Advantage of Handguns for Defensive Use Against Bears: the Bear is Usually Killed

By Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- – On 5 May, 2019, Ashley Gribble was walking in the woods with her five dogs. She had bear spray. She encountered a black bear that exhibited typical predatory black bear behavior.

The bear kept coming, even after the bear spray was used. Fortunately, one of Ashley’s dogs, 80 pound Bane, jumped between the bear and Ashley. Here is some of Ashley’s account from facebook:

I was able to discharge my bear spray but it did not stop the bear. At this point I’m yelling and backing up while the dogs are barking. As I do so, I fell backwards over a rock. When I was on the ground, the bear just a few feet from me, lunged and I prepared myself for a bite. It was at this moment that my dog Bane lept in front of me and the bear attacked him instead.

This bear picked my 80lb dog up like a stick and proceeded to run with him for a short distance. They grappled, Bane was able to get free and run but then the bear chased him like he …Read the Rest

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