On October 3rd, 2024, Grizzly Killed While Attacking Wyoming Elk Hunters

[@frisk151]

I think any defensive weapon not being instantly ready is a fool's errand..

[@susanbengston3208]

Especially if you end up shooting your Father accidentally by ignoring his wise advice.

[@markworden9169]

Modern handguns are designed to be safe when loaded.

[@frisk151]

@@susanbengston3208 How do you figure? His father is now carrying just the same as the son...

[@larrnew]

Or being in bear country to begin with…

[@frisky571]

@@susanbengston3208 I recommend you don't then.

[@hurricaneaquatics]

I think most all striker fired handguns, and most hammer fired, if used correctly, it's almost impossible to discharge a round even by dropping them with one in the chamber. There are multiple failsafe on the Glock pistols. If you're carrying a firearm through the wilderness, or for personal protection, always carry one in the chamber ready to roll.

[@cameronlawoffices898]

I am a Christian with combat experience. This is not the hand of God. One can drill and practice endlessly but not know whether he has “it” until the balloon goes up. Garrett had “it”. It’s not macho or badass. It’s the ability to breathe and stay calm, then do what you have trained to do. Dad was also right to tell him to keep shooting. Beyond all that,damn, that place is beautiful!

[@BobF321]

Terribly life threatening that pistols are totally illegal in Canada,so the odds of any success in a similar situation nearly nil,unless a shotgun or rifle were present&ready. Seriously Canada cares more for an apex predator than human life!

[@FarmerFpv]

@@BobF321 Not every state is so lenient. California is just as strict. They care more about the criminals and the predators than human life. Pretty much communists.

[@stevensewell13]

@@cameronlawoffices898 it’s all the hand of God

[@aesopstortoise]

My mum used to say, "Trust in the Lord and keep your powder dry".

[@kellykane7586]

​@@aesopstortoise💯

[@rfotus9207]

12 guage bear spray is not affected by the wind.

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

💯. I'm with you for sure my friend. I would NEVER trust my life or my families and pets lives to a "weapon" that can be rendered completely ineffective by a gust of wind

[@alansach8437]

And yet....study after study...in Alaska, Montana and elsewhere, has proven that you are less likely to be injured or killed if you use bear spray. With the speed and force that spray comes out of the can, if used properly, you need an extremely strong wind to disrupt it.

[@positrac-b9b]

​@@Elk300it's not that it's you can get the spray off faster and it covers more area and when you pull a gun it's hard to shoot on target

[@issasn82]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RM-mm4jr]

Another amazing upload! LOVE SBA! Thank you n wishing all who reads this a very happy day 🐾

[@FindersKeepers88]

Good, Thx. Some years ago I worked on a ranch in Wyoming and we hosted many hunting trips through the seasons in the Wind River and Gros Ventre Wilderness areas. Grizzlies were around and we always took precautions but the fact remains that since they are protected, (for good reason) the grizzly bears have less than ordinary level of fear of humans (as well as our stock animals and in the mountains, our pack animals), Unless and until we start doing limited hunts on them there are certainly going to be more incidents between grizzlies and humans.

[@alansach8437]

Bears hit with bear spray learn to fear humans (sows will teach their cubs to avoid humans). Bears that are killed are just dead. They learn nothing.

[@FindersKeepers88]

@@alansach8437 Then why can't we just walk up on elk & deer? Or polar bears or tigers? So your argument is sound, but ignores the obvious. When grizzlies don't see man as a predator any longer (most do), then they loose their fear of man. They see themselves as the APEX. That's why they are deadly. For bear spray to work on an angry grizz, you need to put it on their snout, even then it may or may not work until the attack is over but you don't want to be "that" guy. I don't disagree with the argument that bear spray works most of the time, but I do remember how sketchy it was to return to an elk kill site with the horses to pack out the rest of the meat after a few hours or an evening had passed since the harvest. If you knew a grizz got on it, then you could back off and let them have the harvest, but you wouldn't probably know until it was too late. If you a hiker and get close to a grizz accidentally, experience or spray may help, but it's pretty much up to your luck that day! As for close encounters, we can't teach angry bears to live in harmony. There might be better answers or ways, IDK

[@Stormshadowlover]

So I actually know that the day before up in the same area, a hunter shot an elk and a grizzly came out and charged two hunters, taking 2 45. Then a friend had his horse spooked off (10/2/2024). In the following days, a spooked mule and saddle horse were discovered. Few days later my friends horse was found. They all went over the Ridgeline. If you want to do a full story, as these could be related, contact me

[@mello3214]

Wow, what a story they’ll have to tell! The only way I would go this area is with Garrett, lol. But seriously an absolutely beautiful place but I would not be a hiker in this area, that’s for sure or with just bear spray. Too many grizzlies. Thanks Addicus

[@jennifersanders549]

Thank you SBA. We listen at night to fall asleep,then again the next day😊

[@metalmamasue3680]

