Henry Rifle Forums

RanchRoper wrote:I'll ride an extra mile or two around that big griz. The pay' s the same...

when it comes to griz, I'd grab the 45-70 with a Nikon scope and stuff it full of 400 gr Barnes Buster bullets .... that would really be something ..

I'm going with RR. You can shoot the griz.

I've had several close encounters over the years. Rode up on one at a salt station a few years back. He stood up and sniffed at me. Magic and I were about 50 feet from it. Hard to tell horseback but I figured about 8 feet standing up. I talked real calm to it and turned real slow and walked away. Got into an open area real quick so I could see 360 degrees. Then hit a long trot for several miles until I was sure we'd left him behind. Another time a big fella was stalking the cattle as I moved a bunch. He paralleled us on a hillside for about 15 minutes. Then I rode hard a full gallop right at him waving my slicker and he took off. I was on my.mare Magic again. She was fearless.

Sorry didn't mean to highjack the thread.

45 Colt lead looks lethal to me!

Ive got a 338 Win Mag that I would love to poke a Griz with. One about 8ft tall.

BigAl52 wrote:Ive got a 338 Win Mag that I would love to poke a Griz with. One about 8ft tall.

now you're talking ..

Seriously, though, if you look as case studies of grizzly bear attacks, a fairly large number of people who were carrying a gun/bear spray for protection never even had time to use it. That's how sudden and fast these animals can move. Okay, back to the thread.

I've read where a hunter was tracking griz, heard a rustling sound, looked back and one was sneaking up behind him.
The worst kind of game is the game that hunts you. Black bear, maybe, Griz, no thanks.

I have no plans to hunt animals that can eat me!