RE: The "Side arm vs Grizzly" thread got me thinking
My son lives just out of Fairbanks. He tells me that more nasty bear encounters occur after a hunter has made a kill than any other time. I know for a fact, we had a bear come running to us immediately after we'd taken a Dahl Sheep. We were well above the timberline and could see her about 3/4 mile away before taking the shot at the sheep. However, when the rifle went off, she turned and came toward us in almost a run. It was like the rifle going off was her dinner bell. Luckily, she held up at about 100 yards and just really looked us over for awhile. Made me a bit nervous to be on my knees field dressing a sheep and having a bear watching it all happen. Needless to say, I don't know how I could have gotten it done if my son hadn't been right there with me to stand up and keep the bear in sight the whole time. I guess that's why you don't hunt alone in Alaska.
Regards, & Good Huntin',
LlindeX