I think Garrett had a premonition or at least wanted to be ready in case of the worst. With all the recent bear/human encounters in the area, I dont blame him. I have a revolver myself, so it's always ready to go. Thankfully we don't have grizzlies here just black bears but they can be a threat too. If there were bear signs or activity in the immediate area I also have something with more firepower that carries more freedom seeds. 30 at a time. I hope I never have to use it but I know how to if I do. It's sad when a bear just being a bear loses it's life, but I do think they need to allow a certain number of tags in the Wyoming, Montana, Idaho area because these encounters just keep happening and I suspect they will continue. Allowing a controlled number to be taken will reinforce their fear of us and hopefully reduce these encounters some. Doing nothing means that this will only continue and probably get worse as their numbers grow. There has to be a better way to manage and coexist. I don't blame bears and I don't blame humans, we all have the right to enjoy wild spaces and humans have always hunted, always will. Great story, it's wild how many shots a grizzly can take and keep moving. Bear spray wouldn't have done a thing except maybe blind the men when they most needed to see.

[@chadrowe8452]

Stories like this are exactly why I was skeptical about a previous one shot with a rifle story. Even when things do go your way the bear isn't done so easily.

[@paulhafner9781]

This was a problem bear that had been relocated. The feds revealed that to Garrett.

[@WeeWillieWinkee]

Carrying an unloaded gun is a big mistake when in the bears house or yours 😎

[@judieg.7945]

Those who work to disarm us want us to practice gun safety by essentially being disarmed. An unloaded gun is just something you carry around and hope will save you. Do we think the pioneers or men in war carry unloaded firearms?

[@winterfell2650]

Love your content bro

[@SRose-zs3mu]

Hello Addicus! Another great video! Thank you! Yes, God was with them! No relying on bear spray for me! SR

[@frankdodgee]

This indeed was scary!!

[@judithcampbell1705]

This was a scary one. I think people should stay out of where grizzly bears 🐻 live. They need space to raise their young, just like humans do. It's sad to kill a grizz, especially if she has cubs! Thank you 💛 Addicus for the wonderful update. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@juicyjules7409]

Wow 😳😢

[@rockie307]

Had a bad encounter in the same area in july with a scarred up sow. I told my daughter she would likely maul someone but she had cubs. Wonder if this was her?

[@Hutzjohn]

I have my CCW but never carry 1 in the chamber, the police have done a good job around here keeping crime under control ----- but I'd never go in the wilderness/woods without 1 in the chamber. Most modern pistols are "drop safe" and 1 in the chamber is (fairly to very) safe as long as there is a cover over the trigger.

[@q-man762]

There's a few accounts of people that got killed because they didn't have a round chambered when they were attacked at close range, a matter of split second delay and perhaps poor motor skills in the adrenaline rush.

[@bigjon576]

Police don't keep crime under control...

[@scottwoodstock-fm8rz]

Right, they show up after. The timing would have to be impecable. Always protect yourself, let the cops do the paperwork later

[@j.dunlop8295]

Last time I was tent camping on the coast of Washington State, I had a super realistic dream of a bear attacking! I got in my car, slept an hour, then drove for coffee, there was a Black bear in the ditch running along the road! 😮 I'd camped out hundreds of times, in Alaska, Washington, NM, Italy, UK, Greece, ect.

[@jerryspangler6658]

According to # Higelman US Rep , Wyoming now has 1,500 Grizzlies. We are only supposed to have 500 in whole state !

[@judieg.7945]

What wold the pioneers have though of an investigative team coming out to the woods because a bear was shot?

[@trickjones3345]

Dont you mean to say, Protecting her hunting ground and the forest from cruel sport hunters?

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

Obviously, shooting bear spray INTO the wind is NOT something you'd wanna do. You'd wind up spraying yourself. And, HELL YEAH Garret was right to chamber a round. When a bear is charging you, 2 seconds can literally be the difference between life and death. Also, in a tense situation like this, you are in such a desperate state that you may not pull the slide back far enough and in doing so, you fail to chamber a round. Then when you pull the trigger, nothing happens. Now, you're dumbfounded as to why the weapon didn't fire. But, its too late to drag the slide back again because the bear is on top of you.

[@MichaelMohrshipofools]

🐻

[@alexanderstordeur9434]

And my brother Is complain about me carrying my pistols in condition one.

[@denisem270]

Hi Atticus and everyone!!! Rooooarrrrrrrrr 🐻🙀!!!!! 61 mins!!!

[@darrylhubbard1202]

No bear is worth an innocent human life

[@scottwoodstock-fm8rz]

Especially if its you or the bear. Our superior brain built something to stop it.

[@crustycurmudgeon2507]

This rendition of the battle with the bear has some erroneous statements. Listening to Barrett's expression of the event is slightly different. And focuses on different important parts of the competition.

[@patduran1107]

Did anyone other than the father and son see the bear charge? If not, how do we know that this account is true? How do we know they didn't actually hunt down a bear that was just foraging and otherwise minding its own business and kill it for fun? Their hobby was killing wild things, after all.

