Kodiac are gigantic. How big are cave bears?
Griz will more than threaten your life. Once they acquire a taste for "long
pig" (man) you are in a world of hurt.
A house is no protection. They will rip it open like a rotten log for the
"grubs" inside. This will happen again once this re-establishment is
accomplished. Why do you think they were eradicated?
I have lived with animals most of my life and in many ways prefer their
company to mankind.
They keep it simple. So don't think I don't like animals.
Regrettably environmental theories of animal behavior are as full of barn
dust as the explorer club mentality.
I've been there, done that, and have the T shirt and the belt buckle. My
knowledge is not TV or books.
One of the big myths is animals only kill to eat. Utter BS.
I have seen a hawk hit a covey of quail and not stop until they are all
dead. He then eats the lungs of a couple of them, or whatever titbit he is
in the mood for and leaves the rest. Lions like their meat fresh and will
kill a deer and leave most for the bears and yotes. The television model of
nature is lovely but mostly entertainment with little relevance to real day
to day life.
Ever see hawks hunt in a flock? I have. So much for lone territorial
predators. Ever see an eagle kill a deer? My cousin's husband did. Dropped
from the sky and slit her throat in passing. Ever see their feet? And their
beak! Hawks can bite your fingers off let alone eagles.
TV leaves many with the impression the wilds are a petting zoo. NOT SO!
I've seen a bear walk down a trail and then have a whack attack and destroy
a log and bushes. Then calmly shuffle away. I've seen bear eat berries for
several days by a flock of sheep and then one day just walk over and kill a
half dozen of them. Why? and why not before? They are TOTALLY unpredictable.
People get attacked and killed and the papers don't cover it. Why?
The early settlers of the west could have told us much about the behavior of
wild predators unafraid of man but their stories are not in the libraries
for the most part. Not politically correct, just as artifacts of Egypt and
Phoenicia in the Americas are suppressed, Irish Ogham writing, Viking
settlements, Blue eyed red haired indians and so on.
Columbus discovered America dontcha know.
Kirk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hazel McKinlay [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:51 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [allplanets-hollow] Re: The Logistical Value of Firearms
Why would you want to shoot a majestic creature like a grizzly bear? Unless
it was threatening your life! If they are encroaching on human habitations
it's because their own enviroment or food sources are diminishing. But then,
I'm not into blood-sports in North London. Cave bears in the hollow earth
are gigantic, you'd need a bazooka to kill them. Hazel
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 7:46 PM
Subject: [allplanets-hollow] Re: The Logistical Value of Firearms
--- In allplanets-hollow@y..., "kirk" <kirk@3...> wrote:
> Polar or Kodiac bear? .338 Winchester minimum. .300
Winchester for the
> brave. 30-06 for those live on adrenaline rushes.
> .223-- a mousegun for bear? I don't think so.
> A pistol? ROFL!
>
> I've had brown and black bears on my porch.
> They die easy. Not griz. They hunt YOU! A griz sow mauled a
dude up by my
> cousins place even after the guide put 2 rounds in her at close
range with a
> .300 Winchester. They were hunting elk.
> She then ran 150 yards to some brush where she died.
>
> I think the perfect Kodiak rifle is a .338 Lapua built by Dakota
Arms.
>
> Kirk in central Montana.
>
>
Personally, I would prefer a 30.06 for dealing with LARGE
predators. And a scope.
But that's a lot of extra weight to lug....
A 9mm set-up is better than nothing, though!
--Mike
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