There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
The Grizzly Bear... Finally, I would suggest that it is only human nature ( especially when badly armed ) to be more impressed with the vitality of an animal which, when wounded, takes the offensive, than with the vitality of one that, when similarly wounded, invariably runs away. Of course, the question of armament is not one to be lost sight of in reviewing the testimony of the early hunters. Their rifles were mostly smooth-bores of small calibre, not larger than the present .32, carring bullets in many cases seventy to the pound, and all of them were muzzle-loaders with no definite charges of powder. Their penetration, variable under such circumstances, was always slight as compared with the present perfected weapons, and it was impossible for them to drive a ball through the shouders of a tough old grizzly or even a young one. Armed with such a weapon it was necessary to approach very near to one's quarry, the chances of killing a large animal with one shot were small, and it took time to reload. *And the wounded grizzly was a fighter.
Survival Skills of Bears
