Utah Boy Dragged From Tent, Killed By Bear During Camping Trip

[13Gigatons]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,283834,00.html

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnb...-1ea58010079b&f=00&fg=

The camp I stayed at also had a bear problem.

 

[Cabages]

wow, thats so close to me.

 

[NFS4]

Chet: Bear... bear... Big Bear... big bear chase meeeeeeee...!

 

[moshquerade]

what a terrible way to go. 🙁

 

[drinkmorejava]

Horrible, horrible way to go, but I highly doubt they followed proper safety protocols including removing all food and smellables from their tent. Bear probably smelled something dumb like toothpaste, got to the tent, and saw the boy as being the smallest.

 

[Eli]

Wow... terrible.

 

[illusion88]

The good news is the kid probably died pretty quickly.

 

[eits]

colbert nation alert!!!

 

[jackace]

I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

 

[lyssword]

colbert wasn't joking about the bears

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: jackace
I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

You better be packing some pretty serious firepower if you actually expect to be able to combat a bear; especially if it's a handgun.

 

[skyking]

Man that is sad. A dog would have alerted the family and probably saved him.

 

[13Gigatons]

Originally posted by: skyking
Man that is sad. A dog would have alerted the family and probably saved him.

It was a 300 pound black bear so the dog or two probably could have fought the bear.

 

[gwrober]

Wow - how terrible.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
Horrible, horrible way to go, but I highly doubt they followed proper safety protocols including removing all food and smellables from their tent. Bear probably smelled something dumb like toothpaste, got to the tent, and saw the boy as being the smallest.

QFT

Bears are shy, and usually won't attack humans unless they have food. The boy probably hid food in his tent.

 

[purbeast0]

great news for me to hear .... considering I'm going camping this Saturday!

poor kid though, that musta been scary as hell.

 

[Lola]

That is so very sad. 🙁

 

[K1052]

note to self: if going camping make sure to sleep with .454 Casull Ruger Super Redhawk grasped in one hand

 

[Scarpozzi]

It makes me wonder if he had food in his sleeping bag.

Peter: "Ok, Okay, Just relax, try to soil yourself like we practiced."

 

[LookingGlass]

What a way to die, the sheer terror that boy must have felt. Beyond belief. I feel for his family. 🙁

 

[Torghn]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: jackace
I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

You better be packing some pretty serious firepower if you actually expect to be able to combat a bear; especially if it's a handgun.

Generally a 357 Magnum is considered minimum for a black bear, 44 Magnum for a brown bear. 9mm just won't cut it.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Torghn

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: jackace
I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

You better be packing some pretty serious firepower if you actually expect to be able to combat a bear; especially if it's a handgun.

Generally a 357 Magnum is considered minimum for a black bear, 44 Magnum for a brown bear. 9mm just won't cut it.

And if in Grizzly country forget handguns all together...

 

[Torghn]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Torghn

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: jackace
I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

You better be packing some pretty serious firepower if you actually expect to be able to combat a bear; especially if it's a handgun.

Generally a 357 Magnum is considered minimum for a black bear, 44 Magnum for a brown bear. 9mm just won't cut it.

And if in Grizzly country forget handguns all together...

A 500 S&W Magnum will take down a Grizzly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.500_S&W_Magnum

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Torghn

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Torghn

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: jackace
I personally never go camping without a gun. Just always been what I do.

You better be packing some pretty serious firepower if you actually expect to be able to combat a bear; especially if it's a handgun.

Generally a 357 Magnum is considered minimum for a black bear, 44 Magnum for a brown bear. 9mm just won't cut it.

And if in Grizzly country forget handguns all together...

A 500 S&W Magnum will take down a Grizzly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.500_S&W_Magnum

Probably, but that is a lot of handgun for most people. My skinny @ss would probably never practice with it.

I'd prefer a Marlin guide gun in 45/70 government with handloads, still a lot of gun but much more manageable for me.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons

Originally posted by: skyking
Man that is sad. A dog would have alerted the family and probably saved him.

It was a 300 pound black bear so the dog or two probably could have fought the bear.

The dog does not really need to be big or fight the bear. It will hear and smell the bear coming way before the people will, and raise holy hell about it.