Sam Coventry Throat Punched a Bear

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Welcome back to Scary Bear Attacks! Today’s episode takes us to a small city along the long and deep Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. The depths of the lake go up to 761 feet and supposedly house a giant sea creature similar to the Loch Ness Monster. This area receives about 12 inches of rainfall each year with one-third of that amount as snow. It is a high-elevation plateau that reaches around 4500 feet in height. Temperatures here dip well below zero in winter but summers are hot and drier. The east of town lies a broad and sloping expanse of forest. Pine, fir, and spruce trees grow in a thick canopy that can hide any animal seeking shelter there. There is plenty of food with Oregon Grape, wild currants, gooseberries, and elderberries yielding calories in season to denizens of the forest. Common animals here include moose, elk, white-tailed and mule deer as well as coyotes, wolves, cougars, and black bears.
Residents of Naramata are fairly accustomed to seeing bears in their area. They are frequently seen passing through yards and crossing fields to get to resources. The bears in the woods around town were increasing in population which pushed females with young closer into town. The big boars were threats to cubs and people in town accommodated the bears allowing them to raise their cubs in a less dangerous area or maybe, an area with different dangers than the woods.
Around 1:30 AM on August 24th, 2022, Sam Coventry was checking on the plants growing in his garden. Sam had had a difficult time sleeping on occasion and tonight was another one of those nights. Whenever he had sleeping problems he would go out and work in his garden and gaze at the stars to pass the time until he felt he could sleep.
Sam had worked hard on getting his farm off the ground and was growing a nice bunch of grapes after taking care of the plant for a few years. The plant had yielded bunches of delicious grapes and had become a point of pride for Sam.
He had seen a few bears on his property over the last few years. He had once watched a sow with two cubs climbing his fruit trees and just wandering around the neighborhood. His fruit trees had developed into quite an attraction to many of the bears and he enjoyed seeing them. They didn’t bother him and tended to avoid being anywhere near him, so they seemed harmless to him.
After Sam had worked for a while, he began to feel like he might be able to get to sleep. He made his way through the darkness toward his home. As he glanced up he could see a dark form moving toward him lit by the dim moonlight. By the time the shape got to within a few feet of him, Sam recognized it as a black bear.
Now a little background information is needed to understand exactly why this bear had visited Sam’s orchard. Even when located in town the sugary scent of fruit tree flowers can drift for miles around their location depending on precipitation and seasonality. In the early weeks of spring, fruit trees release immense amounts of aromatic oils from flower petals that evaporate and travel on the breeze. It is mother nature's way of telling bees to visit and pollinate the flowers. Bees smell the aromatic oils, but bears also smell them and are just as interested.
An example of how orchards affect bears exists in every backcountry homestead. In Idaho, there are a few abandoned orchards that big boars claim in their territory so that they can reap the bounty of fruit when they are ripe. Bear hunters are keen to this tendency and use the abandoned orchards to find bear sign and determine if there are any bears in the area.
Sam knew the bear could kill him if it got to his neck or any other area that had a significant blood flow. He threw his hands up around his neck and turned his right shoulder toward the bear, hoping to protect vulnerable parts of his body. The bear reached up toward Sam's shoulder and raked its claws down the back of his arm, opening up shallow gashes.
Now fully alarmed and flushed with adrenaline, Same twisted back toward the bear and flung his forearm toward the closest part of the bear, which happened to be its neck. Swinging his fist toward the bear Sam’s punch landed with a solid thud on the bears windpipe.
Following Sam’s unexpected counter attack, the bear stumbled back a few steps. It was apparently struck with fear. It spun on its heals and dashed back toward the brush near Sam’s acreage.

[@deannapotes5276]

I'm in Central Michigan and I've got fruit trees, and my garden..not mention that my neighbors have been hives! Can't do anything but be observant when doing a bonfire..

[@nicolespiteri6273]

Great Story with a touch of humour. Thanks Atticus

[@rickhatesmisleadia7101]

this is going to be interesting! 🐻

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Amazing show

[@judithcampbell1705]

Thanks Atticus I really enjoy your Canadian bear 🐻 attacks stories. Sam is a warrior 💙 💙! It's typical for us Canadiens to be polite. Hence Sam feeling badly for Punching the poor bear in the throat. Great story today Atticus. Thank You ❤ 💛

[@scarybearattacks]

Yes they are polite! Thank you!

[@LuvBorderCollies]

If he's going out at night he should have a powerful police quality flashlight. Streamlight SL20 can light up the neighborhood plus its heavy & tough to blungeon something. Should also carry a smaller quality flashlight that fits easily in a pocket like an Inova.

[@jo-annewilkinson5663]

Another great story.

[@denisem270]

Very interesting story and storytelling Addicus!!! Dawn + I loved this episode!!! Dawn about jumped off the couch at hotel we're staying at when she heard the growl!!!!!!🐻 🤣😂😂

[@TheMenagerie-bb5mr]

Ha ha

[@denisem270]

@@TheMenagerie-bb5mr 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@RockoRocko-rz7kx]

Sam needs to buy a lottery ticket cause he’s very lucky

[@Super-ew1ty]

I'm a bear, when the humans sleep in their dens I seek in and grab fruit. Once one was hidden and tried to jump me and i punched him in the arm and ran off.

[@indian69120]

Yes

[@SamuelJamesNary]

It's quite possible that the punch did prevent Sam's injuries from being worse... Though, a lot of that could also be circumstantial. For if female bears were often raising cubs in the area to avoid competition with larger male bears, it is quite possible that the bear Sam ran into was likely both small for an American Black Bear and inexperienced. Taking a hard blow to the neck, even by a blunt force, would be a startling blow and would be something that a bear wouldn't immediately expect. Against an older or at least a more experienced bear, such a thing might have only made it mad, and it'd shuffle back for a moment and then double down. But if the bear isn't experienced, the fact that Sam didn't respond in what might be the first expectation that the bear had from such a confrontation was enough to get it to retreat. The interesting thing... is that with this particular bear... such a negative experience in being surprised, only inflicting minor injuries in a defensive attack and then getting punched in the throat might actually give it a higher level of fear of humans than other bears may have. For, as a relatively inexperienced bear, it had a run in, it was negative, and in its mind, it barely got away. Thus, why it caused no further problems in the area.

[@mitchellculberson9336]

Yes,yes,possibly,yes.

[@dianawagstaff6733]

I believe the bear was stunned and young and became afraid and ran away not knowing what to do.

[@petrotmyrcz308]

The possibility of getting attacked by a bear is just one of the reasons I never walk around the countryside at night. In fact, I never walk around the city at night either. Predators everywhere you turn. Nothing good comes out after dark.

[@metalmamasue3680]

Agreed, but I still like my chances a lot better in the rural area I live in, than any city. I live between small towns, even they have too many people too close together for my liking. 😂 I trust animals a lot more than some people. If you're educated about how and why they do what they do, you understand how to prevent confrontations, and how to be prepared in the worst case scenario. 😊 I don't worry about a bear attack but I also have ways to defend myself if necessary. Be prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

[@susanbengston3208]

Nice Move!!👍

[@susanbergquist3550]

Sam was lucky and should carry bear spray when gardening at night.

[@joannemontgomery1416]

Sam got very lucky

[@C3phoe]

Is there a piece of this story missing?