster than your walking partner.  
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Reactance
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said by harwoodr :said by Reactance :pretty brave of him.. to tackle that bear. ...and his other option was? To run away? lol |
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harwoodr
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Hamilton, ON | Nope... that would been just as good as laying down... |
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macedon
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way to go |
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MikeA1972
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Brantford, ON | reply to Bruce lee
Shame this goof didn't get eaten. You walk around the woods where bears are known to be, you deserve to die. Moron. |
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vue666
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Maybe the anger towards this man would be better directed to the young man in Alberta who bound the family dog and dragged it behind the car or the two goofs who micro-waved the family cat...
This BC man was not looking for trouble. Did not antagonize the bear... No one can fault the bear for defending it's cubs and no one can blame the man for his survival instincts....
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What an idiotic statement. |
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