[@845pitdog]

And then call the game warden?? Your anti hunting hatred is getting the best of you.

[@patduran1107]

@@845pitdog Think again; I ate my share of the venison my Pop put on the table back in the day. I just know that a lot of hunters will kill big game like bear even if they don't have a license -- my dad was not only a hunter, but was a game warden too.

[@MitchellCulberson-ko3cm]

No,yes,no.

[@kiYAKER741]

At only a few yards range, it's frightening to take a chance - but perhaps the bear wouldn't decide Garrett was prey ("it had broken from cover", not "it charged Garrett from cover"). Vince's reaction wasn't to immediately shoot his more lethal rifle - indicating he was considering whether this was an 'immediate threat'. Also, Vince was 'surprised' by his son immediately firing the pistol. When canoeing/kayaking, I've had a grizzly sow with 2 cubs (probably 3 yr. olds, as these cubs were big!) stand up behind alders, just a few yards away, and not charge me. The cubs were in the river, between me and the sow. She just stared as I paddled away, crossing the 10 yd. wide shallow river. Further downstream, 2 other (separate) grizzlies stared at me as I paddled past. These bears were intent on catching salmon - so the circumstances differed from the hunters. Their bear was upwind from the hunters (i.e. no scent conveyed), so she could not have identified them, until she emerged from cover and saw them. Maybe she wouldn't have attacked the 2 men - but if your mindset is to shoot immediately - then your dealing with a wounded grizzly.

[@valleyofthemoon7113]

Why do they call them " game and fish " officers ? It's always been " fish and game"....just saying...

[@994pt4]

I always know them as 'fish and game" in MT

[@CecilSavage-iq9zq]

Wyoming Game and Fish. Alaska Fish and Game. Forgotten some of the others. DNR etc. All a bunch a bureaucrats now.

[@roddecker5481]

@@valleyofthemoon7113 u b ca?

[@daleolson3506]

Do you ever get to the point?

[@trafficjon400]

no Gods will would have saved him like all the other Mythicals

[@994pt4]

doesn't sound like the bear 'attacked'...just stepped into view? not very clear on the details.

[@robertwaid3579]

This episode was another very well explained story of another encounter between Bear's and Man. The quick action's of Vince & especially his Son's. We're absolutely correct under the given circumstances, that as a Hunter in that situation. You must react quickly shoot accurately & be intending too Kill the attacking Bear 🐻🐻, or whatever is coming. They had No other choice, or it would have been their asses on the line. From the given evidence 🧾🧾 that bear 🐻 was definitely in the hunt for meat 🍖🥓 and would have most likely mauled them both. Since she was said too be approaching from upwind, & knowing that they or something was coming towards her. The men's immediate & quick response was just simply their only choice. Apparently the Wyoming Game & Fish Officers made them aware of those fact's. Now my only real criticism of this explanation is that your channel? Once it introduced the Stories very specific location. They then showed multiple views of the Jackson Hole Valley, the Teton Mtns. & the Snake river. But they sure didn't show any of the Greybull River Valley. Other than on the Map 🗺️🗺️. This gross miss use of data is really frustrating & pisses Me off. The area where this incident happened is only Seventy too eighty Miles due West of where I live. Your false detail's of info is a blatant twisting of information which benefits the people of other Areas in our State. Rather than the one's that should have received the credit, & it's prestige of admittance. IN the future please 🥺🥺 thoroughly check ✅✅ all the Stories detail's of fact's out? Then be sure it is correctly reported. Even by the AI operated systems or what ever you use. Thank you again for Sharing. Wyo. Robert, 🤠🤠🤔🤔🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🐻🐻👍👍❤️

[@rileymod6541]

Bear attack?

[@BenjaminStoulen]

Slang terms such as macho or badass can have no particular meaning. These are foolish words that I would never use to describe anyone. Can you explain why God would not intervene in saving his creation? The very people that he created in his own image? Without knowledge of the holy angels and demons that influence all human beings, you may not know the Bible well.

[@Alta-k8z]

Leave the bears alone !!!

[@juicyjules7409]

Yeah 😢💔💔🤔😡

[@metalmamasue3680]

That would be fine if they left us alone too, but we all have a right to enjoy wild spaces and those who do, know the risks. Humans have always hunted and likely always will, especially with the high prices of food. I figure bears and humans have the right to defend themselves, sometimes humans win and sometimes bears do. This is an age old struggle, and as long as we both share the planet it always will be. There's no shortage of bears, especially in that area.

[@994pt4]

@@metalmamasue3680 yeah, and so many bear now they are like rats!...everywhere!!!

[@scottwoodstock-fm8rz]

Theres more bears and especially polar bears than ever in history. More ice too. You wouldnt be saying that if the bear was coming after you, so stay in the city until you understand survival of the fittest. The bear came after them, and not everyone is scared to leave their living room.